A label identified the heavy bag as weighing 31 kilograms, or about 68 pounds. Qantas apologized and said the handler, who was employed by a third party, will no longer work with the airline. A ...

Between 50 and 125 baggage handlers servicing several airlines at Philadelphia International Airport plan to walk off the job Thursday protesting low wages, the worker's union said. The handlers work ...

A former baggage handler for Delta Air Lines claims in a new lawsuit that he was fired from his job of 26 years for union organizing and public comments about low pay for Delta's ground workers. The ...

An admittedly intoxicated American Airlines baggage handler fell asleep on the job and ended up flying from Kansas City to Chicago in the belly of a Boeing 737. The employee, who works for American ...

Airport workers organized by the Service Employees International Union protest outside the Southwest shareholders' meeting in Denver in May. Photo Credit: TW photo by Robert Silk When it comes to ...

Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. This seems to be happening more often. No, not baggage handlers throwing passengers’ luggage ...

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