Report: Poverty soaring for Philadelphia International Airport workers
Though the Philadelphia International Airport is an economic engine, subcontracted employees are working in poverty, according to a new report.
Can Councilman Wilson Goode Jr. save Philadelphia airport workers?
Councilman Wilson Goode Jr. will propose extending living wage to employees of city subcontractors like those at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Camden woman hid cocaine in high heels, caught at Philly airport
A 25-year-old Camden woman was caught with more than 4 lbs. of cocaine stuffed into high heel shoes Wednesday at [...]
Spirit Airlines to give away 1,000 free flights after rocky launch
The first 1,000 people to pass through the Independence Visitor Center on Thursday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. will get 25,000 free frequent flyer miles from Spirit Airlines.
‘Broken wheelchairs, bodily fluids:’ PHL workers file OSHA complaints
Philadelphia International Airport wheelchair attendants filed federal complaints alleging broken equipment, no training and exposure to blood and vomit.
Philly airport workers file federal safety complaints
Subcontracted employees at the Philadelphia International Airport will on Monday announce the filing of numerous federal complaints alleging safety hazards.
Religious leaders to PHL airport: Share the wealth
Members of interfaith coalition POWER gathered today to rally for living wages for employees of airport subcontractors.
Philly airport workers will rally today for living wages
The administration claims City Council doesn’t have the authority to make contractors pay living wages and won’t force airport subcontractors to do so. cit
Police: Man gets into cockpit at Philadelphia airport
Police said a Frenchman somehow entered the cockpit of a US Airways plane set for take-off at Philadelphia International Airport [...]
Minimum wage standards expanded, but not to airport subcontractors
City Council on Thursday expanded the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard ordinance to require city companies and [...]