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Airport Workers United

Airport workers in our union are taking on powerful airlines and WINNING!

We are baggage handlers, wheelchair agents, fuelers, cabin cleaners, janitors, security officers. Together we are fighting for #GoodAirports for working people, passengers and our communities!

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Airport Workers United

Our Movement

Our movement of airport workers is powerful! We are coming together to demand stable workplaces, where we are respected and we have what we need to create a bright and healthy future for our families, no matter where we come from or the color of our skin.

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It’s Time Airlines and Their CEOs Respect Airport Service Workers!

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Workers

Fighting to ensure every airport job is a good job.

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Passengers

Demanding better service for the hundreds of millions of passengers.

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Holding airlines accountable to our communities.

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Our Stories: Linda Ressler

May 17, 2024

I work the overnight shift to ensure that planes are clean and secure for passengers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Last summer, during the scorching Arizona heatwave, I would often clean planes with the air conditioning turned off and without access to water

Our Stories: Linda Ressler

Our Stories: Katie Otten

May 16, 2024

I work at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the south and one of the most profitable airports for American Airlines. I work hard cleaning American Airlines cabins and making sure they are free from weapons or other hazards, but I’m just not paid enough to get by in Charlotte.

Our Stories: Katie Otten

Our Stories: Kwaku Agyeman

May 16, 2024

I’m a people person and love to help others. That’s why I love my job as a wheelchair agent at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. But the current working conditions and low pay are leading to high turnover.

Our Stories: Kwaku Agyeman