LOS ANGELES — Workers at LSG Sky Chefs, members of UNITE HERE Local 11, marched and chanted at the airport demanding the bosses agree to a union contract that includes higher wages, better benefits, pensions, as well as dignity and respect.
They distributed a flyer to passersby explaining the union is carrying out similar actions at airports across the country.
Ramon Mendoza, who has worked at Sky Chefs in Los Angeles for 10 years, told the Militant that they face increasing pressure on the job. “There is more work and fewer workers,” he said.
Ana Sheron, an organizer for UNITE HERE at Sky Chefs, said, “There are more than 10,000 Sky Chefs workers all over the country. Los Angeles is the third largest kitchen, with more than 700 workers.”