Charlene Carter was fired in 2017 after sending anti-abortion messages to her union president who attended the Women’s March in Washington, D.C.
In July, a North Texas jury said Southwest Airlines should pay $4.15 million in back pay, pain and suffering and other costs to former flight attendant Charlene Carter, with the union being ordered to pay another $1.15 million.A North Texas federal judge ordered Dallas-based Southwest Airlines to reinstate a flight attendant who claimed she was unfairly fired for airing her views against abortion, but cut her $5.3 million jury award to just over $800,000 to abide by federal limits.
Carter argued that the Railway Labor Act governing labor agreements at airlines protects her to engage in “protected speech and activity in opposing, challenging, and advocating against Local 556, President Stone, and the union’s activities.” The National Right to Work Committee said the union violated Carter’s religious liberty by supporting pro-abortion groups and causes.
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