Airline employees applaud new federal mask mandate
Airline and airport workers are praising a new rule that authorizes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to fine passengers who refuse to wear masks.
Labor unions and airport administrators for months have been calling on the federal government to impose nationwide health policies for air travel.
"Our union has been advocating for almost a year for a federal mask mandate in aviation. A federal mandate with public messaging and clear enforcement mechanisms for federal agencies like TSA will go far to keeping everyone safe," Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which represents nearly 50,000 employees at 17 airlines, said in a statement Monday.
A spokesperson for the Service Employees International Union, which counts tens of thousands of airport workers among its members, called the mandate a "good first step," while adding that workers need more help with training, staffing and personal protective equipment.
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