Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Take Action to Support AFA-CWA’s Campaign for Safe Uniforms

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Delta Air Lines is about to ground hundreds of flight attendants, just as we head into the busy summer travel season with an already understaffed workforce. Delta is choosing to harm workers and risk unnecessary operational meltdowns in the name of its “new” corporate brand.

In 2018, Delta rolled out a new uniform line. Within weeks, flight attendants began reporting severe adverse reactions like trouble breathing, extreme headaches, painful rashes and hair loss. An independent lab test showed the uniforms had high levels of a toxic chemical.

After flight attendants spoke out, Delta promised “a completely new uniform program” and allowed workers to wear an alternative uniform. But now, management is backtracking on its promise. Workers are being forced to wear a uniform they don’t feel safe in or stay home without a paycheck. Tell Delta management to live up to its promise by providing new uniforms that are safe and healthy:

Sign the Petition.