Employers at BWI Airport Should be Required to Hire Back Workers Laid Off in Pandemic, Bill Proponents Say

More than 1,000 private-sector employees, outside of the airlines, had worked at BWI in jobs such as baggage handlers, cleaners, cooks, servers and cashiers before the pandemic.
March 5, 2021

A bill pending in the General Assembly would require employers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to rehire workers laid off during the coronavirus pandemic once business recovers, a controversial idea that has won approval in Baltimore and some other cities.

A hearing on the bill will be held Friday in the House of Delegates. Specifically, it would require private-sector employers at the state-owned airport, except for the airlines, to bring back workers in order of seniority as the economy improves.

Read more: https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-bwi-airport-businesses-rehire-laid-off-workers-under-proposal-20210304-6bcwoab72bfxnidqi4ymd23dlq-story.html

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