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Council approves Marshals Guild collective bargaining agreement with retroactive raises
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2025-0017 to approve a collective bargaining agreement and arbitrator award with the King County Marshals Guild covering 32 marshals; the deal includes retroactive general wage increases and new premiums with a 2025 general-fund impact of about $528,000.
The King County Council on Jan. 28 adopted Ordinance 2025-0017 approving a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the King County Marshals Guild and implementing an interest-arbitrator’s award. The measure passed on roll call, 7-0, with Council Member Mosqueda excused.
Lede details: The contract covers roughly 32 marshals who provide armed security at county court facilities and other assigned county buildings. Key negotiated terms include retroactive pay increases and new pay premiums.
What the agreement does: According to staff, the arbitrator’s award provides a retroactive 6% general wage increase for 2023 and a 4% general wage increase for 2024; it also adds a 5% training pay premium for marshals assigned in writing to train others, updates holiday provisions (including Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples' Day), and establishes a longevity premium of 3% after 10 years and an additional 3% after 15 years as a marshal. The county’s fiscal note estimates a general-fund impact in 2025 of about $528,000; the executive plans to request supplemental appropriation authority in a spring budget request.
Background and process: Negotiations began in August 2022. The guild did not ratify an earlier tentative agreement, the parties entered mediation through the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) and ultimately proceeded to interest arbitration; the arbitrator issued the final award on Nov. 22, 2024.
Questions and discussion: Council members raised procedural questions about an attached “Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights” appendix, which staff said is language that has appeared in similar contracts historically (Office of Labor Relations staff: Sasha Lassi). Staff described the negotiated package as a middle-ground outcome relative to the parties’ final positions.
Action and vote: Vice Chair Perry moved the ordinance for adoption. The roll call recorded Balducci, Baron, Dombowski, Dunne, Perry, Van Reichbauer and Chair Halai voting aye (Mosqueda excused), and the ordinance was adopted.
Budget note: Staff told the council the executive will request supplemental funding in a future budget action to cover retroactive pay and the ongoing increases.
Outcome: The ordinance was adopted and will take effect as provided in the ordinance language; the executive will pursue supplemental appropriation to fund the 2025 impact.
