LAX Catering Workers’ Protest Briefly Blocks Century Boulevard During Thanksgiving Rush

Overview

• Hundreds of Flying Food Group employees organized by UNITE HERE Local 11 demonstrated near LAX, spilling into traffic and blocking the airport’s main approach.
• LAPD moved the crowd back to sidewalks, traffic was restored before the evening rush, and no injuries or arrests were reported.
• Workers say they filed Cal/OSHA complaints citing burst pipes, flooded workspaces, malfunctioning fire alarms, blocked exits, and chemical burns.
• Union leaders criticized Los Angeles World Airports for not enforcing license requirements and labor allies labeled the caterer a “serial lawbreaker.”
• Flying Food Group, a supplier to major carriers including Air France, Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines, had no reported enforcement action or remediation in the current coverage.