A bill to require employers of airport service workers at small, medium, and large hub airports to ensure that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 14, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The Good Jobs for Good Airports Act requires employers at small, medium, and large hub airports to pay airport service workers prevailing wages and fringe benefits comparable to those set under the Service Contract Act. The law covers a broad range of workers including baggage handlers, security personnel, food service workers, cleaners, ramp agents, and airline catering staff. Employers must certify monthly that workers receive compliant wages and benefits, with the Department of Labor determining wage rates within 120 days of enactment and updating them annually. The Department of Transportation enforces certification requirements while the Department of Labor handles wage and benefits enforcement, with civil penalties up to three times standard aviation penalties for violations. The law allows workers and interested parties to sue employers directly in federal court for violations and does not preempt state or local laws that provide higher wages or greater benefits.
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