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Commission approves additional ground-services permit with worker commitments after debate
Summary
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.
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.
The item drew substantial debate at the dais and in the airport committee over whether a pending private merger among two existing permit holders could change the number of available permits and whether the board should approve an extra permit now or wait. Several commissioners said the airport's…
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