Airport workers and their supporters rallied at National Airport yesterday, saying “One job should be enough for airport workers! Public money should support good jobs!” “If I got hit by a car or a stray bullet, I’d tell the ambulance to take me to work,” said 32BJ SEIU member and contracted cabin cleaner Paul Blair, “Otherwise, I won’t have a job when I come back.” Said NoVA Labor president Ginny Diamond, “Airport workers deserve the fundamental human right to form a union!” And 32BJ’s Jaime Contreras noted that while MWAA in 2018 enacted a policy requiring contractors to provide a living wage for airport workers at Dulles and National, “MWAA also has the power to enact a policy requiring contractors to provide paid sick leave and health care benefits.” photo: airport workers Yardanos and Nigist
