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Southwest Employees Rattled by Big Brother-Style Policies

Restrictions tighten despite court ruling in case involving social media

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Southwest Employees Rattled by Big Brother-Style Policies
A traveler walks past a Southwest Airlines airplane as it taxies from a gate at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Oct. 11, 2021, in Baltimore. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
11/1/2022|Updated: 11/2/2022
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Southwest Airlines and a labor union seem to have learned little from the case of pro-life flight attendant Charlene Carter, several longtime employees told The Epoch Times.

On July 14, a federal jury unanimously awarded Carter more than $5 million, declaring that Southwest illegally fired her in 2017 for “protected speech”—and that her union helped get her fired instead of protecting her.

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Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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