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SFJwJ Wins Requirements on $1.2 Billion Stadium

Coalition says NO TO MARLINS BAILOUT

SFJwJ Wins Requirements on $1.2 Billion Stadium

2.5 Years of Residents, Workers and Minority Contractors Fighting for
Public Good from Public Money

* In the first enforcement of Miami's Living Wage law, we won a class action suit at the Orange Bowl stadium in which 200 workers received over $100,000 in unpaid back wages.

* We secured union participation and local hiring on the demolition phase of the new Marlin's stadium project

* We commissioned research on public contracting and local economy, such as two Florida International University [Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy] reports on the Cost-Benefit Analysis of the UM Stadium Renovation and the Marlins Stadium project, which proved dollar for dollar that investment in local business, local hiring and quality jobs is the wya to build a strong economy.

* We led negotiations with the Marlins franchise and Major League Baseball resulting in a draft Cooperation Agreement with the goal of securing good paying jobs, the hiring of local minority contractors and the inclusion of residents' feedback in the planning phase of the project.

Tuesday night the County Commission approved a series of requirements that benefit workers, residents and local small businesses including:

1. An independent slot on the Review Committee which creates and oversees the implementation of project requirements;

2. A new Community Workforce Program --separate from the current City or County workforce programs-- which will be cretaed in conjunction with the coalition and will recruit and refer local workers for apprenticeship classes, apprenticeship programs and job placements.

3. Usage of certififed apprenticeship programs with graduates in 3 of the last 5 years;

4. Three community-based outreach sites, provided by the City and run by coalition partners, located in Little Havan, Allapattah and Overtown;

5. A minimum of 50% local hiring frmo Miami-Dade County, including 20% from the City of Miami;

6. A minimum of 35% of local small business participation with specific bonding and payment requirements in place to facilitate small, local subcontractor participation from firms located within Miami-Dade County;

7. Silver LEED certification in the construction phse of the project; and

8. Penalties of 150% for the Prime if they or their subcontractors do not adhere to the requirements in the agreement.

Listen to several interviews with coalition members on our Media Gallery page.