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Envoy Air Agents Demonstrate Against ‘Poverty Pay’

Andrew Schneider

Posted on February 22, 2018 · Passenger service agents for Envoy, a subsidiary of Fort Worth-based American Airlines, charge the airline with paying them less than a living wage. A union survey reports many depend on food stamps or Medicaid to make ends meet.

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Guatemalan man jailed on $1 million bond after allegedly hiding in plane’s landing gear compartment at Houston airport

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on June 2, 2023 · Jehffrey Gutirres, 26, has been accused of trespassing multiple times this year at Bush Intercontinental Airport. He is alleged to have entered the United States last year by hiding on an American Airlines flight from Guatemala to Miami.

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Montrose-area Starbucks becomes first Houston location to unionize

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Posted on September 22, 2022 · In an 11-3 vote, workers at the Starbucks on South Shepherd near West Alabama voted to form a union on Thursday.

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Amid Labor Day weekend travel surge, airlines promise better customer service

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Posted on September 1, 2022 · Prodded by a new Transportation Department online customer service tool, airlines promise free food and hotel rooms for travelers stranded by delays and cancellations that are the airlines' fault.

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State and federal environmental agencies in conflict over renewal permits for ITC (July 20, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 20, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: The company responsible for a major chemical fire in 2019 is seeking an operating permit for a Pasadena facility. We learn why the state and the federal government have different opinions on the matter.

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