Cleveland, OH
United Airlines flight attendants to picket at Hopkins Airport, call for improved work conditions
CLEVELAND — Flight attendants with United Airlines are planning to hit the picket lines Thursday morning.
They’re taking action and calling for immediate changes in the workplace after years of rough conditions.
It’s all part of a nationwide day of action ahead of the Labor Day holiday.
Union officials say working through the pandemic and countless system meltdowns have created a recipe for disaster.
They are now 18 months into negotiating a new contract with really no change or movement.
They say when the customers experience issues, they do too.
The Association of Flight Attendants will picket right out front of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport once again.
They did the same thing in September of last year.
They’re fed up with operational disruptions that happened this summer, which left passengers stranded for six days, poor scheduling, not enough staff, and a lack of rest provisions.
Pay is also a central talking point.
Union officials say nothing has changed since last year.
In fact, they share the same frustrations over cancellations and delays as passengers.
United union officials say this is not a strike but rather an informational picket highlighting what’s happening behind the scenes.
“The number one thing that’s frustrating our work for us right now is that when we have operational disruptions, let’s say for weather or for air traffic control delays, United completely melts down and they have no ability to get up and running,” Melinda Beal, Flight Attendant with United Airlines and local council president for Association of Flight Attendants AFA-CWA Local 63 said.
News 5 reached out to United Airlines for comment.
They sent the following statement:
“We’re continuing to work with the Association of Flight Attendants toward an industry-leading agreement. All United flights will operate as planned while our flight attendants exercise their right to distribute information and picket while off-duty.”
The demonstration at Hopkins starts at 10 a.m.
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Cleveland, OH
2 people, 78 and 81, dead in suspected murder-suicide at Cleveland Metroparks, police say
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland Metroparks police launched a suspected murder-suicide investigation Sunday involving a 78-year-old woman and 81-year-old man.
Police say the pair were found dead in a vehicle parked near the Mastick Woods Golf Course around 11 p.m. Sunday.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has identified the deceased as Barbara A. Conroy and Dennis Raymond Conroy from Brooklyn.
The medical examiner said Barbara’s death is a suspected homicide.
A Cleveland Metroparks police report states an officer spotted a parked car while making an after-hours patrol in the parking lot.
According to the report, two officers approached the vehicle and found the pair dead inside from gunshot wounds.
Metroparks police said investigators learned from Cleveland police that Barbara had been reported missing earlier in the day.
The investigation determined Dennis picked up Barbara from a Cleveland nursing home prior to the incident, according to the report.
Cleveland Metroparks police said their investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Workers are put up against the clock as their jobs hang in the balance.
Daundre Frazier told 19 News his work family was torn apart when the Arby’s on Chester Avenue and East 22nd Street in Cleveland was shut down without warning.
“It was Monday morning when we all found out, “ said Frazier. “It’s like we’re scheduled to work we got bills and stuff to pay and it was just a whole bunch of commotion.”
Frazier says when he came into work last Monday his other coworkers were cleaning out the store–saying they didn’t find out about the move until they came in for their shift.
Cashayliana Jones says she was supposed to be starting this week.
“I was really confused like did anyone know about this or did it come out of the blue,” said Jones.
Frazier says even though they didn’t hear about the closure until the 10th they received this letter that was written on the 6th about the closure.
Stating if they stayed and helped clean up the store they could transfer to other Arby’s locations.
But Frazier says that wont work for a lot of his team.
“Everybody who works here lives within 10 minutes, “ said Frazier. “Ubering, Lyfting, and catching the bus are gonna cost more money than they bring in for working.”
Putting people in a bind right before the holidays.
“They didn’t let us know because they didn’t think we would come in and do the cleaning duties they needed us to do, but they never gave us that option,” said Frazier.
“We could have been looking for another job,” said Frazier. That would have been the courtesy for them.”
Our team reached out to Arby’s with these concerns twice, but hasn’t heard back.
“Everybody who works here is like a family, we all treat each other like brothers and sisters,“ said Frazier. “When that happened we were all just like shocked.”
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