Un employé de l'aéroport de New York en grève – à cause d'Ebola

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Airplane workers don’t want Ebola. At New York’s La Guardia airport they made this clear on Wednesday and it will be felt today (Thursday) beginning a 24 hour strike.

Airplane workers don’t want Ebola. At New York’s La Guardia airport they made this clear on Wednesday and it will be felt today (Thursday) beginning a 24 hour strike.
They fear: Possible exposure to the Ebola virus.
A poll found most Americans want flights banned from Ebola-ravaged areas.

Around 200 Air Serv employees who work on domestic flights to LaGuardia began their strike on Wednesday evening. The group is seeking to unionize, and they said health and safety issues on the job – including exposure to blood, feces, and vomit without protective gear – are the main reasons. They are also concerned about possible exposure to the Ebola virus, which claimed its first victim in the United States on Wednesday.

“The whole country is shivering, worried about the problems of Ebola,” said Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ Service Employees International Union, according to CBS New York.

“Airport workers are on the front line of protecting the public, to protect the public we have to protect the workers.”

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