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Atlanta council committee urges $15/hr pay for airport cleaning staff

28 Oct 2021 8:36 AM | IJCSA - (Administrator)

An Atlanta City Council committee is urging companies to pay airport custodial workers at least $15 an hour.

But the committee vote could prove merely symbolic even if it is approved by the entire council. That’s because Georgia state law preempts locally set minimum wages, specifically prohibiting municipalities from directly or indirectly mandating a minimum wage for private-sector workers or city contractors.

Democrats introduced a bill in early 2021 to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025.

The resolution by the city council transportation committee Wednesday says starting hourly wages for some jobs at janitorial contractors ABM Industries and CSM America are as low as $8.50. More than 700 janitorial and maintenance workers clean 3 million square feet at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including restrooms, gate areas and other public areas.

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