2.21.19 - Delta C.E.O. Ed Bastian: ‘Leadership Is Not a Popularity Contest’
'In the days after the shooting last year in Parkland, Fla., students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School used social media to protest companies that had partnerships with the National Rifle Association. Among them was Delta, which offered a small and little-used discount to N.R.A. members.'
'Delta’s chief executive, Ed Bastian, quickly decided to scrap the partnership. In retaliation, local politicians, egged on by the N.R.A., decided to end a tax break that would have saved Delta $40 million. Mr. Bastian was unbowed, writing in a statement that “our values are not for sale.”'