American Airlines Agents Storm Capitol Hill

American Airlines passenger service agents aren't backing down.

Today 16 former and current employees -- including some who even face layoffs at the close of business today -- are visiting 16 US Senate offices to raise awareness about American Airlines’ dirty campaign to delay their right to a union election.  

Support these workers by asking your members of Congress to tell American Airlines CEO Thomas Horton to let the agents vote.

American Airlines’ actions have shown that it doesn’t care much about its workers or passengers. AMR, the airline’s parent company that filed for bankruptcy last year, continues to outsource jobs across its system, hiring low-paid contractors even as the busy holiday travel season nears.

“My last day was Tuesday and they put us out on the street with nothing,” said Sylvia Solis, a former passenger service agent at Miami International Airport. “The outsource people don’t know how to check in an infant, and they think JFK is London. They do not have the slightest airline industry background.”

Hundreds of flights have been delayed at Dallas Fort Worth Airport because the company outsourced its cabin cleaners, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. And a Dallas TV station recently highlighted concerns that this third party contractor may not have the proper clearance to access the secure side of the airport: