Our Stories: Sophia Harris
May 9, 2022
Sophia Harris is a Cargo Building Clerk at JFK. Sophia is originally from Jamaica and immigrated to the United States in 2017.
Policy: Good Jobs, Good Airports Pledge
May 5, 2022
Airports belong to all of us. They are part of our cities and communities.
Airport workers ramp up pressure for a living wage and union rights
April 8, 2022
From baggage handlers to wheelchair attendants, jobs – often outsourced – offer low pay, few benefits and vary wildly by city. By Michael Sainato, The Guardian
As cost of living soars, contract workers pressure American Airlines and others for higher pay
April 4, 2022
Members of the Service Employees International Union and Airport Workers United chant in front of the American Airlines CR Smith Museum on March 30. Workers such as wheelchair attendants and curbside porters are contracted by airlines. By Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report
Airport workers protest low wages across 20 US cities
March 30, 2022
Airline workers from American, Delta, and United Airlines wrote in an open letter to the CEOs of the three airlines, workers said it was time to stop treating the essential workers at airports as disposable. By Misty Severi, The Washington Examiner
Airport Workers Protest Across US Demanding 'Living Wage' and Right to Union
March 30, 2022
Contracted airport workers—including baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, security officers, and wheelchair agents—in more than 20 U.S. cities staged coordinated demonstrations Wednesday to call for higher wages, better benefits, and the right to unionize. By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
Airport Workers Rally For Better Pay, Working Conditions Nationwide
March 30, 2022
Hundreds of airport workers — wheelchair attendants, baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and more — protested in over a dozen cities, from Dallas to Chicago. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, Huffington Post
Contracted airport workers to hold nationwide protests over low wages
March 30, 2022
Contracted airport workers are protesting in 20 U.S. cities to demand higher wages on Wednesday, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced. By Monique Beals, The Hill
As America returns to work, child care remains a serious obstacle
March 21, 2022
After two years of remote work, it’s an adjustment for many. But for parents, they must also cope with an already-insufficient child care system decimated by the pandemic. By Eleanor Mueller, Politico
Time for an Antitrust Review of American and Alaska’s West Coast Alliance
March 8, 2022
American Airlines’ alliance with JetBlue is now the subject of a lawsuit by the US Department of Justice and Attorneys General from six states and the District of Columbia.
DOJ Challenges American Airlines-JetBlue Northeast Alliance
October 4, 2021
Pressure Had Been Building in Recent Months as Consumer Groups, Antitrust organizations and SEIU filed comments calling for a full review
NEW REPORT: Not Ready For Take Off: How US Airlines Took Billions in Aid While Creating an Increasingly Fissured, Unstable Industry
October 4, 2021
U.S. airlines responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with decisions about staffing that continue misguided tensions with workers who serve airline travelers.
SEIU Joins Passengers, Airports, Anti-Trust Groups in Expressing Concern Regarding American Airlines-JetBlue Joint Venture
May 4, 2021
The nearly 2 million member union submitted comments to the Department of Transportation this week.
Aid for Airports Should be Used to Make Airports Safer and Healthier Now, And for the Next Crisis
April 19, 2021
Airports are now receiving critically needed funds allocated to them through the American Rescue Plan.
