"We're on strike today because this is our last resort. We can't keep living like this," ABM cabin cleaner Priscilla Hoyle said. "We're taking action because our families can't survive."
The Service Employees International Union announced the strike, demanding an end to poverty wages and respect on the job during the peak holiday travel season.
Workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, including those cleaning planes and assisting passengers, reported living paycheck to paycheck due to low wages ranging from $12.50 to $19 an hour.
Being one of the busiest travel periods, the strike's timing aimed to draw attention to workers' struggle for better wages and working conditions amidst record-setting passenger numbers.
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