Hundreds Of United Employees Picket At SFO

CBS San Francisco

September 1, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of United Airlines staff picketed outside of San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 3 on Thursday morning as negotiations between labor unions representing the workers and the airline have stalled.

Airline staff, joined by members from other Bay Area unions, carried red signs and marched outside the terminal as part of a nationwide picket by the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America, the union representing the United Airlines employees.

Kristie Rivera, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants Council 11, the union representing United employees in San Francisco, said that one of the major issues for the union is lodging for airline staff who have had flights delayed or canceled. She says that when flights are delayed or canceled and airline workers need to find a place to stay for the night, the airline is supposed to help them find a hotel room.

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