Some 50 unionists and supporters picket Alaska Airlines stockholders meeting May 17 in Seattle to protest the termination of 472 ramp workers and baggage handlers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Several days earlier, the airline had replaced them with contract workers from Menzies Aviation. On May 6 the unionists, members of International Association of Machinists Local 2202, had voted down the company’s contract proposal calling for cuts in hourly wages, health-care benefits, and pension plans.
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