COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
ACTION ITEM

Item No.
Date of Meeting

DATE:

March 24, 2026

TO:

Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

FROM:

Michael Miskell, Labor Relations Manager
Milton Ellis, Assistant Director of Labor Relations

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March 24, 2026

SUBJECT: New Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Professional and Technical Employees
Local 17 (PROTEC17), Representing Airport Duty Managers
Total Port Cost Increase for the Duration of the Agreement: $496,375
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new collective
bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Port of Seattle and the Professional and Technical
Employees Local 17 (PROTEC17), representing Airport Duty Managers (ADM) assigned to the Port
of Seattle Aviation Operations divisions, covering the period from May 21, 2025, through May
20, 2028.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Good faith bargaining between the Professional and Technical Employees Local 17 (PROTEC17)
representing Airport Duty Mangers (ADM), and the Port of Seattle resulted in a fair collective
bargaining agreement consistent with the Port's priorities.
There are currently fourteen (14) Airport Duty Managers (ADM) at the Port of Seattle who
oversee the Day-To-Day operation of the Airport. They ensure the airport operates safely,
efficiently, and in compliance with regulation. They fix/solve or route issues to the proper team
to solve. This position is a highly visible public interacting representative of the airport
operations. The ADM is the primary point-of-contact for day-to-day information regarding safety,
emergencies, compliance, construction, airlines, passengers, and tenants.
This agreement is for three years covering the period from May 21, 2025, through May 20, 2028.
The estimated total additional cost for wages and benefit increases is $496,375. The estimated
additional cost per year of the contract is: year one, $56,419; and year two, $163,392; and year
three $276,564.
The cost also consists of a 6% increase in health insurance in year one, and an estimated 8%
increase in health insurance in years two and three of the agreement.

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Other changes include extending recall from layoff from one year to eighteen (18) months and
defining the term discipline for purposes of reduction in force, inclusion of a ten percent (10%)
training premium to conduct training for new ADMs, the addition of 1 (one) personal day for all
bargaining unit members each year and incorporating the ADM Scheduling Pilot Program into the
collective bargaining agreement.
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.
DETAILS
Term of the Agreement
Retroactive to May 21, 2025, through May 20, 2028
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Wages
Service
Time

Current
Base Rate

Effective
5/21/25
Base Rate

Effective
5/21/26
Base Rate

Effective
5/21/27
Base Rate

0-12
Months
13-24
Months
25-36
Months
37-48
Months
49-60
Months
61-72
Months
73+
Months

$112,644

$116,699

$120,784

$125,011

$119,150

$123,320

$127,636

$121,652

$125,910

$130,317

$124,207

$128,554

$133,053

$126,815

$131,254

$135,847

$129,478

$134,010

$138,700

$132,197

$136,824

$141,613

$116,816

$120,988

$125,160

A new pay scale structure was put into place that added a pay step increase in months thirteen
(13), thirty-seven (37), and sixty-one (61). In the first year of the agreement, pay step 0-12 months
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increased by 3.5%. There is a 2.1% differential between each of the steps in the new pay scale.
Employees will also receive a 3.5% increase in years two and three of the agreement.
Other Changes
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Incorporated the ADM Scheduling Pilot Program into the collective bargaining
agreement.
Addition of 1 (one) personal day for all bargaining unit members each year
Inclusion of a ten percent (10%) training premium to conduct training for new ADMs
Extended the Recall from layoff from one year to eighteen (18) months and defined the
term discipline for purposes of Reduction in Force.

Cost Impact $
Pay
Benefits
Total New Money

Year 1
$45,274
$11,145
$56,419

Year 2
$128,557
$34,835
$163,392

Year 3
$216,560
$60,003
$276,564

Total Cumulative
Cost

$56,419

$219,811

$496,375

The estimated total cumulative cost to the Port of Seattle for the duration of the contract is
$496,375.
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
1. Collective Bargaining Agreement
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
None

Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.