Strike Averted As JFK, LaGuardia Airport Workers Ratify Contract
After negotiations that lasted more than 3 months, a committee representing more than 10,000 mostly Black and immigrant airport workers across JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports overwhelmingly ratified a new 3-year contract that averted a strike.
As passenger levels continue to rise, the contract is set to provide the contracted airport workers with guidelines on the implementation of the Healthy Terminals Act (HTA), which will provide healthcare to frontline airport workers, in addition to improved health and safety guidelines and increased protections against discriminations on the job.