United Sued for Packing NFL Charters With Young, Blond Crews
United Airlines Holdings Inc. packs its charter flights for sports teams with young, blond crews and bars older flight attendants from working the plum routes, according to a new lawsuit.
In so doing, the airline bases the value of workers “entirely on their racial and physical attributes, and stereotypical notions of sexual allure,” according to two veteran flight attendants who sued Friday in California.
The attendants -- a Black woman who has worked for the airline for 28 years and a Jewish woman with 34 years of tenure -- say that they both tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to get assigned to work the charter flights.
In a statement released Saturday, United highlighted its track record on diversity and inclusion.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-12/united-sued-for-packing-nfl-charters-with-young-blond-crews
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