The Port of Seattle plays a key role in bringing international trade, transportation and travel to the Pacific Northwest, and supports industries as diverse as tourism and commercial fishing. The Port owns and operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport - the nation's 18th busiest. The Port of Seattle is also involved in other interests such as building roads, rail infrastructure, and passenger cruise terminals.
Even though Port of Seattle has an In-house HRIS, overseeing the activity of 1,600 employees represented by 19 different Bargaining Units, proved to be quite a challenging and expensive.
Without LaborForce, the Port of Seattle did not have centralized access to its labor relations information, documentation or contacts. Scheduling and alerts were not automated, and management lacked the tools they needed to manage caseloads and identify trends.
LaborSoft implemented LaborForce, Labor & Employee Relations Software within 45 days. By customizing LaborForce with the Port of Seattle union contract processes and HR policies, the Labor Relations team can manage all of their labor relations information, documentation scheduling and reporting from one, centralized and easy-to-use web based application. The result has enabled the Port of Seattle to effectively manage their Labor Relations requirements in a single system, eliminating the inefficiencies of using multiple systems such as a their HRIS, spreadsheets, and paper files.