TITLE
RESOLUTION DIRECTING COUNTY MANAGER TO INCLUDE LABOR PEACE REQUIREMENT IN ALL REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS, BIDS AND CONTRACTS FOR CONCESSION OPPORTUNITIES AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

BODY
WHEREAS, Miami International Airport is the major gateway to Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, concessionaires lease property from the Airport and base their lease payments to the Airport in part on the revenue they generate; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County has a financial and proprietary interest in the success of the concessionaires doing business at Miami International Airport; and
WHEREAS, passengers and others using the Airport need and deserve uninterrupted access to concessions at the Airport; and
WHEREAS, work disruptions at the Airport can lead to unnecessary and costly delays for the traveling public and a loss of revenue to the County; and
WHEREAS, the County finds that the efficient and uninterrupted operation of concession operations at the Airport may be threatened by labor disputes; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to shield itself, its citizens and visitors from any impact that labor disputes may have to the extent legally permissible; and
WHEREAS, the County finds that provisions protecting the County from labor disruptions at the Airport should be included in all future contracts with Airport concessionaires,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that all Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications and bids for food/beverage, retail/news/gifts and hotel services at Miami International Airport (�MIA�) shall require the proposer to sign a labor peace agreement with the labor organization(s) that seeks to represent the proposer�s employees and submit such agreement as part of its proposal to assure that no labor dispute or unrest will disrupt their operations at MIA; and further requiring that all contracts for such concessions at MIA shall include a provision giving the County the right, in the event of a labor disruption, to suspend the County�s obligations under the contract while the labor disruption is ongoing and to use alternative means to provide the service that is affected by the labor disruption. In the event a proposer is unable to reach an agreement with a labor organization regarding the terms of a labor peace agreement, the dispute between the proposer and the labor organization shall be resolved by expedited binding arbitration in which the decision shall be rendered within ten (10) days of the request for arbitration but no later than five days prior to the date the proposal is due. The proposer and the labor organization shall equally share the costs of arbitration. The proposer shall ensure that all sub-tenants also sign a labor peace agreement.