COOLING-OFF PERIOD IN LAX WORKERS' STRIKE BROKERED BY MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA
Mayor contacts airlines, contractors and union to resume talks and ensure travel at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) remains safe and efficient this holiday weekend.
LOS ANGELES - LAX (August 29, 2008) - Responding to the strike by 2,500 service workers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) that began yesterday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has brokered a three-week "cooling-off" period between the union (SEIU Local 1877) and airline contractors, effective at 8:00 AM this morning. Under the agreement, striking workers will return to work without retaliation and the parties will resume negotiations.
The Mayor issued the following statement:"In these difficult economic times for the airline industry and for hard-working Angelenos at the airport, we must come together to find a solution that meets the needs of workers and the airline industry.
"The parties have agreed to a cooling-off period effective immediately. I am urging the workers and contractors, with the support of the airlines, to come to a fair agreement that ensures quality services and keeps passengers moving safely and efficiently at the international gateway to Southern California."
