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Airline Demand Has All But Stopped Rebounding — Workers Are Desperate

Tens of thousands of airline workers face fall layoffs if Congress doesn't extend payroll support. And with demand at a plateau, unions are pleading.
Posted at 10:12 PM, Aug 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-06 22:12:42-04

Support is growing in Congress for an extension to the program that has kept tens of thousands of workers on the payroll at the nation's biggest airlines since March. But the political stalemate over another stimulus deal, has union leaders are getting aggressive.