A group of employees with a national airport catering company say a new operating protocol is putting worker safety at risk at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Catering truck drivers and other employees at LSG Sky Chefs, which provides food and beverages for airlines like Delta and United, say they were told last year by management that trucks would only be manned by one driver, known as single operator catering or SOC. Previously, two drivers were assigned to one truck. Employees say the decision has made them feel less safe at work.
Workers and members of their union leadership, UNITE HERE Local 17, said one person has already been injured following the switch to single operator catering, when the worker was crushed by his truck after it rolled over him. He underwent multiple surgeries on his leg…