Southwest Employee Charlene Carter, Who Had Religious Rights Violated by TWU Officials, Receives $5.1 Million in Lawsuit

Charlene Carter, an employee for Southwest Airlines, has just been granted $5.1 million in a lawsuit against Transportation Workers Union of America Local 556 after the jury found the union officials guilty of religious discrimination against Carter.

From Bloomberg Law:

The jury, sitting in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, found Thursday that Southwest retaliated against Charlene Carter by engaging in activity protected by the Railway Labor Act, unlawfully discriminated against her by firing her and that her termination was motivated by her religious beliefs. The jury also found that Southwest failed to accommodate her religious beliefs.

TWU Local 556 violated the duty of fair representation and retaliated against Carter for engaging in activity protected by the Railway Labor Act, the jury held. The union unlawfully discriminated against Carter by treating her less favorably than other employees and causing her discharge due to her religious beliefs, the jury said. And Local 556 unlawfully failed to accommodate Carter’s religious beliefs, the jury also found.

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