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Charlotte airport workers strike over low wages as busy Thanksgiving travel week begins (apnews.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to c/antiwork@lemmy.ml
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte’s airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike Monday during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to demand higher wages.

The Service Employees International Union announced the strike in a statement early Monday, saying the workers would demand “an end to poverty wages and respect on the job during the holiday travel season.” The strike was expected to last 24 hours, said union spokesperson Sean Keady.

Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work stoppage at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a hub for American Airlines. The two companies contract with American, one of the world’s biggest carriers, to provide services such as cleaning airplane interiors, removing trash and escorting passengers in wheelchairs.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Then the motherfucker who did it was reelected in the biggest landslide in modern American history. Sad stuff.

[–] Thesilverpig@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, Jimmy Carter was in reality the first neoliberal president but besides cutting taxes for the wealthy was largely innefectual and less ruthless in their neoliberal persuits compared to Reagan.

If you want to learn more about it, you should check out Thomas Franks "Listen Liberal, whatever happened to the party of the people."

But yeah, I think it's largely complicated but when going for republican or republican lite, republicans tend to go for the real thing and the working ejected and dejected working class don't show up... Or in Kamalas case they show up for the other guy.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

All I know about the Carter’s tenure w/r/t neoliberalism was Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker. The Fed is basically the cartel of US private banks, largely independent of the government, so I’m not sure how much I’d attribute the Volcker shock to Carter. Not to lionize the guy, as he is a war criminal[1][2].