Legal Opinion
Navlet v. Port of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 2008No. 78866-9PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶1 This case requires the determination of whether retirement health care and welfare benefits (welfare benefits) provided in a collective bargaining agreement vested for life with employees who reached retirement eligibility during the term of the agreement. The appellants are nine current or retired employees (Appellants) of the Port of Seattle (Port), who were eligible to receive retirement welfare benefits pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Port and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 9 (Local 9). After the CBA expired, the Port ceased…
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