Commission approves additional ground-services permit with worker commitments after debate

May 20, 2025

The board approved awarding an additional ground-services ("gasper") permit to AGI subject to representations that it will pay living wages, provide paid time off and help with parking; commissioners debated merger contingencies and worker protections before passage.

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The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners voted May 20 to award an additional ground-services permit (commonly called a "gasper" permit) to AGI, conditioned on the company's representations that it will comply with living-wage, paid-time-off and employee parking-assistance commitments included in the procurement process.

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