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.
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.
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.