by Jonathan Benson, staff writer, Natural News, 10 October 2014
(NaturalNews) More than 200 cabin cleaners working at New York's LaGuardia Airport walked off the job on Wednesday in protest of what they say are poor working conditions.
Citing the escalating Ebola scare as the straw that broke the camel's back, the employees of Air Serv, which contracts with major airlines to clean their planes between flights, say they refuse to clean blood, vomit and other possibly contaminated bodily fluids without adequate protection.
Reports indicate that these and other safety concerns were present long before Ebola, but that this latest threat sealed the deal for demanding improvements. Organized by the 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the strike is expected to last 24 hours, reports The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
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