Mark Dayton appoints airport cart driver to Metropolitan Airport Commission

[dflprincess]

https://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2015/02/somali-american-airport-cart-driver-appointed-metropolitan-airports-commiss

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Ibrahim Mohamed, who drives a cart at the airport for minimum wage, has been appointed to the Metropolitan Airports Commission by Gov. Mark Dayton.

Mohamed, who has worked at the airport for 11 years, is the first Somali-American to be appointed to the airport commission. Over the years, he's worked there as a baggage runner, a ticket verifier, and in the lavatory and water services department.

He's one of the airport workers who've fought to unionize at the airport, through SEIU Local 26, so far without success.

In a statement about his appointment, Mohamed said he'll work on the commission to help airport workers improve their situations:


I've made up to $12.50 at various positions, but currently make minimum wage, which just went up in August to $8.00 per hour. I will work to make sure that workers at the airport are part of the conversations at the MAC, because when workers have fair pay, decent benefits and a reliable schedule, we are able to provide world-class service to passengers. I will continue to stand together with my fellow co-workers as we fight for dignity and respect for all workers at MSP, and will always fight to make sure the needs and concerns of workers and passengers are part of all decisions made by the MAC.....

....Dayton also appointed former flight attendant Dixie Hoard, of Thief River Falls, to the 15-member commission which runs the international airport and six regional airports. Tomorrow will be the first meeting for Hoard and Mohamed.

[GP6971]

1. Good to see some

boots on the ground included in the corporate world. Have to wonder how much they will be marginalized though. Still, a very positive action on his part.

[the_sly_pig]

2. I love me some Dayton!! nt

[Scuba]

3. Mark Dayton is the anti-Scott Walker ...

https://haas414.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/scott-walker-still-wants-to-privatize-mitchell-field/

Bad ideas die hard. Proof of this is the persistence of the idea that privatizing General Mitchell International Airport would somehow be of benefit to Milwaukee County. The idea persists among Milwaukee County’s right-wing believers, chief among them County Executive Scott Walker. By his thinking, through leasing operation of the airport to a third party, thereby removing it from the County’s (read: the people’s) control, the county might make money from the deal. That this would happen under the federal Airport Privatization Pilot Program seems like good reason to pause for consideration. Who, exactly, would benefit? Investors, perhaps. But not us.

[jwirr]

4. That is great. A real board that represents everyone.