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This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we’re celebrating labor leader and activist César Chávez. Chávez was instrumental in the American labor movement throughout his life, growing the UFW Foundation union to 50,000 by the late 70s. His legacy lives on.
Organize, don't agonize: Unions give workers the power to demand fair wages and benefits and the collective voice to make change! #unionsforall #UnionStrong!
From ensuring unaccompanied minors make it safely to their loved ones, to helping passengers get their bags to cleaning and sanitizing the airplanes, our hard work makes #airtravel possible. That's why we're demanding our fair share!
DFW Airport contract workers protest for better wages and benefits
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Contract workers at DFW Airport joined a nationwide demonstration Tuesday for better wages and benefits."My coworkers are struggling to pay their bills, while passengers are paying sky-high ticket prices and are forced to rely on a staff that is stretched thin." - Peyton Abrams, unaccompanied minor escort at DFW Airport
DFW airport service workers are struggling with poverty wages
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An unaccompanied minors escort at DFW Airport says airport service workers deserve better pay and benefits. Calls on Congress, including Ted Cruz who sits on...That's right: big corporations are driving workers out of the industry with poverty wages and making our jobs more difficult. We need the Good jobs #GoodAirports for an #airtravel system that works for everyone!
Breaking 🔥We are marching today to demand our fair share DFW Airport Big corporations can no longer take billions in profits while paying us poverty wages & causing #travelchaos. We demand the Good Jobs for #Goodairports Act now! #solidarityseason
Workers across industries have shown unprecedented #solidarity over the last few months, and they are not slowing down! Pilots, flight attendants, airport service workers, Starbucks baristas, Kaiser workers and more are bravely taking on corporate greed
"Big corporations like @AmericanAir and their contractors are coming into DFW and making record profits off the backs of Black, Brown and immigrant workers who make airtravel possible, while we make poverty wages." - Elsa Flores, SEIUTX President
“These big corporations are making record profits off our backs. Meanwhile we toil all day in extreme heat without water, without AC, without healthcare and without sick days.” - Joy Vaughn,
🔥 📣 LIVE NOW: Today, airport service workers from the nation's largest hubs are coming together for MASSIVE protests at airports across the country! We’re tired of major airlines raking in RECORD profits while ignoring the workers who keep their business soaring.😡 We're raising our voices high to demand GOOD jobs for the heroes who help keep our airports safe, clean and running. 💪🏾✈️
It’s #SolidaritySeason so join the movement, show your support, and let's make some noise today! >> seiu.org/FLY
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Elsa Flores
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"We have massive amounts of temporary workers that are working seven days a week, 12 hours a day. That is not temporary work. That is full-time work. But they have no promise to a future.” - @ShawnFainUAW
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From ensuring unaccompanied minors make it safely to their loved ones, to helping passengers get their bags to cleaning and sanitizing the airplanes, our hard work makes #airtravel possible. That's why we're demanding our fair share!
It’s #SolidaritySeason! Time to wake up! Who isn’t organizing for something better these days! ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾Sí se puede! @SEIU @SEIUTX #PovertyDoesntFly #GJGA #GoodJobsGoodAirports
"My coworkers are struggling to pay their bills, while passengers are paying sky-high ticket prices and are forced to rely on a staff that is stretched thin." - Peyton Abrams, unaccompanied minor escort @DFWairport.
@PHXSkyHarbor @UFWupdates Donna Powers of @azdisabilitylaw shares a powerful message about how Airport Service Workers help make air travel possible for her.