Food servers, bartenders, and other restaurant staff at Tampa International Airport who offer respite to more than 20 million passengers traveling through the airport annually are calling on their employer—one of the airport’s contractors—to allow them a fair process to organize a union.
The restaurant workers are technically employed by SSP America, an airport contractor that operates several popular eateries at Tampa International, such as Hard Rock Cafe, Buddy Brew, Ulele, and Ducky’s, in addition to restaurants at 56 other airports in the U.S., Canada, and Brazil.
This morning, SPP America told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that it respects its employees rights under the National Labor Relations Act, and will not interfere with any organizing activity…