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Nevilledog

(55,134 posts)
Wed Aug 9, 2023, 01:12 PM Aug 2023

Southwest Airlines appeals order requiring its lawyers to take 'religious liberty training'

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/southwest-airlines-religious-liberty-training-carrier-appeals-order-rcna99012

Southwest Airlines on Tuesday said it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior lawyers to attend “religious liberty training” by a prominent conservative Christian legal group.

The airline in a statement confirmed that it would file an appeal one day after U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr said the lawyers had undermined his earlier ruling in a religious bias case by Southwest flight attendant Charlene Carter.

Starr said that instead of notifying employees of their rights against religious discrimination, as he had ordered Southwest to do, the lawyers penned a memo warning workers not to violate the company policy that led it to fire Carter.

Carter says she was fired for criticizing her union’s decision to participate in the 2017 Women’s March, a nationwide protest following the inauguration of former President Donald Trump, because Planned Parenthood was a sponsor. Carter has said she is a Christian who opposes abortion.

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Southwest Airlines appeals order requiring its lawyers to take 'religious liberty training' (Original Post) Nevilledog Aug 2023 OP
This won't stand, not even here in Texas. marble falls Aug 2023 #1
with "god as my copilot" airlines can reduce in-cockpit staff and save money nt msongs Aug 2023 #2
Don't give them any ideas! (nt) Retrograde Aug 2023 #5
Trump appointee, no shock there. Marius25 Aug 2023 #3
Having worked union for 30 plus years... ret5hd Aug 2023 #4
TFG has appointed some real RWNJ nut cases as judges LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #6
 

Marius25

(3,213 posts)
3. Trump appointee, no shock there.
Wed Aug 9, 2023, 03:10 PM
Aug 2023

Any Judge appointed by that fascist monster is corrupt to the core. They're the Christian equivalent of the Taliban.

ret5hd

(22,588 posts)
4. Having worked union for 30 plus years...
Wed Aug 9, 2023, 03:25 PM
Aug 2023

I can not name a circumstance of any sort where the company would have fired me for criticizing an action of the union.

No one. Nada.

Are you SURE that’s why you were fired???

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