On July 14, a news story appeared on the national scene about red dresses, or rather, how different people interpreted the red dresses.
To some, it was much ado about nothing. To others, the dresses were symbolic of years of mistreatment. Most said it was purely political.
The story last Tuesday was about a complaint the Northwest Airlines Association of Flight Attendants, a union, made to Delta Airlines in April.
Summit County is home to many Delta employees including attendants and pilots.
The complaint, which was one of several addressing obscure uniform policies, was that a red-dress uniform in use since 2006 was only available up to size 18.
The dress is only one part of a uniform collection created by celebrity designer Richard Tyler. All the other pieces in the collection are made up to a size 28.
While flight attendants with Northwest Airlines, which recently merged with Delta, are represented by a union, the Delta attendants are not. A vote will likely be held within the next few months on whether all Delta attendants should unionize, or none.
The union for Northwest complained about some of the Delta uniform policies, including the color of dental retainers and whether skirts could be worn with orthopedic shoes. The union complained that any Delta attendant should be able to wear any piece of the uniform, regardless of size.
