Saturday, July 24, 1999 - Page updated at 12:00 AM
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Seattle Times Business Staff
Port of Seattle commissioners have voted to negotiate a project labor agreement with the King County Labor Council, which represents local unions, and other building trade groups to cover the first phase of a two-part upgrade to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The agreement, which could contain a no-strike clause, would set uniform conditions and rules for the entire first phase of the project, estimated to cost $2.6 billion.
"We've had enough delays on this third runway, and we want to move ahead and not have any more delays," said Bob Parker, an airport spokesman.
The labor agreement is modeled after similar agreements used for the construction of the Port's Central Waterfront development project, the new Mariner baseball stadium and Sound Transit's light-rail system, according to the Port.
Construction companies still would bid for work, but would have to agree to the terms of the labor agreement before the Port would consider them.
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