Threatening to inconvenience air travelers throughout the Labor Day weekend, several hundred airline service workers - including baggage handlers, security personnel and janitors - walked off the job today Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after months of inconclusive contract talks with their employers.

Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 1877 went on strike at about noon at the Tom Bradley International Terminal and other terminals serving American, United, Southwest and Northeast Northwest airlines - some of the busiest at the airport. Union officials say they will continue the action through the weekend, when LAX typically sees 850,000 passengers pass through the airport.

The workers are employed by private companies that contract with the airlines at LAX for a variety of services.
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