They’re demanding better wages, or they’ll grind air travel to a halt
The airline caterers are organizing for better wages and benefits; most make less than $15 an hour, and say the company-provided insurance is too expensive for them to afford. Kopnang has worked for three and a half years for the American Airlines kitchen at DSW, the airline’s biggest hub. The kitchen has 955 workers, and they are among the lowest paid in the country. “Only 30 percent of the time people have insurance because it’s too expensive,” Kopnang told Eater.
Last month, airline caterers, who are largely employees of Flying Food Group, Gate Gourmet, and LSG Sky Chefs — all separate companies that work with airlines — voted to authorize a strike. Later this summer they will request release to strike from the National Mediation Board (it’s a complicated process, you can read more about it
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