Service Employees International Union (SEIU) workers and their allies came together on Wednesday, May 7 for a virtual roundtable discussion where they released a new report, Flight Path to Safe, Secure, and Accessible Airports, highlighting how the airport service industry is failing workers with implications for passengers and communities alike.
Airport workers across the nation are calling on American Airlines and investors to take urgent action to protect their health and safety in the face of rising temperatures. See below for action items.
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
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.
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.
I love my job helping passengers with disabilities travel through the airport. But it can be hard when greedy airlines like American put their bottom line and profits above everything. That’s why I united with my coworkers at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport to form a union
This report identifies areas of misalignment between American Airlines’ environmental statements and related lobbying, human rights and safety commitments, and the company’s actual practices.
Earlier this month, I stood alongside my fellow airport service workers, union leaders and members of Congress at the reintroduction of the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act. I was so proud to be there, sharing my story in front of the Capitol and demanding better for our jobs and for air travel.
Airports should and can be strong, vibrant drivers of good jobs in every part of our country, the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act of 2023, is central to that mission and our nation’s future prosperity.
Thursday morning, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) are set to reintroduce the “Good Jobs for Good Airports Act," which would establish minimum wage and benefit standards for these workers.
Workers double down on calls to stabilize nation’s air travel system, empower airport service workers within FAA Reauthorization - Bill reintroduced following days of worker-centered activity in DC, including Senate HELP Committee hearing on union busting, airport service worker rally at DCA
Letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation from Service Employees International Union (SEIU), UNITE HERE (UH) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) urging the Senate to include Good Jobs for Good Airports Act as part of the upcoming 2023 FAA Reauthorization
This Sunday, tens of thousands of people will descend into the Phoenix area for Super Bowl LVII. For those flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, I’ll be there when you land, providing wheelchair assistance to passengers who need help accessing the airport and helping make sure passengers get to where they are going.
