Newark, NJ— Tomorrow local faith leaders will gather in Terminal C at Newark Airport to hold a special vigil in honor of an airport worker who passed away recently. Airport workers are making poverty wages and living paycheck to paycheck while working for multi-million dollar airline companies. As the PANYNJ’s September 30th deadline approaches -highlighting the need for a plan for enhanced wages and benefits that includes health benefits- clergy and airport workers will delegate AirServ, a contractor that is yet to comply with the first deadline of a $ 1 dollar raise starting July 31st.
WHO:
Pat Council – Saint John’s Baptist
Robert Jackson – Israel Memorial
Andre Coffee – First Timothy
Malachia Brantley – Shiloh Baptist
Anthony Mitchell – Union Chapel AMEC
Dozens of airport workers and community supporters
WHAT: Special vigil in honor of recent passing of airport worker and delegation to irresponsible contractor, AirServ.
WHERE: Newark Airport
Terminal C, BY DOOR 1
WHEN: 10 AM, tomorrow TUESDAY, September 9th
With 145,000 members in 11 states–including nearly 10,000 in New Jersey–32BJ SEIU is the largest property services union in the country.
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