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Airline Execs: Ground SkyHop Global Now
As airline professionals — pilots, flight attendants, aircraft technicians, customer service agents and ground personnel — we know what it takes to keep our industry moving safely and on time. That includes not only reliable, high-quality ground transportation but also fair and respectful treatment for every worker who keeps us moving.
SkyHop Global shuttle drivers are often the first and last people we see on duty. They play a vital role in helping us do our jobs — yet they remain underpaid, overworked, and unheard.
SkyHop Global, one of the largest aircrew shuttle operators in the U.S., is currently refusing to provide its drivers with fair wages, adequate health insurance, or basic workplace protections. Instead of addressing shuttle drivers' concerns, the company has responded by cutting hours and firing those who speak out.
When drivers at New York airports chose to unionize in May 2024, SkyHop refused to negotiate a first contract and retaliated against them, prompting an ongoing strike and nearly thirty unfair labor practice (ULP) charges. The National Labor Relations Board and the New York State Department of Labor are actively investigating the company. The dispute has since spread to other markets, including Las Vegas, where further allegations of unlawful retaliation against drivers have led to additional ULP charges and forced SkyHop to reinstate some of the workers it illegally terminated.
SkyHop and its predecessor, Allied AirBus, have a decade-long history of workers’ rights violations, including ongoing court cases involving wage and hour violations. These labor and compliance issues may violate supplier codes of conduct across the airline industry and pose serious operational, legal, reputational, and ESG risks for SkyHop’s airline partners.
As airline professionals, we stand in solidarity with striking SkyHop workers and demand that airlines take the following steps:
1) Privately and publicly encourage SkyHop to return to good faith negotiations to resolve the labor disputes in New York and Las Vegas
2) Initiate an investigation into possible violations of airlines’ Supplier Codes of Conduct by SkyHop Global
3) Transition to a labor-compliant transportation provider with proven reliability and ethical standards
Respect for workers is not optional. Aviation workers deserve respect and the right to organize a union. It is also a pillar of ESG standards throughout our industry. This includes everyone who helps get crews to the gate and planes off the ground.
Respect for workers is not optional. Aviation workers deserve respect and the right to organize a union. It is also a pillar of ESG standards throughout our industry. This includes everyone who helps get crews to the gate and planes off the ground.
