A United Airlines employee was fired after a private conversation with another employee was overheard by a passenger who then complained to the airline via X, formerly known as Twitter. Fired over faith? Ruben D. Sanchez Jr has been working for United Airlines as a flight attendant for 28 years.
His tenure abruptly ended after a passenger overheard a private conversation with another employee about his faith and his personal views on LGBTQIA individuals. The incident occurred on May 31st last year when Sanchez was working onboard a redeye flight from Los Angeles to Cleveland. Sanchez was having difficulty staying awake, as the flight was assigned at the last minute.
In an attempt to stay awake, the 52-year-old began conversing with a fellow flight attendant about their shared faith, Catholicism. According to the New York Post , Sanchez said they spoke about how Pride Month began the next day and how it is a "big deal at United." In Sanchez's own words, the airline "has all these things about Pride, with Pride flags everywhere" and “drag-queen DJs” playing music in United's Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
According to Sanchez, the conversation was innocent and was just a way of staying awake. Here's the part of the conversation with which the anonymous tweeter took issue. Sanchez recalled: “I said, 'You know, as Catholics, we're not really supposed to be observing Pride.
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