Airlines’ Outsourcing of Ground Work Decried at House Hearing

Jan. 15, 2020, 9:19 PM UTC

Increased outsourcing in the U.S. airline industry is resulting in inadequate pay and dangerous working conditions for employees such as baggage handlers, aircraft cleaners, and caterers, witnesses told a House panel Wednesday.

Eulen America, a subcontractor for American Airlines Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc., came in for particularly intense criticism. The company mistreats workers and discourages them from reporting problems, said Esteban Barrios, a ramp worker employed by Eulen at Miami International Airport.

“Sometimes I’m lifting almost 300 bags a day by myself,” resulting in work-related injuries such as fractured fingers and dehydration, Barrios told the House Transportation and ...

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