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Edward Markey: “Delivering a living wage and benefits to airport service…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 05:02

They know of the entire DNA of the airport that they are working in. And from San Francisco to New York to Boston, we're seeing proof that Delivering a living wage and benefits to airport service workers makes us all safer. It should come as no surprise when you pay workers fair wages and benefits, overall performance and safety increases. So I've been very proud to organize alongside leaders from seiu, cwa Unite here to advance this bill. (05:02–05:09)

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