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Aug 21, 2008 4:04 am US/Pacific

LAX Union Service Workers Vote To Authorize Strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Members of a service workers union at Los Angeles International Airport have voted to authorize a strike.

A union spokesman said Thursday that the 2,500 workers of Service Employees International Union Local 1871 voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to give its leaders the authority to call for a strike.

Leaders cited inadequate training, lack of proper equipment, lack of health care and low pay as reasons for the potential walkout.

The union's members include janitors, cabin cleaners, and cargo crew who are hired by subcontractors and airlines, not the airport itself.

The union leadership is amid negotiations for separate contracts with several different subcontractors.

Union spokesman Mike Chavez says no date has been set for when a strike might begin.

(© 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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