Airport workers at the Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida went on strike today to protest repeat labor violations by airline contractors, G2 Secure Staff and Eulen America that are preventing employees from organizing to improve poverty wages and poor working conditions. Both companies, which service Spirit, Southwest, American Airlines, JetBlue and others, are currently under federal investigation by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for violating workers’ rights.
According to reports workers of the American Airlines subsidiary were joined by local and state elected officials during the demonstration.
The Fort Lauderdale workers were inspired by the recent victory of their counterparts at Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle following Washington’s Supreme Court ruling that the 2013 voter-approved $15 minimum wage city ordinance applies to Sea-Tac workers as well.
Nationwide, airport workers are coming together in Airport Workers United, a movement of workers and community allies, raising their voices for $15 per hour and union rights to make our airports safe and secure for passengers, employees and our communities. Together, they have won a union voice for 15,000 airport workers and have already secured wage increases and other job improvements for more than 45,000 airport workers.
