Labor leaders demand $2 billion Columbus airport project include fair wages, hiring agreement

By: George Shillcock

Labor leaders in Columbus are calling on the Columbus Regional Airport Authority to sign labor agreements ensuring local and diverse hiring practices and fair wages on the $2 billion project to build a new airport terminal.

Members with the Columbus Building Trades Council and other labor unions are asking the Columbus Airport Authority to use a project labor agreement for the new airport terminal at John Glenn International Airport planned to open by 2029.

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