COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
ACTION ITEM

Item No.
Date of Meeting

8g
June 9, 2026

DATE:

June 2, 2026

TO:

Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

FROM:

Milton Ellis, Assistant Director of Labor Relations

SUBJECT:

New Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Port of Seattle and the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 763, Teamsters, Representing
Police Commanders

Total Port Cost Increase for the Duration of the Agreement: $505,681
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new collective
bargaining agreement between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Local 763, representing Police Commanders at the Port of Seattle Police Department
covering the period from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Good faith bargaining between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 763,
representing Police Commanders and the Port of Seattle resulted in a fair collective bargaining
agreement consistent with the Port's priorities.
There are currently eight (8) Police Commanders employed at the Port of Seattle who are
assigned to the Port of Seattle Police Department. Police Commanders are part of the Port of
Seattle Police Department command staff and supervise the day-to-day activities of Port of
Seattle Police Sergeants and Police Officers.
This agreement is for three years, covering the period from January 1, 2026, through December
31, 2028. The estimated total additional cost for wages and benefit increases is $505,681. The
estimated cumulative cost per year of the contract is: year one, $90,404 year two $266,318, and
year three, $505,681. . The cost is based upon a four percent (4.9%) wage increase in year one
of the agreement (based on a differential of 25% over Sergeant A); a four percent (4.0%) wage
increase in year two of the agreement; and a Cost-of-Living increase in year three of the
agreement.

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The cost also consists of a 4.5% increase in health insurance in year one, and an estimated 5.0%
increase in health insurance in years two and three of the agreement.
Other changes consist of a modification of the awarded time provision where members of the
bargaining group will be allowed to cash out up to thirty-five (35) hours for the term of the
contract; all cash out and lump sum payments associated with pension and benefit contributions
shall be addressed in accordance with law; members of the bargaining group will be eligible to
test at the Exercise Science Center (ESC) for physical fitness;
Other changes include employees paying an additional $15 per month in employee premium
share for a total of $160 per month effective upon ratification of the agreement. The Port
increased its contribution of the Pacific Coast Benefits Trust supplemental pension from $1.40
per hour compensated to $1.50 per hour compensated for members in the bargaining unit.
The Teamsters Retiree Welfare Trust provision was modified to reflect a monthly contribution of
fifty dollars ($50).
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 January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Wages
Classification

Current
Rate

Effective
1/1/26 Base
Hourly Rate
negotiated
+4.0%)
adjusted to
4.9%
to
maintain
differential of

Effective
1/1/27 Base
Hourly Rate
(4.0%)

Effective
1/1/28 Base
Hourly Rate
(Estimated
3% COLA)

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25% above
Sergeant A
Police
Commander

$97.91/hour $102.70/hour $106.81/hour

$110.01
(Estimate)

Employees were provided with a four percent (4.0%) increase in year one of the agreement ; a
four percent (4.0%) increase in year two of the agreement; and an estimated cost-of-living
increase of three percent (3.0%) in year three of the agreement based on the
Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue CPI-U (All Urban Consumers) October to October Index in year three of
the agreement.
Health and Welfare
Members of the bargaining group are currently enrolled in Teamsters Medical Plan A where they
are contributing one hundred twenty-five dollars ($150) per month toward the cost of their
medical insurance. The contract provides for an increase in the amount of premiums share paid
by employees of $15 effective upon ratification of the agreement between the parties. Total
employee medical contribution will therefore increase to $165 per month in year three of the
agreement.
Pacific Coast Benefits Trust Supplemental pension
The Port increased its contribution to the Pacific Coast Benefits Trust supplemental pension from
$1.40 per hour compensated to $1.50 per hour compensated for all members of the bargaining
unit effective upon ratification between the parties.
Other Changes
•

Cash out of up to thirty-five (35) hours of award time for the term of the agreement.

•

All cash out and lump sum payments associated with pension and benefit contributions
shall be addressed in accordance with law

•

Members of the bargaining group are eligible to test at the Exercise Science Center (ESC)
for physical fitness.

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Cost Impact $
Pay
Benefits
Total New Money

Year 1
$ 75,324
$ 15,079
$ 90,404

Year 2
$ 146,511
$ 29,403
$ 175,915

Year 3
$ 197,033
$ 42,329
$ 239,362

Total Cumulative
Cost

$ 90,404

$ 266,318

$ 505,681

The estimated total cumulative cost to the Port of Seattle for the duration of the contract is
$505,681
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
1. Collective Bargaining Agreement
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
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