DC Airports Authority Accused of Disregarding Union Labor Pact

Feb. 2, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is unlawfully ignoring a requirement to include project labor agreements in large construction projects at the area’s two major airports, according to a new lawsuit.

MWAA’s decision to forgo PLAs in $100 million-plus contracts to be performed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Washington Dulles International Airport violates a 2022 resolution, the Baltimore D.C. Metro Building and Construction Trades Council told the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in a Jan. 30 complaint.

The court should bar MWAA from awarding contracts without a PLA on large-scale construction projects eligible ...

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