Employees of Alstate Maintenance at Kennedy Airport walked off the job today over pay, threats and an anti-union sentiment from their employer. Employees of Alstate were offered benefits to leave their union and those who refused were demoted and faced a pay cut. Workers claim that they cannot wear anything pro-union and are often spied on by management. The airport announced that it will still be operating despite the strike, but passenger service may be disrupted.
See "Dozens of Kennedy Airport Workers Strike as Struggle to Unionize Escalates", Barry Paddock & Rich Schapiro, New York Daily News, September 16, 2014