Workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport's key unions went on strike Monday morning, just days before a million travelers were expected to pass through the airport for Thanksgiving holiday travel.

Workers in North Carolina described living paycheck to paycheck, unable to cover expenses like car repairs while performing jobs that keep countless planes running on schedule.

The union is holding a "Strikesgiving" lunch for its members, who it says won't be able to afford a Thanksgiving meal this year.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport plan to go on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages.

Employees at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike over wages during what’s expected to be the busiest travel week of the year with the Thanksgiving holiday. ABM and

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport voted Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike during the holiday.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport are voting on whether to go on a 24-hour strike around Thanksgiving amid complaints about low wages and poor working conditions

Lowe makes $12.50 an hour. According to Indeed, that’s 11 percent below the national average for his position.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike during the holidays.

Hundreds of workers at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport are voting today on whether to strike for 24 hours during the busy holiday travel season. The vote comes amid what workers describe as a “poverty wage crisis” at the airport,