Lab Clearing Delta’s ‘Toxic’ Uniforms Raises Calls for Union (2)

Nov. 21, 2019, 6:09 PM UTCUpdated: Nov. 22, 2019, 6:17 PM UTC

After at least 943 employees formally complained that Delta Air Lines Inc.'s new uniforms caused rashes and difficulty breathing, an independent laboratory hired by the airline found the garments aren’t linked “to any attributable health risk,” according to a report obtained by Bloomberg Law.

The findings are likely to add fuel to what’s already a talking point in dueling campaigns by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and the International Association of Machinists to organize Delta’s 25,000 flight attendants. Even attendants with decades of service to the company expressed frustration at the airline’s handling of the situation, according to multiple employees. ...

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