COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
ACTION ITEM
DATE:

September 2, 2025

TO:

Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

FROM:

Greg Gauthier, Labor Relations Manager

Item No.
Date of Meeting

8d
September 23, 2025

SUBJECT: Port of Seattle - Teamsters Local 174 Memorandum of Understanding Re: Pension
Compliance

ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to enter into an MOU with
Teamsters Local 174, representing Truck Drivers at Marine Maintenance and Port Construction
Services, amending those terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that were not
acceptable to the Western Conference Teamsters Pension Trust.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Port of Seattle and Teamsters Local 174 are parties to a CBA covering eight Truck Drivers
working at Marine Maintenance and Port Construction Services, executed on February 20,
2025, and expiring on May 21, 2027. This latest CBA included new language allowing the
employees to participate in the Port's Voluntary Vacation Cash Out program based upon the
same terms as non-represented employees and employees would also have the same sick
leave cash out upon termination after 5 years as non-represented employees.
Subsequent to the execution of the new CBA, the parties were notified by the Western
Conference Teamsters Pension Trust that the new language would have to be modified to
comport to the requirements of the pension trust. The parties agreed to amend the CBA
language to comport to those requirements.
JUSTIFICATION
RCW Chapter 41.56 requires the Port of Seattle to collectively bargain wages, hours and
conditions of employment with the exclusive bargaining representative designated by the
employees.

Template revised January 10, 2019.

COMMISSION AGENDA - Action Item No. 8d
Meeting Date: September 23, 2025

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DETAILS
Employees will not be able to participate in the Port's Voluntary Cash Out of Accumulated
Vacation program and the sick leave accrual cash out upon termination language required a
slight adjustment.
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
(1)

Memorandum of Understanding

PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
October 22, 2024, Item 8f: New collective bargaining agreement between the Port of Seattle
and the Teamsters Local 174 representing Truck Drivers at Marine Maintenance and Port
Construction Services (PCS)

Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).