Major airlines and business leaders are pushing back against Los Angeles City Hall’s proposal to significantly raise the minimum wage for employees at LAX by the time the Olympics hit the city.

At the center of the showdown is the city’s controversial “Olympic wage” mandate approved last May, requiring large hotels and businesses operating at Los Angeles International Airport to steadily raise wages ahead of the 2028 Olympics until workers eventually earn $30 an hour along with expanded healthcare benefits.

Labor groups celebrated the law as one of the most aggressive wage mandates in the nation.

Major airlines and business leaders are pushing back against Los Angeles City Hall’s proposal to significantly raise the minimum wage for employees at LAX by the time the Olympics hit the city.…