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Chris King, Congressman Soto, FL Senator Torres, FL Rep Mercado & Disney Workers Join Orlando Airport Workers to Protest Poverty Wages

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WHAT: Rally for a $15 an hour living wage for Orlando airport workers and release of report showing MCO workers are earning poverty wages. WHO: Chris King, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Congressman Darren Soto, FL Senator Victor Torres, FL Representative Amy Mercado, wheelchair attendants, security agents, baggage handlers, and other airport workers, Disney workers, and […]

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Airport Workers Demand Port Authority Board Vote To Approve $19/hr Minimum Wage Policy

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“It’s disappointing to hear that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is making airport workers wait to get a much deserved raise,” 32BJ SEIU President Héctor Figueroa said. “After six years of struggle, the hardworking men and women who keep New York-area airports running cannot afford to wait any longer. This delay

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After a Five Year Struggle, Philadelphia Airport Workers Win Their First Union Contract

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PHILADELPHIA-Along with Mayor Jim Kenney, Council members and clergy, Philadelphia airport workers—including baggage handlers, wheelchair agents, cabin cleaners, line queues, sky caps and more—today announced the first ever union contract after more than five years of organizing for a living wage and a union. “I am proud of Philadelphia airport workers for winning a union

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Injured Newark Airport Worker Highlights Need for Better Security Protocols.

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The following statement can be attributed to Kevin Brown, Vice President and NJ State Director of 32BJ SEIU: Our heartfelt thoughts go out to the family, friends and coworkers of our sister Jacqueline Mkalama, a Newark Airport cleaner who is in critical condition after she was struck by a CommutAir plane on Saturday. She suffered

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Mayor Kenney Announces Landmark Agreement between 32BJ SEIU and American Airlines’ Contractors

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PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Jim Kenney, American Airlines and 32BJ SEIU—the union representing 1,400 subcontracted Philadelphia airport workers—today announced a first of its kind agreement between the union and American subcontractors, PrimeFlight and Prospect, that would provide a path forward for contract negotiations and end more than four years of worker unrest at the Philadelphia International Airport.

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Congressman Hastings, Vice Mayor Furr, & FLL Airport Workers Launch ‘Safe Airports’ Campaign to Improve Security at Ft Lauderdale Airport

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(Fort Lauderdale, FL) Congressman Alcee Hastings, Broward Vice Mayor Beam Furr, airport security expert, retired Capt. LaPonda Fitchpatrick, and Laura Huizer of the National Employment Law Project (NELP) joined SEIU 32BJ and airport workers on Thursday, August 10th to launch the Safe Airports campaign at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the site of the horrific shooting this January.

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Talks Continue as Airport Workers Prepare for Possible Strike

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Philadelphia-Contracted Philadelphia airport workers are holding off their strike another day as talks between American Airlines and the airport workers’ union, 32BJ SEIU, continue into Thursday. Gabe Morgan, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU issued the following statement: “The union and American Airlines are still in discussions but we remain ready to strike if talks break

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Strikes Suspended at LaGuardia, Newark, JFK, PHL Airports

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The following statement on the suspension of the service workers strikes at LaGuardia, Newark, JFK and Philadelphia International Airport can be attributed to Rob Hill Vice President of 32BJ SEIU: “With strikes looming at Newark, LaGuardia, JFK and Philadelphia International airports, American Airlines and 32BJ SEIU have entered into last minute discussions. The strike, involving

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Nearly 200 Terminal Cleaners at Reagan National Airport Authorize Strike

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Washington, D.C. –Nearly 200 Reagan National Airport cleaners have authorized a strike against their employer, MBS, a Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) contractor, if necessary to protest a lack of affordable health care and income that doesn’t keep up with MWAA’s living wage. The vote comes as American Airlines and 32BJ SEIU enter into last

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Federal Agency Orders Airline Contractor to Reinstate Wheelchair Attendant at Dulles International Airport and Provide Back Pay

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Washington, D.C. – A Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board has found that the Huntleigh Corporation fired a Dulles International Airport wheelchair attendant in retaliation for her participation in a 2016 strike to protest Huntleigh’s poverty wages. The NLRB will seek reinstatement for Swartha Tujare and an estimated $8,000 in back pay from December

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