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Hundreds of workers at PHL are being laid off amid coronavirus outbreak

The union, which represents 1,400 subcontracted workers like wheelchair attendants, baggage handlers, and cabin cleaners, estimates between 600 and 1,000 of its members will be laid off between now and Monday.

The empty baggage claim area at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, March 16, 2020. Dozens of presumed positive cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with the case count escalating daily.
The empty baggage claim area at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, March 16, 2020. Dozens of presumed positive cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with the case count escalating daily.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer