Should Socially Conscious Consumers Fly Jet Blue?
Randy Shawbyline‚ Aug. 25‚ 2005 The non-union, low-budget Jet Blue airlines has a hip image, and its lower fares and access to multiple television stations has made it popular with consumers. But just as Nike’s progressive image obscured its reliance on sweatshop labor, Jet Blue’s low fares come at a steep price: the elimination of thousands of living wage airline industry jobs. Progressives who have a problem with Walmart should be equally troubled by the facts behind the “bargain fares” of Jet Blue.
