This year, millions of Americans will travel by car, airplane, bus, and train to spend the holiday season with their loved ones. We all know the role union workers play in auto manufacturing, but union workers also help build and power other modes of transportation as well. If you’re flying, you can thank a union member for getting you to your destination safely, including air traffic workers who have faced notable anti-union attacks since the early 1980s. Tens of thousands of union workers do the work to make sure your flight goes smoothly – union workers from airport concessions and ...
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By Lydia DePillis October 1, 2014 A couple weeks ago, a group of 14,500 U.S. Airways and American Airlines customer service representatives — people who take reservations over the phone and work check-in counters and boarding gates — voted to unionize with the Teamsters and the Communication Workers of America. The election was remarkable for a couple reasons: First, because of the margin of victory, with 86 percent voting yes on 77 percent turnout. And second…Read the full article >>>