Between 50 and 125
baggage handlers servicing several airlines at Philadelphia
International Airport plan to walk off the job Thursday protesting low
wages, the worker's union said.
The handlers work for
PrimeFlight, an independent contractor that staffs baggage operations
for US Airways Express, American Airlines and Philadelphia International
Airport's international terminal, A West.
Julie Blust,
spokeswoman for 32BJ SEIU, said the work stoppage is expected to run
from 7 a.m. through noon. They will be demonstrating in front of
Terminals B & C, she said.
The handlers are frustrated over
low wages and the union says many make $7.25 an hour. Philadelphia
voters approved a ballot question in May asking whether airport workers
should see the minimum wage increased to $10.88 an hour. The union says
that increase has not materialized.
It is still unclear how the work stoppage will affect travelers.
Officials at Philadelphia International Airport said they were still assessing the situation.
NBC10 also reached out to the airlines, but did not immediately hear back.
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