Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Armed with picket signs, American Airlines flight attendants are protesting outside company headquarters this morning.
The picketing event is meant as an “early morning wake up call” for company officials.
And the @APFAunity picketers have begun chanting “Wake up, American” as they walk up and down the sidewalk outside HQ. pic.twitter.com/pOPi1cgfiV
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In a statement, the group’s national president says, “It’s time for our company to wake up and understand exactly what’s going on with their 27-thousand front line employees.”
APFA National President Lori Bassani. “We are sick from toxic uniforms, sick from cabin fume events and sick of being given the run-around with the flawed implementation and improperly programmed new scheduling systems.”
American Airlines flight attendants may sue after their uniforms made them violently ill https://t.co/2N7K8fy45F pic.twitter.com/btUpvJR3AM
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They will be protesting what they view as disrespect and disregard for them.
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