American Airlines attendant says uniform is making her ill

American Airlines attendant says uniform is making her ill

An American Airlines flight attendant claims that her 'sexy' uniform is causing her to have serious health problems. 

Heather Poole, a 20-year crew member for the popular airliner, has been blogging in recent months about the adverse effects she claims she has experienced while sporting the company-issued suiting.

'I get sick every time I go to work,' she wrote. 'Every time I go to work I feel terrible.

'Since the uniform debuted on September 20, I've seen more doctors than I've ever seen in my life and I've learned things about toxic chemicals I never knew before.

'Before the new uniform I didn't know what 'sensitizers' were or what 'synergy' meant, and I sure as heck would have never dreamed I'd develop 'MCS' ( multiple chemical sensitivity). Now I'm practically an expert on the subject.'

Poole suffers from hypothyroidism and says the uniform has also negatively affected her condition. 

Heather Poole, an American Airlines flight attendant, claims that her 'sexy' uniform is causing her to have serious health problems. She is pictured above shortly after sporting the new uniform in September 

Poole, a 20-year crew member for the popular airliner, has been blogging in recent months about the adverse effects she claims she has experienced from the company-issued suiting. She is pictured above receiving treatment

She wrote: 'I get sick every time I go to work. Every time I go to work I feel terrible.' Poole suffers from hypothyroidism and says the uniform has negatively affected her condition

American gave out 1.5million new uniforms, which are slate gray as opposed to the old navy blue, to 70,000 employees in its first major uniform change in 30 years. 

Since the company debuted the new uniforms in September, hundreds of other flight attendants have also claimed that it has caused them to become ill.  

'It's kind of crazy to think your clothes could be poisoning you,' she wrote. 

Flight attendants and customer service agents complained of 'eye swelling, rashes, skin blistering' plus wheezing, headaches, and vertigo, said the union that represents 25,000 of the flight attendants, according to NBC News.

They were given the option to wear their old uniforms, replace uniform pieces that were bothering them, and also use an alternate supplier, Aramark.

The older uniforms are made by Twin Hill, a unit of Tailored Brands in Houston, Texas.

Poole said that internet trolls have targeted her because some don't believe that her work uniform has led to making her sick. She is pictured above packing the uniforms up to be tested at a Harvard lab

However, flight attendants began complaining about rashes with those uniforms too.

In addition to flight attendants having issues with the clothing, American Airlines pilots have also complained about health issues they believe are being caused by the chemicals in the uniforms.  

More than 3,000 members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have also filed complaints about the new uniforms. 

About 100 pilots said the new uniforms were giving them rashes, swollen eyes, and making them feel generally ill, reported Bloomberg News.

'They have to be fit for duty,' Dennis Tajer, an Allied Pilots Association spokesman, said. 'If the uniform is making them not fit for duty, then something has to change.'

Tajer said a couple of pilots became so sick they couldn't fly, and others only had symptoms when the uniforms were on. 

In addition to flight attendants having issues with the clothing, American Airlines pilots have also complained about health issues they believe are being caused by the chemicals in the uniforms (file above)

Sadly, Poole said that internet trolls have targeted her because some don't believe that her work uniform has led to making her sick.

'Over the last nine months, I was called 'psycho' and 'crazy,' she wrote. 

'Because the sexy stereotype won't die, nobody cares when we have something serious to discuss.

'Let the record state that I can't prove that any of my health problems are in fact caused by my wearing the uniform.

'I dread going to work. I love my job, but my job is making me sick.' 

It has not yet been determined exactly what may be causi ng employees who wear the uniforms to become ill. 

But American Airlines and the company that supplies the uniforms, Twin Hill, have both said multiple lab tests confirmed the clothes are completely safe.

In June it was announced that American Airlines and Twin Hill would part ways when their current contract expires in 2020. 

The airliner insisted that the decision to sever business ties was 'mutual.'   

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