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Delta Airlines won’t hire you unless you’ve been vaccinated, CEO says
The Points Guy via MSN ^ | 05/14/2021 | David Slotnick

Posted on 05/14/2021 5:59:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Hoping to get a job with an airline as travel picks back up? You’d better get your shot. At one airline, at least.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said on Thursday that the airline will require all new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Bastian’s comments came during an interview with Richard Quest on CNN.

Existing employees will be encouraged to get the jab, but will not be penalized if they choose not to, Bastian said.

“I’m not going to mandate and force people if they have some specific reason why they don’t want to get vaccinated,” Bastian said. “One caveat to that — any person joining Delta in the future we’re going to mandate they be vaccinated before they can sign up with the company.”

More than 60% of Delta’s staff has been vaccinated so far, the airline wrote in a blog post, and Bastian said that he expects an eventual rate of 75-80% among current employees. The airline has hosted vaccination clinics for employees at Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport, its headquarters and largest hub.

The requirement for new hires takes effect on May 17, the airline said in the blog post, and will be waived for those who “qualify for an accommodation,” although it was not clear what would be considered qualifying. At press time, the requirement was not listed in open job postings on Delta’s website.

“This is an important move to protect Delta’s people and customers, ensuring the airline can safely operate as demand returns and as it accelerates through recovery and into the future,” the airline said in the posted statement. “Vaccines are safe, effective and essential to the future of the airline and our world.”

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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1 posted on 05/14/2021 5:59:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
"Inject me!"


2 posted on 05/14/2021 6:08:00 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: SeekAndFind

Wouldnt want to work for them

But if you do, lawsuit time


3 posted on 05/14/2021 6:08:12 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Because experimental “vaccines” require informed consent.


4 posted on 05/14/2021 6:08:22 PM PDT by zipper (In their heart of hearts, all Democrats are communists.)
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To: SeekAndFind

When does HIPAA come into play in all of this?...


5 posted on 05/14/2021 6:08:54 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: SeekAndFind

You must be Experimented on to get a job ?


6 posted on 05/14/2021 6:09:32 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

DELTA hasn’t died yet ?


7 posted on 05/14/2021 6:09:35 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true !)
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To: Hatteras

It doesn’t.


8 posted on 05/14/2021 6:13:29 PM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

agree- let’s hope the lawsuits start to pile a mile high.


9 posted on 05/14/2021 6:14:35 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: SeekAndFind

Might work for new hires. For existing employees it would change the terms of employment.


10 posted on 05/14/2021 6:15:14 PM PDT by jimfree (My 20 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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To: God luvs America

Take an experimental vaccine that has injured and killed people, or no job

Yep thats incredibly illegal


11 posted on 05/14/2021 6:16:25 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Then they responsible for any side effects, no?


12 posted on 05/14/2021 6:19:12 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: Hatteras
I was wondering the same thing and did a quick search.

Employers can ask you for proof of vaccination, here’s why
https://www.nbc15.com/2021/04/20/employers-can-ask-you-for-proof-of-vaccination-heres-why/

Can businesses require proof of vaccination? Experts say yes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/can-businesses-require-vaccination-proof-experts-say-yes/

Your employer can ask whether you’ve received the coronavirus vaccine — and even require it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/03/06/workplace-covid-vaccine-policies/

Employers can require proof of COVID-19 vaccination — with some exceptions, EEOC says
HR Drive (human resources)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/breaking-employers-can-require-proof-of-covid-19-vaccination-with-some-e/592322/

Employers and Health Information in the Workplace
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/employers-health-information-workplace/index.html


13 posted on 05/14/2021 6:35:17 PM PDT by familyop (Third world slaves are misled to generalize distrust against friendly learners.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They keep saying the vaccine is safe, although it’s only been deployed less than half a year. Conversely, the press labeled HCQ dangerous where that drug has a 50 year track record. I wonder what the difference i$?


14 posted on 05/14/2021 6:42:23 PM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: SeekAndFind

The worlds worst airline flexes its muscle...
Yawn...


15 posted on 05/14/2021 6:47:56 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: familyop
From your first link:

Then, on March 23, a bill that would prevent employers from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or mandating proof of vaccination passed in the Assembly. It still has to pass the Senate before it can head to Governor Tony Evers’ desk.

So states can override.

16 posted on 05/14/2021 6:50:51 PM PDT by TChad
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To: SeekAndFind

Wouldn’t that be a violation if HIPPA?


17 posted on 05/14/2021 6:55:56 PM PDT by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: SeekAndFind
Bastian said that he expects an eventual rate of 75-80% among current employees.

So he is admitting that at least 20-25% of current employees will refuse the jab, yet wants all new hires to get it.

18 posted on 05/14/2021 6:56:33 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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I just found out that an arbitration clause was tucked into our annual employee forms which were like 20 pages long and of course they wouldn’t mention it outright so they started mandating vaccines tomorrow unless you have a doctor’s signature on the medical form that exempts you. (I got it) but they keep implementing new criteria every month it seems.


19 posted on 05/14/2021 7:13:54 PM PDT by princess leah (Princess Leah non vaccinated)
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To: SeekAndFind

What if he doesn’t have any takers?


20 posted on 05/14/2021 7:16:17 PM PDT by Irenic ( )
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