the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Case No. DS-2016-003.; The Petitioner is a public employer that is party to collective bargaining agreements with the Dade County Public Employees, Local 1363, AFSCME, AFL-CIO and the Service Employees ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Employees Relations Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Case No. DS-2016-003.The petition seeks the agency’s opinion as to the applicability of Sections 447.209, 447.309(1), and 447.501 (1)(c), Florida Statutes, as it applies to the petitioner.

The Petitioner is a public employer that is party to collective bargaining agreements with the Dade County Public Employees, Local 1363, AFSCME, AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union, Local 1991, AFL-CIO (collectively the Unions). The Petitioner intends to implement a mandatory influenza vaccination policy in August 2016 that will be applicable to healthcare employees, including members of the bargaining units represented by the Unions. The policy will require that all healthcare employees receive the influenza vaccine, free of charge, unless there is an approved medical or religious exemption. Exempted employees will be required by the policy to wear a surgical mask while delivering patient care and while in patient care areas. Petitioners are seeking a declaratory statement by PERC determining whether it has the right to unilaterally implement the mandatory influenza policy as a management right.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: The Clerk, Public Employees Relations Commission, 4708 Capital Circle NW, Suite 300, Tallahassee, Florida 32303-7256.

Please refer all comments to: The Clerk, Public Employees Relations Commission, 4708 Capital Circle NW, Suite 300, Tallahassee, Florida 32303-7256.