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The Labor Relations Division negotiates and administers all labor contracts on behalf of the City and serves as the primary point of contact for union business representatives for collective bargaining units.

Bargaining Unit

Bargaining UnitContract Date
PROTEC17 (Supervisors & Technical Employees Unit)2023-2026
PROTEC17 (Tacoma PD Non-Commissioned Management Unit)2021-2024
Local 117 Teamsters (General Unit)2023-2025
Local 117 Teamsters (Tacoma Venues & Events Unit)2022-2025
Local 117 Teamsters (Tacoma Public Library Unit)2022-2024
Local 120 Washington State Council of County and City Employees (WSCCCE)(General Unit)2023-2025
Local 120 WSCCCE (Tacoma Public Library Unit)2023-2025
Local 160 International Association of Machinist & Aerospace Workers (IAM & AW) (General Unit)2024-2026
Local 160 IAM & AW (WWTP Supervisors Unit)2020-2023
Local 313 Teamsters2022-2025
Local 483 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) (Clerical Unit)2021-2023
Local 483 IBEW (Court Clerks Unit)2022-2025
Local 483 IBEW (Custodial & Building Maintenance Unit)2023-2025
Local 483 IBEW (Customer & Field Services Unit)2022-2024
Local 483 IBEW (Human Resources Unit)2023-2024
Local 483 IBEW (Supervisors Unit)2022-2025
Local 483 IBEW (Power Unit) Extension & Amendment

Local 483 IBEW (Power Unit)
2021-2024

2017-2021
Local 483 IBEW (Water Unit)2022-2024
Local 483 IBEW (Water Pollution Control Unit)2023-2025
Tacoma Joint Labor 2023-2024 2023-2024

Public Safety Unit

Public Safety UnitContract Date
Local 6 IUPA Tacoma Police Union2024-2026
Local 31 Firefighters Union2023-2025
Local 26 Tacoma Police Management Association (Capt. & Lieut.)2022-2024
Professional Public Safety Management Association (PPSMA) 2024-2026

Railway Unit

Railway UnitContract Date
Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersCovered under NRLA
SMART-TD (Conductors Unit)Covered under NRLA
SMART-TD (Yardmasters Unit)Covered under NRLA
Local 160 IAM & AW (Rail Mechanics Unit)Covered under NRLA
Local 160 IAM & AW (Rail Track Workers Unit)Covered under NRLA
Local 160 IAM & AW (Rail Yard Clerks Unit)Covered under NRLA

Contact

Dylan Carlson
Labor Relations Division Manager

747 Market Street, Room 1520
Tacoma, WA 98402