American Airlines Flight Attendant Threatened with Termination for Making a Parody of Bankruptcy

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American Airlines Flight Attendant Threatened with Termination for Making a Parody of the Letter Sent from Flight Service Regarding the Bankruptcy Filing

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According to AMR it's okay for the employer to lie to employees about the financial condition of the airline, but Lord forbid the employees poke fun at it as a means of coping with disaster

Flight attendant Gailen David (MIA) is being called into the office to answer to allegations that he violated American Airline’s Social Media Policy. The question being raised is whether humor constitutes a violation of corporate policy or whether it’s an infringement on an individual’s right to free speech.

The letter in question was sent to all flight attendants and also forwarded to the media. Historically, poking fun at information found in the public domain is not a violation of the employer/employee relationship. Given the heat AMR is feeling from those in the media who are questioning AMR’s motives for filing bankruptcy as well as the corporations self-proclaimed need to dump the pensions, having an employee poking fun at it apparently fuels the fire at a time when the corporation’s trying to put it out.


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