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Ex-flight attendant sues WestJet over alleged workplace harassment

A former WestJet flight attendant who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a pilot in 2010 has filed a second lawsuit against the company, this one a proposed class action claiming WestJet has failed to create a safe work environment for female flight attendants.


April 5, 2016  By CBC News

Mandalena (Mandy) Lewis originally launched a lawsuit against WestJet earlier this year over allegations the airline didn’t take proper action after she reported being sexually assaulted by a pilot while on a stopover in Hawaii. She was fired in January.

Now, she says other women have contacted her with stories about lewd jokes, harassment and even assault on the job. | READ MORE

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