American Airlines Regional Workers Protest 'Poverty-Level' Pay at Sky Harbor Airport

Jan. 16, 2018
Dozens of union demonstrators gathered at the busiest terminal of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday to condemn what they say are "poverty-level" wages for hundreds of airport workers employed by American Airlines subsidiaries.

Dozens of union demonstrators gathered at the busiest terminal of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday to condemn what they say are "poverty-level" wages for hundreds of airport workers employed by American Airlines subsidiaries. 

Marching in a circle, they chanted, "We don't get our contracts, American gets no peace" and "Contract! Now!" outside the departure level at Terminal 4. 

Gate agents, ramp agents and passenger-service agents with Piedmont Airlines are among those asking for higher wages.

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