{"id":18667,"date":"2025-09-15T05:47:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=18667"},"modified":"2025-09-15T05:47:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:47:35","slug":"airlines-suspend-workers-for-posts-about-shooting-of-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/airlines-suspend-workers-for-posts-about-shooting-of-charlie-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Airlines suspend workers for posts about shooting of Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines say they have suspended workers for social media posts about last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/14\/us\/charlie-erika-kirk-tribute-vigils\">fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe were made aware of Delta employees whose social media content, related to the recent murder of activist Charlie Kirk, went well beyond healthy, respectful debate,\u201d Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in an internal memo shared with CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThese social posts stand in stark contrast to our values and our social media policy, and these employees have been suspended pending an investigation,\u201d Bastian said in the memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In a statement, American Airlines says some employees who posted to \u201cpromote such violence on social media were immediately removed from service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The moves are among the latest corporate blowback on workers following pressure from the Trump administration to fire those who \u201cwere caught celebrating the assassination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThis behavior is disgusting and they should be fired,\u201d Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X Saturday. \u201cAny company responsible for the safety of the traveling public cannot tolerate that behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">United Airlines also sent a memo to pilots reminding them of the company\u2019s social media policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Late Sunday, the airline confirmed to CNN that it has suspended workers over the last few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In a statement, United Airlines said, \u201cWe\u2019ve been clear with our customers and employees that there\u2019s zero tolerance for politically motivated violence or any attempt to justify it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines say they have suspended workers for social media posts about last week\u2019s fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. \u201cWe were made aware of Delta employees whose social media content, related to the recent murder of activist Charlie Kirk, went well beyond healthy, respectful debate,\u201d Delta CEO Ed Bastian 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