Good Jobs for Good Airports Act
Summary
Good Jobs for Good Airports Act This bill addresses pay, benefits, and labor standards for certain airport service workers. Airport service workers include security officers, food service workers, cleaning staff, ticketing agents, and retail service workers. Specifically, the bill establishes a minimum wage and benefit standard for such airport service workers at large, medium, and small hub airports. It also prohibits small, medium, and large hub airports from accessing federal funds for airport development projects unless the airports certify that such airport service workers are paid no less than the higher of $15 per hour, the applicable state or local minimum wage and fringe benefits, or the prevailing wage and fringe benefits required under the Service Contract Act as established by the Department of Labor.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 16, 2022
Last action Jun 16, 2022
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Committee
1
Jun 16, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
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