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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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MIA Airport Workers to Strike Just Before July 4th Weekend

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Baggage handlers, Skycaps, and Ramp agents, employed by Ultra Aviation, an airline subcontractor for international airlines, to walk off job for 24 hours Workers say they’re being underpaid, enrolled in fake health insurance plans WHAT: Rally to support striking airport workers at Miami International Airport. WHO: Baggage handlers, skycaps, customer service agents, wheelchair attendants and

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