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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

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

A line of Delta planes at an airport
Multiple labor unions announced an effort two years ago to unionize Delta Airlines employees. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

A former flight attendant at Delta Air Lines 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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