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February 28, 2005Cutbacks squeeze airline workers
Lifestyles change and wages suffer as carriers trim costs in effort to stay aloft. By Adam Geller DES PLAINES, Ill. -- The phone line in Dave Meyers' third-floor walkup has been turned off to save cash, and the brown velour sofas, bought secondhand, are bare in spots. Still, the modest apartment is about what you would expect for a single guy who spends most of what he earns. The problem for Meyers -- a United Airlines ramp worker whose pay has been cut twice in two years -- is that he consistently spends more. Child support is nearly $700 a month. Of the remaining $1,600 in take-home pay, rent claims another $700. His checking account is overdrawn. Cutbacks squeeze airline workers, continued Comments
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