Some unusual activities such as Industrial action and winter weather as well as the traditional kids bickering in the back seat have been highlighted as some of the issues that have made the travel for Thanksgiving tricky which has been a record travel holiday.
Service workers at North Carolina’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport announced the beginning of a strike when they left work at about 5 am on Monday after agreeing to embark on a strike in a vote conducted on Friday. The strike has now added to the frustration that comes with tricky weather conditions that have faced a larger part of the country as the authorities have predicted a busy period for the holiday.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced the start of industrial action on Monday and confirmed that they have planned to put an end to poverty wages and demand “respect on the job during the holiday travel season.
In May some of the workers who had decided to embark on a strike were also on strike. ABM and Prospect Airport Services employees, whose major duties include cleaning inside planes and assisting passengers in wheelchairs.
It was observed that the airport’s online departures board didn’t immediately show any effect of the strike. Charlotte Douglas is the ninth-busiest airport in the United States, serving more than 25 million passengers last year.
It was confirmed that later on Monday, about 100 SEIU workers at Los Angeles International Airport plan to rally for better pay and access to affordable health care, potentially adding to travel delays on the West Coast. The union is asking for the minimum wage to be increased from $25 to $30 an hour.
It was noted that the demonstration will include a walk by 80 million people who are set to take to the roads, railways, skies and even cruise ships this week, each making trips of more than 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday.
TSA Administrator David Pekoske while speaking through a post made on X stated that the condition will make it one of the busiest Thanksgiving ever in terms of air travel, it was further stated that it has been encouraging that some of the staff are currently in the highest feeling and are ready to be at the highest level then they have ever been, it was also confirmed that the authorities were ready for the busy period.
A later Thanksgiving than usual the final Thursday this year falling on November 28 — could mean a greater travel squeeze next Monday and Tuesday as more people travel home, rather than prolong their visits.
It was stated that many are heading south with both Orlando and Miami’s main airports each expecting 1.9 million travelers to pass through over the 12-day travel period.
NBC meteorologist Michelle Grossman stated that two separate storm systems were due to bring bad weather to different parts of the country. On Monday and Tuesday, the Rockies and Cascades could face high winds and snow, making travel difficult in mountain areas.
It was further stated that on Wednesday, the storm will strengthen and grow as it moves east across the Plains, bringing a wintry mix of rain, snow and strong winds.
It was further stated that Thanksgiving Day will be a dampness for much of the Eastern Seaboard, from New England down to the South, while in northern states it could be bitterly cold, reaching 26 degrees in Minnesota.
