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Working on the ramp is hard work. You’re in the heat from the time you get there until it gets dark—and it’s still hot out there. I load and unload bags, strollers and other baggage up to 110 pounds. I clean the plane, I do lavatory and water for the planes, and hook up the

In March, the Denver City Council lifted wages for more than 6,000 airport workers, including ramp agents, baggage handlers and retail employees, to $15 an hour by 2021, with intermediate increases to $13 in 2019 and $14 in 2020. That followed successful campaigns for higher pay at airports in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

How I spoke out after Southwest took my union, my health care, and my job security Airport workers who assist passengers with disabilities, clean cabins, and secure safety checkpoints like me—we are the ones who make our airports run smoothly. We helped Southwest bring in its $2.5 billion in profit last year, but Southwest turned

I’ve been working two jobs, 70 hours a week, at Denver International Airport as a Wheelchair Attendant and Security officer. I live with my wife and four daughters. The pay isn’t enough when you have kids. Everything is going up in Denver. I recently paid $900 for one of my daughters to get just one

Airport Workers Advocate in Support of Ordinance for $15 Minimum Wage at DEN Background Most Coloradans—no matter where we come from or the color of our skin—want the same things: to be able to make a decent living, save for the future, and give our kids a great start in life. But many airport workers