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United workers fight firing over security concern
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Thirteen former United Airline employees filed a complaint against the company this week for firing them last year when they refused to fly on a plane that had a 'Bye Bye' message written on it along with a 'devilish' face, Daily Mail reported.
According to the complaint filed Tuesday, the words 'BYE BYE' were written in oil residue on the plane's tail, the report said.
Along with the words were two faces, one face drawn with a smile and another with, what the complaint states is, a 'frowning or devilish' expression, according to the report.
The employees refused to fly on the July 14 Hong Kong-bound flight despite reassurances from the pilot, mechanics, and security that the Boeing 747-400 plane at San Francisco International Airport was safe to fly, according to The New York Daily News.
The flight attendants are seeking reinstatement along with backpay and compensatory damages, according to the Tribune, but an airline spokeswoman said the company plans to 'vigorously' defend its decision.
The spokeswoman, from the Chicago-based United Airlines, told Reuters that the airlines teams investigated the issue and found there was no 'credible security threat.'
In the complaint, the employees said the airline refused to empty the plane of its more than 300 passengers and perform a security inspection.
The employees, all with 18 or more years of experience, refused to work believing the lives of the passengers and crew were in danger, Reuters reports.
The flight was delayed and soon cancelled. The employees were fired for insubordination, according to the complaint.
The workers said in the complaint that they had been on alert following an incident one week earlier where federal authorities announced an enhanced security screening due to the threat of explosive devices onboard.
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