Toronto airport workers

RabbleTV

Sep 6, 2017

WATCH: Putting profits before safety at Pearson airport

Teamsters Local 419 has been on strike for over a month. What will it take for Pearson's Airport Authority to put the safety of the travelling public before the profits of a multinational corporation?

RabbleTV

Aug 15, 2017

Teamsters Local 419 on strike at Pearson

WATCH: Striking Pearson airport workers ask for fair deal and respect

Nadine MacKinnon

Members of Teamsters Local 419 are calling on Swissport for a fair deal -- asking for respect as well as improvements in benefits, safety and wages.

News

Aug 3, 2017

Pearson strike highlights 'underbelly' of airport work

Meagan Gillmore

An ongoing strike at Toronto's Pearson International Airport has revealed the harsh working conditions of the airport's baggage handlers and grounds crew.

News

May 2, 2016

Airport workers demand fair wages, better jobs on May Day

Teuila Fuatai

Toronto airport workers celebrated May Day with a rally demanding equal pay for equal work, $15 minimum wage, sick days and an end to precarious work.