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.
In September, over 60 airport workers, janitors, security officers and other Property Services members met in Dallas to participate in the National Airports Member Brigade training.
Airport workers joined Senator Ed Markey (MA), Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT), Representative Chuy Garcia (IL-04), and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) in Washington D.C. to introduce the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act of 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.
Pressure Had Been Building in Recent Months as Consumer Groups, Antitrust organizations and SEIU filed comments calling for a full review
U.S. airlines responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with decisions about staffing that continue misguided tensions with workers who serve airline travelers.
The nearly 2 million member union submitted comments to the Department of Transportation this week.
In a new report, airport workers continue to raise alarms about the safety of the nation’s aviation system during the busy holiday travel season.
