Columbus Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO v. Columbus Regional Airport Authority et al

  1. September 25, 2025

    Ohio Airport Must Face Union's Picket Restriction Challenge

    A union may continue pursuing its lawsuit accusing the Columbus airport of violating workers' First Amendment rights by placing restrictions on picketing, an Ohio federal judge ruled, rejecting the argument that the union lacks standing to sue.

  2. February 07, 2025

    Ohio Airport Authority Blasts 'Drastic Relief' In Scabby Row

    An Ohio airport authority called on a federal judge to nix a union's amended complaint fighting a policy it says places restrictions on picketing and displaying inflatables like Scabby the Rat, arguing the union lacks standing because its claims are based on hypothetical events.

  3. December 05, 2024

    Scabby Must Be Permitted At Ohio Airport, Union Tells Judge

    An Ohio airport authority should be ordered to allow Scabby the Rat to protest a benefits agreement dispute near a future groundbreaking ceremony, a union argued to a federal judge Thursday, saying a bar on displaying the inflatable rodent violates its free speech rights.