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Seattle Council Approves One-Year Extensions for Two IBEW Local 77 Units; Estimated $3.9M Incremental Cost
Summary
The council unanimously approved two one-year extensions to memoranda of understanding with IBEW Local 77: a retroactive 4% wage increase for construction maintenance (estimated incremental cost $496,000; 44 employees) and a 3.6% raise for IT professionals (about $3.4 million; 445 employees). Both bills passed 8-0.
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to approve two one-year extensions to collective bargaining agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 77.
Council Bill 121097 extends an agreement for construction maintenance and equipment operator unit employees retroactively for 2025 and includes a 4% wage increase. Council President Sarah Nelson said the change is estimated to cost an incremental $496,000 and affects 44 regularly appointed city employees across Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and Seattle Public Utilities.
Council Bill 121098 extends the agreement for IBEW Local 77’s information technology professionals unit through 2026, includes a 3.6% wage increase and is estimated to have an incremental cost of about $3,400,000 affecting roughly 445 regularly appointed city employees.
Both measures were read into the record, opened for brief comment, moved and seconded, and then passed on roll call votes of 8 in favor, none opposed. Council members Strauss, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rink, Rivera, Saka, Solomon and Nelson recorded aye votes on both bills.
Council President Nelson said other prior provisions of the agreements remain in place and that Amanda Allen from central staff had sent a memo to council members on Nov. 6 with additional details. The council did not amend either bill during the meeting.
What’s next: The council’s clerk affixed the chair’s signature to the legislation, and city departments affected by the CBAs will implement the wage adjustments and administrative changes per the memoranda of understanding.
