“This isn’t our first rodeo with OTG,” she added. “You run out of your sick pay, you don’t get anything,” she said. “You walk out of there with nothing.”Waves of workers at airports across the country are losing their jobs as travelers evaporate, but some companies are offering their employees a financial lifeline, including extending their health care coverage. Many restaurants and shops in once bustling airport terminals have closed with business essentially having come to a standstill. Arthur Phillips, a spokesman for Unite Here Local 100, said the union estimated that at least 2,400 of its members had been laid off from jobs in concessions or catering at the three airports that serve New York City.

Source: International New York Times March 21, 2020 09:00 UTC