A baggage handler at Dallas Fort Worth Airport said she had to grapple with crying passengers and mountains of lost luggage every day over the holiday period. By Kate Duffy, Business Insider.
Air travelers are still reeling from the impacts of a busy and chaotic holiday travel week. From thousands of canceled Southwest Airlines flights to painful delays due to inclement weather–they’re not the only ones left frustrated. By Verna Montalvo, Fortune (op-ed)
There’s little question that Southwest’s holiday meltdown was the worst customer service debacle in U.S. airline history, setting a new low by stranding more than 1 million paying passengers. By William J. McGee, senior fellow for aviation at American Economic Liberties Project, NBC News.
This holiday season, America’s airports are expected to be the busiest they’ve been since before the pandemic. By Sara Nelson, Slate.
Thousands of airport workers across the United States will be holding a nationwide day of action on Thursday to raise awareness about inadequate pay and working conditions, according to a press release by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The announcement comes as the travel industry braces for its annual holiday surge. By Linda Owens, News AKMI.
Workers at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey have gone on strike while demanding increased pay and better working conditions. By Ewan Palmer, Newsweek.
Airport workers are turning out in huge numbers across the country on Thursday to protest what they say are low wages and poor benefits in the industry. By Brad Dress, The Hill.
Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to weigh in on the recent strikes from airport service workers, journalists at The New York Times, and more. By CNBC.
Thousands of airport workers across the country protested unfair wages and labor practices on Thursday and demanded that Congress take action to protect them. By Shruti Rajkumar, HuffPost.
On Thursday, thousands of airport workers from at least 15 American airports rallied to call for better working conditions. In three airports—Boston Logan International, Chicago’s O’Hare International, and Newark Liberty International—workers went on a full strike, calling attention to unfair labor practices by their employer, Swissport USA and Swissport Cargo, including poor working conditions and improper payment and wage theft. By Prem Thakker, TNR.
Washington, 8 dic (Prensa Latina) Cientos de trabajadores de 15 aeropuertos de Estados Unidos detuvieron sus quehaceres hoy para llamar la atención sobre sus condiciones laborales actuales y en favor de una legislación que las mejore, informaron medios de prensa. By Presna Latina.
Trabajadores de al menos 15 aeropuertos de los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) protagonizaron este jueves un paro para exigir mejores condiciones laborales, así como para apoyar una ley que garantice las mismas. By TeleTVSur.
Airport service workers conducted a day of action on December 8, at 15 major airports trying to gain support for legislation that would set minimum wages and workplace conditions. By Michael Tedder, The Street.
Airport workers across the country are rallying and walking off the job Thursday to draw attention to their current working conditions and legislation that could improve them. By Rob Wile, NBC News.