American Airlines Pilots Are Going on Strike

The airports with planned demonstrations will include the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Miami International Airport

Travelers wait to drop their baggage at the American Airlines counter in the Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., on Sept. 3, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

By Emily Rella

American Airlines (AAL) has made no shortage of headlines this summer—perhaps only a shortage of staffers.

After a tumultuous season, the labor union representing the airline’s pilots has announced that it will begin “informational picketing” in three of the airline’s major hubs on account of fatigue, lack of “adequate accommodation” and an unjust work schedule.