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The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Delta settles flight attendant lawsuit over sexual harassment and union retaliation

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A Delta plane lands at Austin-Bergstrom international airport in Austin, Texas, on 22 October 2025. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Delta Air Lines settled a lawsuit that alleged a flight attendant was fired in retaliation for supporting unionization and enduring “sexually assaultive touching” during training.

The flight attendant, Aryasp Nejat, said he was suspended without pay, then fired, for making two pro-union, anti-harassment posts on social media, and was told his sexual harassment allegation would be investigated, but that he never received a follow-up.

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