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kpete

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Mon Aug 15, 2022, 09:26 AM Aug 2022

Delta Fires Flight Attendant For FB Post - Editorial Cartoon of TFG Wearing KKK Hood

An employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant says she was fired for posting an editorial cartoon below of former President Donald Trump wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood on her personal Facebook page.

Former flight attendant sues Delta Air Lines after it fired her for sharing anti-Trump editorial cartoon on social media https://cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/former-flight-attendant-sues-delta-air-lines-after-it-fired-her-for-sharing-anti-trump-editorial-cartoon-on-social-media/?taid=62f8f1ee54ec3f000109e955&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

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Delta Fires Flight Attendant For FB Post - Editorial Cartoon of TFG Wearing KKK Hood (Original Post) kpete Aug 2022 OP
A little more detail -- she's suing because a manager gave the game away: WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2022 #1
I disagree with Delta's decision here LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #2

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,367 posts)
1. A little more detail -- she's suing because a manager gave the game away:
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 09:34 AM
Aug 2022
a manager stated that her "political posts were racially motivated," which was given as the reason for her termination, the lawsuit reads.


She ostensibly *was* fired for posting a political cartoon in violation of the company's social media policy. But as soon as a manager said "racially motivated," the flight attendant had a case.
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