A judge has sanctioned Southwest Airlines, writing that the airline twisted his words and disregarded his order in the case of a flight attendant who claimed she was fired for criticizing the union president. The flight attendant, Charlene Carter, was awarded $5.1 million by a jury and also got her job back. Carter had called the union president 'despicable' for attending the 2017 Women’s March in Washington, D.C., where women protested the inauguration of President Donald Trump and advocated for various issues including abortion rights.
Carter, a longtime union critic, said she was fired after she called the union president “despicable” for attending the 2017 Women’s March in Washington, D.C. At the event, women protested the inauguration of President Donald Trump and called for protecting abortion rights among many issues.The airline and Local 556 of the Transport Workers Union said Carter had made offensive posts on Facebook and harassed the union president in private messages.
The judge ordered Southwest to email a new, verbatim statement declaring that the airline may not discriminate against flight attendants for religious beliefs “including — but not limited” to abortion.
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