Newark Airport Workers Fearing Coronavirus Contagion Call on NJ Legislature to Pass Law to Support their Healthcare
Over 250 frontline workers facing healthcare crisis say COVID-19 means debilitating disease and debt TRENTON, N.J. — In a letter directed to state lawmakers, passenger service workers at Newark Liberty International Airport said that legislators and the media have missed a critical fact in reporting on COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus: thousands of airport workers […]
Amid Widening COVID-19 Concerns, NY Elected Officials Call For Health Care Now for Frontline Airport Workers
Councilmembers call on state to protect airport workers from impacts of Coronavirus outbreak, demanding workers get quality, affordable health insurance now. QUEENS, NY—Scores of SEIU 32BJ members who work at New York airports joined New York City Council Members today in urging state lawmakers to urgently approve a law to provide workers at JFK and […]
Maryland House to Consider Bill to Improve Wages, Attract More Experienced and Trained Workers at Heightened Security Sites: BWI Airport, Penn Station and Port of Baltimore
Annapolis, MD – On Tuesday, Maryland Delegate Talmadge Branch will hold a hearing on the Maryland Secure Maryland Wage Act. The bill could improve wages to help attract and retain even more experienced and trained workers at sites with heightened security, including BWI Marshall Airport, Penn Station and the Port of Baltimore. Washington Dulles and Reagan National […]
Newark Airport Workers Tell Trenton Lawmakers: We Need Health Care that Won’t Cause a Crisis for Us
32BJ SEIU says providing a way for airport workers to get quality, affordable health insurance is the union’s 2020 legislative priority TRENTON, N.J. — Yvette Stevens, a baggage claim attendant at Newark Liberty International Airport, has been calling on lawmakers to act on a crisis at one of the nation’s busiest transit hubs: workers’ access […]
HONORING MLK, NEWARK AIRPORT WORKERS RALLIED FOR ‘HEALTHY TERMINALS ACT’
Hundreds of Workers inspired by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Remind Airlines that ‘All Labor Has Dignity’ and Show Support for Critical Health Insurance Legislation NEWARK, N.J. – Honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., about 100 airport workers rallied today to demonstrate the need for access to quality, affordable […]
AIRPORT WORKERS HONOR MLK BY REMINDING EULEN AMERICA THAT ‘ALL LABOR HAS DIGNITY’
Contracted Baggage Handlers, Wheelchair Attendants and Cabin Cleaners take MLK-Inspired Action in Cities on the East Coast Arlington, VA –Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, airport workers contracted by Delta Airlines rallied at Reagan National Airport today calling on their employer, Eulen America, to improve working conditions. Airport workers in some of the nation’s busiest […]
New York Airport Workers Honor The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Memory at Rally for ‘Healthy Terminals Act’
Hundreds of Workers inspired by MLK Remind Airlines that ‘All Labor Has Dignity’ and Show Support for Critical Health Insurance Legislation QUEENS, NY— QUEENS, NY— About 500 32BJ members rallied at JFK airport today in a rally inspired by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to support New York airport workers who gathered inside the […]
IN HONOR OF MLK, AIRPORT WORKERS RALLY TO REMIND AMERICAN AIRLINES AND THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY THAT ‘ALL LABOR HAS DIGNITY’
Contracted Airport Workers Take MLK-Inspired Action in Cities Up and Down the East Coast Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, airport workers in some of the nation’s busiest airports including JFK, Newark, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Reagan National, Miami, Boston and Philadelphia are rallying under the banner of “All Labor Has Dignity” and […]
Transportation Center Workers Tell Albany Lawmakers: We Need Health Care that Won’t Cause a Crisis for Us
32BJ SEIU says providing a way for transportation center workers to get quality, affordable health insurance is the union’s 2020 legislative priority ALBANY, NY— Jordany Bueno Vasquez, a shy LaGuardia Airport wheelchair agent, was at first reluctant to tell state legislators his health care story. But that was before he realized many of his […]
Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman and BWI Airport Workers Demand Immediate Action to Ensure Worker Safety
Baltimore, MD – Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Pittman has joined workers at BWI Marshall Airport to demand that airline contractor, Menzies Aviation, PLC take action to ensure the safety of their employees. Menzies, which services every airline at BWI, has been fined by the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) for violating safety regulations, […]