Bad behavior won’t fly: Flight attendants learn to fight back in self-defense classes
We are just three months into 2022 and already the Federal Aviation Administration has received hundreds of reports of passengers acting aggressively in the air. Last year, 2021 was a record-setting year for the number of incidents involving disruptive passengers on planes. Because of this, flight attendants are enrolling in the Transportation Security Administration’s Crew Member Self-Defense training course.
Chicago flight attendant who lost husband to illness wins paid sick leave battle for aviation workers: ‘It is an incredible gift to be able to give back, despite my grief’
A Chicago flight attendant who needed time off to care for her dying husband ended up taking on Springfield in a battle to change state law so aviation workers could obtain paid sick leave benefits.
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