LAX AIRLINE SERVICES - LATEST CAMPAIGN UPDATES |
April 23, 2008
Airport Approves Landmark Policy Improving Job and Safety Standards at LAX
About The LAX Airline Services Campaign
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LAX Airline Services Campaign
Improving Security, Service Quality and Job Quality at LAX
LAANE has joined with workers; disability rights activists, labor, and senior advocates to advocate for improved conditions in the airline services industry. Companies contracted by the airlines provide services including cleaning aircraft, searching cabins for dangerous items, assisting passengers with disabilities, and providing security.
In July of 2007, LAANE released a report, “Under the Radar,” that found that the airline industry contracts out these critical services to the lowest bidder. The result is an under-trained, understaffed and poorly compensated workforce, and a system that, with little oversight from public agencies, compromises safety, security and service quality.
Under The Radar
How Airline Outsourcing of Passenger Services Compromises Security and Service Quality at LAX
A new LAANE report reveals that airlines at LAX are putting the security and the health of the public at risk, while failing to provide adequate services for passengers with disabilities. More
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Disability rights and senior advocates are concerned about conditions at LAX, noting that proper assistance is essential to making air travel accessible for these populations. LAX officials announced in September that they are taking steps to increase their oversight of airline contractors. LAX officials are crafting a policy that will create minimum performance standards for contractors and a process to ensure that licenses are granted to the most qualified contractors capable of providing high-quality services and security, as well as quality jobs.
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