Two flight attendants are suing Alaska Airlines, accusing the company of firing them for questioning the airline's official support for the proposed LGBT anti-discrimination bill the Equality Act.
In a complaint filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Marli Brown and Lacey Smith accused Alaska Airlines of religious discrimination. The lawsuit also lists the flight attendants' union, the Association of Flight Attendants.
According to the complaint, Brown and Smith were terminated after questioning Alaska Airlines' support for the Equality Act on an internal employee message board.
"Alaska Airlines responded to Marli and Lacey's posts by immediately removing Marli and Lacey from their flight schedules, terminating their employment, and disparaging their religious expression and beliefs as 'discriminatory,' 'hateful,' and 'offensive,'" read the complaint, in part.
"When Marli and Lacey — both union members — faced termination because of their religious practices and beliefs, [their union] failed to effectively represent them, ignoring civil rights laws prohibiting both employers and unions from discriminating on the basis of religion."
The Christian Post reached out to Alaska Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants for comment on the lawsuit. Responses are pending.
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