Labor Union Tells Congress To Let Airports Set PFC
Airlines & Airports Rich Thomaselli July 21, 2015

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Unite Here, an umbrella group of more than 270,000 union workers, is calling on Congress to allow airports to set their own Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) based on their local infrastructure needs.
The PFC has been a much-debated issue between proponents of raising the fee to almost twice what it is now, and airlines who say passengers are taxed with enough fees on their tickets.
Unite Here, whose U.S and Canadian members work in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries, have gathered statements of support from unions across the country.
They sent a variation of a letter that looked like this:
“Our Unions represent hardworking men and women who build our nation’s airports and their runways, who prepare meals for travelers, who load and unload air cargo, who keep terminals clean and who keep the flying public safe. Airports are economic engines in our communities.
We join airports in calling on Congress to reduce the federal limitation on the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). The PFC is a successful local program that airports need expanded to help keep infrastructure up to the demands of modern travel and to help get travelers’ flights out on time. The Federal Government has not allowed a PFC increase in 15 years.
We believe airports should be able to set the PFC according to their local needs.”
Leaders from the following local labor federations and councils have issued statements or sent letters to Congress in support of airports on this issue:
Alameda Labor Council AFL-CIO
Arizona AFL-CIO
Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council
Greater Boston Labor Council
Boston Metropolitan Building Trades Council
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council
Central Florida AFL-CIO (statement and resolution)
Central Indiana Labor Council
Metro Detroit AFL-CIO
Georgia AFL-CIO
Indiana AFL-CIO
Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Michigan AFL-CIO
Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council
M.L. King County Labor Council
Nevada State AFL-CIO
Southern Nevada Central Labor Council
Greater New Orleans Central Labor Council
New York State AFL-CIO
New York City Central Labor Council
Northern Virginia Labor Federation
Oregon AFL-CIO
San Francisco Labor Council and Building Trades Council
San Mateo County Central Labor Council and Building Trades Council
South Bay Labor Council
Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
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