Carter v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 556

  1. May 20, 2022

    Southwest Says It Deserves Pretrial Win In Retaliation Suit

    Southwest Airlines encouraged a Texas federal court to wrap up a retaliation suit filed by a flight attendant who was fired for her alleged harassment of a union leader, asking the court to rethink its refusal to resolve the case in the airline's favor before the trial phase.

  2. May 06, 2022

    No Early Wins In Ex-Southwest Worker's Retaliation Suit

    A suit accusing Southwest Airlines Co. of firing a flight attendant for opposing the workers' union and her Christian beliefs is set to go to trial after a Texas federal judge ruled there are too many disputes between the parties for the suit to be tossed.

  3. February 17, 2022

    Southwest Flight Attendant Seeks Early Win In Retaliation Suit

    A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant asked a Texas federal judge for an early win in her suit against the airline and its workers union, saying the Railway Labor Act protects her from being fired for protesting the use of union funds to attend the 2017 Women's March, which she categorized as an affront to her religious beliefs.

  4. September 10, 2021

    Union Wants Former Southwest Flight Attendant's Suit Tossed

    A union asked a Texas federal judge to toss a former Southwest Airlines flight attendant's retaliation suit, saying messages the worker sent the union president were not protected speech but rather harassment that the president was within her rights to report.

  5. September 03, 2021

    Southwest Asks Judge To Toss Flight Attendant's Bias Suit

    Southwest Airlines urged a Texas federal judge to toss a former flight attendant's suit claiming she was fired for her union opposition, saying an arbitrator already found the firing justified because the worker sent the union president messages that violated airline policies against harassment and bullying.

  6. July 17, 2020

    Atty Denies Trying To Intimidate Flight Attendant Witness

    An attorney representing a fired flight attendant in a dispute with Southwest Airlines has hit back against the airline's bid to remove him from the case for allegedly trying to use a process server to intimidate a witness, telling the court the service was proper and the sanctions motion was the true intimidation tactic.

  7. July 09, 2020

    Southwest Says Atty Used Data To Harass Flight Attendant

    Southwest Airlines wants a Texas federal judge to remove a Virginia attorney from an employment dispute case for allegedly enlisting an unknown airline employee to provide confidential information about a flight attendant's schedule, then sending an armed process server to her hotel room.

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