19770111 r-77-2Resolution No. R-77-2
RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FAIRFAX,
VIRGINIA, IN SUPPORT OF A BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO REMOVE THE BINDING
ARBITRATION CLAUSE FROM THE WASHINGTON METRO-
POLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY COMPACT.
WHEREAS, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority, a public agency, operates the regional rapid transit
system in the Washington Metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, according to the Regional Compact that estab-
lished this public agency, WMATA is required to submit labor -
management contract disputes to binding arbitration; and
WHEREAS, WMATA requires public funding to continue its
transit operations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax Council does hereby deem
it to be not in the public interest to continue this practice of
binding arbitration because such deliberations result in higher
operating costs than would be the case under a negotiated settle-
men t,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Fairfax Council hereby
pledges its full support of legislation to be introduced before
the 1977 Virginia General Assembly to remove the binding arbitra-
tion clause from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authorit~
Compact.
Done this eleventh day of January, 1977.
Attest: ~
C~y 'Clerk