Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Labor topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council clears consent calendar, approves pay adjustments and labor agreements for City Light, fire engineers and SDOT supervisors
Summary
On the consent calendar the council adopted several labor agreements and MOAs including a 9.4% salary adjustment for five Seattle Fire Department fire protection engineer positions, a City Light contract covering 548 IBEW members and an SDOT MOU correcting pay inversions for bridge supervisors.
The council adopted the consent calendar and approved several labor measures by unanimous votes. Key actions included:
- CB121256: A memorandum of agreement adding five fire protection engineer classifications into the ProTech‑17 bargaining unit; the MOA includes a 9.4% salary increase for the affected positions.
- CB121257: A collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 77 covering approximately 548 Seattle City Light employees; negotiated wage adjustments range from 5%–15% for specific positions plus general annual increases.
- CB121258: A memorandum of understanding correcting pay inversions for SDOT bridge electrical maintenance supervisor and bridge general maintenance supervisors to align supervisory pay with market and prevent inversion with subordinate roles.
Council members emphasized these were negotiated agreements reached between the city and employee representatives. Roll‑call votes on these consent items were unanimous.
