COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AT WASHINGTON AIRPORTS.

SEC. 518. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AT WASHINGTON AIRPORTS. (a) Study.— The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall undertake a study of whether employees of airports operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Airports Authority”) should be given the right to bargain collectively. The study shall consider whether the benefits of collective bargaining for employees of the Airports Authority outweighs the burdens of collective bargaining. (b) Matters To Be Considered.— In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall investigate the following matters and reach conclusions as to the relevance of such matters to the question of whether employees of airports operated by the Airports Authority should be given collective bargaining rights: (1) The employment status of employees of the Airports Authority. (2) The wages and working conditions of firefighters and other employees at the airports operated by the Airports Authority and other airports. (3) The collective bargaining rights of employees at the airports operated by the Airports Authority and other airports. (4) Whether other airports are governed by Federal labor laws. (5) The existing rights of employees of the Airports Authority to collective representation regarding the terms and conditions of employment. (6) Any other factors that the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor consider relevant to the study. In conducting such study, the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall also consider procedures for impass resolution of collective bargaining disputes that will avoid the disruption of essential public services at the Airports Authority. (c) Report.— Not later than March 1, 1995, the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results of the study to be conducted under subsection (a). If the study concludes that employees of the airports operated by the Airports Authority should be afforded collective bargaining rights, the report shall also include specific legislative recommendations.