Oberlin Air-traffic Controllers Clash with FAA Over “Gender Appropriate” Pants

  • Posted by Joseph
  • June 28, 2007

The Plain Dealer has a funny story today about another labor dispute between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Air-Traffic Controllers Union.

But this one isn’t over money or overtime- this one is about pants.

Specifically, an FAA-imposed dress code for controllers.

The part that caught my eye was the controller in Oberlin who was reprimanded because his aquamarine pants were “not gender appropriate.”

The union spokewoman (Melissa Ott) called the policy silly and, in defense of the bright-blue pants guy, added: “He was angry. He said they were questioning his sexuality because of his pants. And aren’t there laws against discriminating against someone because of sexual orientation anyway?”

Actually, Ms. Ott, there aren’t any laws like this. Not in Ohio anyway.

But there should be.

Information and Links

Join the fray by commenting, tracking what others have to say, or linking to it from your blog.

Information
June 28th, 2007
One Response
Feeds and Links
Comment Feed
From This Author
Del.icio.us
Digg
Technorati
Categories
Plunderbund

Other Posts
Deborah Pryce Learned Her Lesson- Votes Against Pay Raise
Ted Strickland Gets Healthcare

Say Something!

Because we value your thoughtful opinions, you are encouraged to add a comment to this post. Don't be offended if your comment is edited for clarity or to keep out questionable material. Comments may even be deleted at the discretion of the Plundercrew. You signal your agreement to this by clicking 'Submit Comment' below. Everyone who comments here is responsible for them.

Plunderchat:

Comment Number:
1
Written by:
Brian
Posted on:
June 28, 2007 at 8:14 pm

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! What the hell are “gender-appropriate” pants? If he wore a pink polo shirt, would that also be “inappropriate”?

Weird.