Labor steps up pressure on American Airlines, catering companies
Airline catering employees at 17 U.S. airports, including McCarran International in Las Vegas, are demonstrating this week demanding American Airlines pressure its catering companies to resolve a labor dispute.
Catering workers and members of the Culinary 226, both of which are part of the UNITE HERE labor union, joined forces at the Las Vegas airport Tuesday to bring attention to the dispute with LSG Sky Chefs, which caters for American Airlines.
“Today is a very busy travel day, and we’re protesting at LAS and at airports across the country because we want as many passengers as possible to know that airline catering workers are sick and tired of being the lowest-paid and worst-treated workers in the airline industry,” said LSG Sky Chefs employee Ramon Aura in a statement issued by the Culinary. “One job should be enough for me and my coworkers, and we’re ready to do whatever it takes to get what we deserve.”
The average wage of catering workers at McCarran is $12.41, and barely more than a third of them had company health insurance in 2018, according to the Culinary.
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