Published 29 Jun, 2016
An arbitrator’s ruling in early June found that Local 291 successfully demonstrated that Miami-Dade County violated its contract with TWU by outsourcing work without offering the maintenance jobs to the union’s bargaining unit.
The initial grievance was written two years ago when the county outsourced the work of an automated people mover system between Miami International Airport and a new transit center.
As a remedy, the arbitrator has asked the parties to work out the formal monetary and related aspects of the case, giving them 60 days to do so. If the parties cannot agree on a remedy, the arbitrator will hold additional hearings and impose one on them.