"Delta ex-flight attendant files lawsuit alleging retaliation, sexual harassment"

A former flight attendant at Delta Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging he was fired in retaliation for supporting a unionization effort and for speaking out after enduring “sexually assaultive touching” during training.

Aryasp Nejat was fired by Delta in August. In a complaint filed late last month, his attorneys argued he is “one of the latest casualties” of an anti-union campaign waged by the airline.

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A spokesperson for Delta Airlines said: “Delta does not tolerate retaliation or harassment of any kind.”

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The lawsuit alleges Delta Airlines engaged in an anti-union campaign during Nejat’s initial flight attendant training, between May and June of last year. At his graduation ceremony, the lawsuit alleges that a Delta flight attendant, Matthew Miller, spoke to Nejat and other graduates, telling them “that if they wanted a good working environment, they should not sign a union card”.

Miller was a proponent of Delta Airlines’ anti-union campaign, One Delta, according to the complaint, which alleges he selects flight attendants to be included in safety and training videos, which come with extra pay and promotion pathways in the company.

The anti-union messaging during training was “overwhelming”, according to Nejat ...

While performing a uniform inspection on new flight attendant graduates at the ceremony, the lawsuit accuses Miller of inappropriately touching trainees.

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Miller did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Delta did not comment, beyond stating that it does not tolerate retaliation or harassment.

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