(continued).... "It is preposterous to say this country is safer in the wake of these 12 arrests of food service workers," said Dana Wise, of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union. "None of these workers, as far as I know, had any direct role in airline security. They are food preparers."
Wise said that national security is being used as a smoke screen to weaken union negotiations.
"These arrest happened in the context of nationwide negotiations between employees and Sky Chef about working conditions and benefits," Wise said. "Imagine the impact if some of your co-workers were hauled off by police."