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Flight attendants prepare to fightFlight attendants prepare to fight

Flight attendants prepare to fight

Following the announcement that 99.47% of American Airlines (AA) flight attendants across the U.S. voted to authorize a strike if…

September 5, 2023
Alaska Airlines flight attendants say: ‘Pay us or CHAOS!’Alaska Airlines flight attendants say: ‘Pay us or CHAOS!’

Alaska Airlines flight attendants say: ‘Pay us or CHAOS!’

Seattle Some 400 to 500 flight attendants at Alaska Airlines rallied and marched on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Aug. 15 for…

August 23, 2023
PDX maintenance workers “Sit Down! Fight Back!”PDX maintenance workers “Sit Down! Fight Back!”

PDX maintenance workers “Sit Down! Fight Back!”

Portland, Oregon  “We won’t stand for it!”  Portland Airport (PDX) wheelchair attendants, baggage and service workers, cabin cleaners and janitors…

July 1, 2023
Passengers walloped as U.S. airline software crumblesPassengers walloped as U.S. airline software crumbles

Passengers walloped as U.S. airline software crumbles

Millions of passengers had their travel plans disrupted Jan. 11 when the Federal Aviation Administration had to impose a “ground…

January 20, 2023
Southwest Airlines: Hundreds of thousands impacted by capitalist greedSouthwest Airlines: Hundreds of thousands impacted by capitalist greed

Southwest Airlines: Hundreds of thousands impacted by capitalist greed

Airlines canceled over 18,200 flights in the U.S. and hundreds more in Canada between Dec. 22 and 28, affecting millions…

January 13, 2023
Airline CEOs dictate COVID-19 policyAirline CEOs dictate COVID-19 policy

Airline CEOs dictate COVID-19 policy

On Dec. 27, the United States reported a record-breaking number of new COVID-19 cases, with 441,278 infections. On the same…

January 4, 2022
On the picket line: Farmworkers, Sex workers, Airline mechanicsOn the picket line: Farmworkers, Sex workers, Airline mechanics

On the picket line: Farmworkers, Sex workers, Airline mechanics

NYS farmworkers win right to organize The state appellate court in Albany, N.Y., ruled May 23 that excluding farmworkers from…

May 28, 2019
Did Boeing’s choices kill 346 airline passengers?Did Boeing’s choices kill 346 airline passengers?

Did Boeing’s choices kill 346 airline passengers?

Boeing Airlines, which has been raking in profits, is scrambling after having two crashes of its 737 Max 8 passenger…

April 2, 2019
American Airlines in the hot seat over ‘racial insensitivity’American Airlines in the hot seat over ‘racial insensitivity’

American Airlines in the hot seat over ‘racial insensitivity’

Tamika Mallory, Black activist, organizer and co-chair of the Jan. 21 Women’s March on Washington, D.C., was removed from an…

November 3, 2017

Airlines grab billions, leave workers in misery

Airlines profits have been bolstered by billions in government subsidies. Meanwhile, wages for airlines’ contract service workers have dropped up…

February 3, 2014