LAX airline food workers hold strike votes, decrying poverty wages

Catering workers at Los Angeles International Airport held a strike authorization vote Wednesday, contending they earn poverty wages and pay too much for healthcare coverage.
The 715 LSG Sky Chefs employees, represented by Unite Here Local 11, took the action in tandem with airline food workers in 20 other cities nationwide who also will participate in strike votes over the next two weeks.
A strike would not occur until the National Mediation Board authorizes it.
The employees ser