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Michael Sainato

Airport workers ramp up pressure for a living wage and union rights

An Airport Workers United/SEIU protest in New York City.
An Airport Workers United/SEIU protest in New York City. Photograph: Michael Sainato/The Guardian

Larry Allen has worked in various jobs at Dallas Fort Worth international airport for over 40 years.

Before the pandemic, Allen worked as a baggage handler, making just over $2 an hour and relying on tips to get by. When Covid-19 hit the US, Allen was told not to come back into work and wasn’t recalled until one year later, when he took a position as a wheelchair agent.

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