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As the country heads into Thanksgiving weekend, one of the busiest periods of the year for travel, many employees are missing out on the celebrations through work, with airports in particular a focal point for increased stress and even opportunistic worker protests.
With some 31m passengers expected to fly over the period of November 21 to December 1, airport workers are under increased pressure due to the increased volume, with maintenanace, security and cabin crew all striving to ensure that people arrive home to family and friends safely over the holiday period.
Workers stage Thanksgiving protest at LAX
While there are the usual goodwill stories of staff going the extra mile over the period, some have also taken the opportunity to highlight grievances, with workers from Flying Food Group staging a protest at LAX airport, which blocked some of the main entrances, until they were moved aside by local police.
Flying Food Group supplies food for airlines like Air France, Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines. According to a statement from the union representing the workers, the catering company has been issued citations or complaints by five different agencies in the last several years.
"The conditions, from pipes bursting to blocked exits, and chemical burns are outrageous. I want a workplace where I feel safe. We ask the city to hold Flying Food Group accountable," said a statement from Lilian Rosales, a flight coordinator of 15 years.
"Despite the growing number of problems - and despite workers repeatedly raising these concerns - the leadership of Los Angeles World Airports has failed to take meaningful action to hold Flying Food Group accountable to the City's own requirements for its licensees," said a statement from Susan Minato, local union co-president. "We need accountability from the city."
Elsewhere, members of the same union, Unite Here, chose not to to strike over the break, after reaching agreement with their employer, HMSHost.
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Service workers strike action cancelled
Food service and hospitality workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport averted a strike, reaching an agreement that includes the highest wage increase ever won at the airport for hospitality employees who work across more than a dozen businesses, which includes cooks, utility workers and engineers.
“People are pretty excited,” said Kristianna Brown, a spokeswoman for Unite Here.
The union represents about 250 employees who work at 13 establishments within the airport: Shake Shack, Chili’s, Starbucks, Auntie Anne’s, Moe’s, Smashburger, Chick-fil-A, the Cocktail Room, Bottle Rocket, Firehouse Subs, the Wild Sports Bar, the Market Place and Hissho Sushi.
