MN SF1614

Requires employers of hospitality workers on qualifying state-funded projects in first-class cities to negotiate and execute labor peace agreements with interested labor organizations before receiving state financial assistance.

Defines qualifying projects as hotels, food and beverage operations at sports facilities or convention centers, cultural venues with catering, and supporting infrastructure, where the state has a proprietary interest or acts as a market participant.

Labor peace agreements must prohibit strikes, picketing, and boycotts for the duration of the state's financial interest or five years (whichever is longer), require binding arbitration for employment disputes, and be incorporated into all subcontracts and operating agreements.

Exempts projects receiving less than $2,000,000 in state funds and does not apply to financial assistance agreements executed before July 1, 2014.

Allows binding arbitration if parties reach impasse, with the arbitrator determining whether the labor organization imposed arbitrary or capricious conditions; existing collective bargaining agreements satisfy the requirement.