Strikes, rain and snow pose challenges during record Thanksgiving travel week
This week's record Christmas travel season is expected to be made a little more difficult by industrial action, winter weather, and the customary youngsters arguing in the back seat.
After voting to go on strike on Friday, service employees at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina left their jobs at 5 a.m. Monday, adding to the unpredictable weather that much of the nation is experiencing during what is expected to be the biggest holiday travel season ever.
Commencing industrial action Monday, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) declared its intention to "end poverty wages" and demand "respect on the job during the holiday travel season."
The striking personnel are from Prospect Airport Services and ABM, whose duties include helping wheelchair-bound passeng...