Originally Posted by
Captain Bligh
If the airlines and the flight attendant community at large insist on portraying themselves as professionals "primarily concerned with customer safety" like we've heard on countless customer briefings, they need to also distance themselves from this steward's actions.
Well said. Unfortunately, it appears AFA is commiting itself, based on an incomplete set of facts, to defending Slater. Some of the points in the first article are valid on the surface, assuming he wasn't the instigator:
Google "AFA Slater...":
Steven Slater’s Freakout: The Stress Of Being A Flight Attendant - TIME NewsFeed
Flight Attendant Union to Slater -- We Got Your Back | TMZ.com