Posted on 01/18/2016 1:10:52 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Workers from nine U.S. airports are planning to block bridges, march through terminals and protest at airline headquarters during a day of civil disobedience on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The workers - a mix of cleaners, baggage handlers, fuelers and wheelchair attendants - will risk arrest at airports and other locations including the Mall, to bring attention to their campaign for better wages, the Service Employees International Union said.
The actions are the latest in the airport workers' campaign for a $15-per-hour minimum wage, a benefits package and job protections. They're also protesting threats against their efforts to unionize.
In Washington, Reagan National Airport workers and supporters - as many as 200 - are planning to block traffic from Independence Avenue SW, near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at the Mall, in what could potentially cause significant gridlock to a major downtown thoroughfare. The protesters will march from the memorial along Independence Avenue, culminating with the takeover of Kutz Bridge over the Tidal Basin.
Actions are also being organized in Boston; New York City; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia; Miami; Chicago; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle...
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Would THAT be today?
And Blacks aren’t up in arms over this?
These A-Holes just don’t get it
Actions are also being organized in
Boston; New York City; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia; Miami; Chicago; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle...
Thanks, dem0crats, you turds!
Whew.... I’m sitting at the gate in Amsterdam ready to board right now. I usually change flights in New York, Boston or Philly. I have no idea why this flight is transferring me in Detroit, even though I transferred in NYC on the way here.
Someone upstairs is looking out for me as NYC, Boston and Philly are on the List but Detroit and Raleigh are not.
Great, I’m the duty manager for our LaGuardia hub today. If they prevent our crews from getting to the airport it could be a lousy day. The SEIU is a terrorist organization..
A sure way to get fired.
Good luck to you.
I would at least be ready for them. My guess is the protests won’t be confined to the nine named cities.
Do you think the Negros will agitate outside of urban areas?
Maybe the gubmint is handing out new EBT cards today and they have to be picked up in person..... :0)
The police and military should handle them as terrorists, while civilians and air travelers duck and cover until given the all-safe signal that it’s okay to come out from hiding.
I remember when Ronald Reagan fired the striking air traffic controllers.
Let them march n Chicago- hope the freeze their butts off- they may well it being below zero
PATCO
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