I am very disappointed with one of my favorite airlines to fly on in Southwest Airlines. They fired Charlene Carter, an employee for their company after 20 years as a flight attendant. Ms. Carter was in the Transportation Workers Union of America (TWU) and paid union dues. Ms. Carter decided to quit the TWU in 2013 because the TWU used the dues to pay for Pro-Abortion marches for women. Ms. Carter took to social media because they made her pay dues even after Ms. Carter left the TWU because of Ms. Carter's Pro-Life stance and being an Unapologetic Christian. Ms. Carter was fired from Southwest Airlines in 2017 because TWU board claimed that Ms. Carter violated their 'Social Media Policy' and 'Bullying and Workplace Hazing Policy.'
Does being fired from your job for being a Christian and being Pro-Life and being Unapologetic sounds familiar? That's because this happens to a lot of Christians who speaks out about their faith and their Pro-Life stance working a secular job. The TWU board reviewed Ms. Carter's FB posts and decided that Ms. Carter's Pro-Life pics and posts deemed Ms. Carter's termination from her job. Ms. Carter was using freedom of speech and freedom of choice, yet the TWU saw that as a threat to their company. They wanted Ms. Carter at Southwest Airlines as long as Ms. Carter was conforming to their rules and guidelines as long as Ms. Carter didn't express her Pro-Life stance, being a Christian, and exposing the TWU. In the 20 years that Ms. Carter was working for Southwest Airlines they didn't have a problem with Ms. Carter.
Ms. Carter's lawyer help Ms. Carter when Ms. Carter filed the lawsuit for Southwest Airlines unlawfully firing Ms. Carter. Mark Mix, the lawyer who represented Ms. Carter was from the "National Right to Work Foundation," helped Ms. Carter fight for 5 years and Ms. Carter won her $5.1 million dollar lawsuit. Naturally the TWU will appeal because they feel that they were justified in firing Ms. Carter. Southwest Airlines might be getting "too big for their britches." A lot of people like flying from the airport on Southwest Airlines but the same people like myself who enjoy that airline will stop flying on that airline and go to another airline if Southwest is going to go down that route of firing employees who don't agree with how the company conduct business. Southwest will lose a lot of customers that way, too. This was another big win for Christians and Pro-Lifers who face challenges on the workforce. Never be afraid to speak out and stand up for what is right! That is all for shared articles on free speech on all topics, till next time keep an eye out for more blogs like this. God Bless You!
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