by Violet Ikonomova
Richard Duncan (Photo: Unite Here) After 23 years with Delta’s in-flight catering provider at Detroit Metro Airport, Richard Duncan, a single father from Wayne, is looking for work. He has sights set on a specific gig he’s well-qualified for, and has already submitted three applications and on Friday plans to attend a job fair to get his resume in front of the right people. But in a cruel twist, the job he’s gunning for is the same one he’s always had. Duncan is being forced to reapply for his position in the catering kitchen servicing Delta flights with no guarantee he’ll be rehired because the airline will soon switch its catering company from LSG Sky Chefs, whose workers are unionized, to the non-union DO & CO. According to the union, Unite Here Local 24, the move threatens to put approximately 500 airport food service employees out of work, many of them minorities or immigrants living in Detroit.