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Flight Attendant Fired for Revealing Food Stamp Eligibility

HeadlineSep 09, 2010

A flight attendant for Compass Airlines has been fired from her job after publicly revealing she qualifies for food stamps. The flight attendant, Kirsten Arianejad, had made the disclosure in a television interview as part of a campaign calling for a living wage for airline employees.

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