Posted on 03/31/2021 7:41:01 AM PDT by Stravinsky
The chief executive of Delta, Ed Bastian, sent a letter on Wednesday to employees expressing regret for the company’s muted opposition to a restrictive voting law passed last week by the Georgia legislature.
“I need to make it crystal clear that the final bill is unacceptable and does not match Delta’s values,” he wrote in an internal memo that was reviewed by The New York Times.
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Mr. Bastian went further, saying that the entire premise of the new law — and dozens of similar bills being advanced in other states around the country — was based on false pretenses.
“The entire rationale for this bill was based on a lie: that there was widespread voter fraud in Georgia in the 2020 elections,” Mr. Bastian said. “This is simply not true. Unfortunately, that excuse is being used in states across the nation that are attempting to pass similar legislation to restrict voting rights.”
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It’s easy to know who got to him. The companies Board, the Sec of Transportation, Rev Al boycotting Delta, etc etc etc etc. Or, just being asked to step down over concerns about his leadership.
It’s unacceptable to have voting integrity????
If it is unacceptable to have free and fair elections, then we really have gone down the rabbit hole.
Delta, move your HQ to NYC.
Perhaps we should all show up and ask to get in a flight without any ID.
By that time the GOP will control the house and they’ll be yelling about Biden that he’s bankrupting the country as a campaign issue so they’re not going to get the money anyway
I’m sure there is avaliable office space in Seattle, or Portland. However a lot of renovations may be necessary.
Then they can stop requiring an ID to fly. They need to tell the government that rule is racist and they will not comply.
At the rate that woke fascism is being embraced by corporate America, it’s not an impossibility.
The reality of regionalized, hub & spoke air travel today is most people really don’t enjoy the luxury of being able to pick and choose their carriers.
If you live in much of the South and want to go someplace beyond the reach of your car, you have to fly Delta, unless you have time and money to burn.
There wasn’t much choice in the airline space before COVID. After COVID, there will be even less...which companies like Delta love.
Why should an airline take a position on state voting laws? Ridiculous. He deserves a finger wag from Deltalina.
Some lefty group puts heat on a coupla twats and delta caves.
I guess that they don't watch the NFL viewership ratings {or cannot connect the dots}.
Mother of Mercy!
Of course Delta doesn’t allow anyone to fly without a picture ID.
But, HYPOCRISY is the hallmark of Delta Airlines, and their WOKE brethren.
Have you ever been to ge Atlanta airport???
“Yep that’s what they want. Only liberals allowed to fly Delta.”
They’d never be able to get the stank out of the cabins.
Weaponized corporate America. Customers need to respond with their wallets.
No. Red states must weaponize government against corporations engage in brazenly partisan politics. We didn’t make the rules of this war and it’s time to play by Demorat rules.
Waiting for the press to ask this question. Their 2021 shareholders meeting is today. Hope someone asks this question
“Have you ever been to ge Atlanta airport???”
Yes. It makes O’hare look good.
Yeah, Delta needs to move their headquarters to NYC.
Office space is now very cheap, thanks to the WOKE movement that Delta so enthusiastically embraces.
Mayor DiBlasio will even hang a BLM banner on your building to welcome you.
“It continues to amaze me that people that have risen to the CEO level show themselves to be so gullible and stupid in believing the BLM. Antifa, and Democrat lies.”
I think it is worse than you say. I believe these people are asked to comment and along with the request comes a subtle threat. It is nothing but cowardice on the part of these “parrots” which makes them say things they cannot possibly be informed of in any meaningful way.
This could be a part of a desperate cry for federal bailout dollars due to impending bankruptcy...
I believe you need an ID to board a Delta plane.
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