Our airplanes are often cleaned by low-wage workers expected to work until their babies arrive – even if they arrive on the job
All over America, pregnant women get a raw deal from their employers. But the low-wage airport workers of America, who I’ve met through my work as a researcher for a labor union, bear the brunt of it.
Take the example of “Angie”, who, in the spring of 2014, was cleaning planes for a subcontractor of a commercial airline. She was eight months pregnant and happy to have the job in a struggling economy. But her employer does not offer maternity leave; she only got paid as long as she worked, she was determined to continue to earn money. But one day, bending over to pick up a fallen piece of paper she felt the first pangs, a sharp piercing to her side, then the rush of her water breaking. She muttered a prayer, beads of sweat dropping to her lips. The pain shot urgently from her navel to her ankles. she felt her pants and panties grow damp with water. It was time. She needed to push.
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