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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abe Asher

Southwest workers say they were left with frostbite after 16-hour shifts

AP

A union representing thousands of Southwest Airlines ground crew workers say that a number of their members were forced to complete shifts of up to 18 hours in freezing temperatures during last week’s winter storm.

Transport Workers Union of America Local 555 president Randy Barnes said in a release on Wednesday that some of those members experienced frostbite during their abnormally long shifts.

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