Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Urging/Supporting/Opposing
Purpose: Urging United Airlines to comply with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's rules to provide its lowest paid workers with a raise.
Additional Information:
Sponsor: Council Member Mildred C. Crump
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WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council recognizes that Newark Liberty International Airport serves as a gateway and economic engine to the City of Newark and the State of New Jersey, and as such, it should be operated as a first class facility that meets the air travel and cargo demands of the surrounding region; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council believes that ensuring airline subcontracted workers are provided livable wages, meaningful benefits and job security is fundamental to ensuring the airport delivers the service levels of quality that are a benefit to the public; and
WHEREAS, approximately 4,000 employees of airline subcontractors at Newark Liberty International Airport are generally working for poverty wages and receiving no meaningful benefits, such as health insurance; and,
WHEREAS, United Airlines controlled over 70 percent of passenger traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport in 2013; and,
WHEREAS, Newark Liberty International Airport is United's second busiest passenger hub in the world with 24.6 million passengers in 2013 alone; and,
WHEREAS, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has invested over $4.2 billion at Newark Liberty International Airport and is planning to invest $2.2 billion more in the next 20 years; and,
WHEREAS, these workers deserve and need good quality jobs that can provide them with the ability to maintain their families and invest into the local community; and,
WHEREAS, a large majority of the subcontracted a...
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