The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced the start of industrial action on Monday and said it planned to put an "end to poverty wages" and demand "respect on the job during the holiday travel season." The striking workers are ABM and Prospect Airport Services employees, whose tasks include cleaning inside planes and assisting passengers in wheelchairs. "This will be the busiest Thanksgiving ever in terms of air travel,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said on X. Travelers at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Nov. 22, 2024. On Monday and Tuesday, the Rockies and Cascades could face high winds and snow, making travel difficult in mountain areas.

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Persons: didn't, Charlotte Douglas, David Pekoske, Kamil Krzaczynski, Michelle Grossman Organizations: North Carolina's Charlotte Douglas International, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, Prospect Airport Services, Los Angeles International, Orlando, International, Getty, Rockies, Eastern Seaboard Locations: North Carolina's, United States, West Coast, Chicago, AFP, New England, Minnesota