Posted on 10/07/2021 4:39:14 PM PDT by Cecily
Workers at several airlines, including AmericanAirlines (AA) and Southwest Airlines (SWA), have started protesting their companies' COVID-19 vaccination mandates for workers.
Both airlines have told workers that they must be vaccinated or else face termination by November 24, before the busy holiday travel season begins. Both airlines allow employees to request religious or medical vaccine exemptions, though it's unclear how many will be granted.
Hundreds of AA workers and allies protested outside the company's Fort Worth, Texas headquarters on Thursday. The protesters told The Dallas Morning News that they are skeptical of the vaccines' effectiveness and their unreported side effects.
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after months of airlines torturing passengers over masks, as if an unmasked 2yo is a lethal weapon endangering their very lives, I’m not feeling much sympathy
If there’s no Biden Mandate who’s pushing this ?
Everyone needs to push back.
Biden executive order.
Isn’t OSHA supposed to be the one providing the mandate? I have not see the official mandate coming out of that agency as of yet.
Dump airline stocks. This will have a major impact on Christmas travel.
Have you SEEN the Executive Order?
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/09/09/executive-order-on-requiring-coronavirus-disease-2019-vaccination-for-federal-employees/
Only for Federal Employees.
Agreed - write and let them know that you will not use their services.
The unvaxed should unspend
I hope these government companies that are constantly begging for bailouts, go out of business.
He can't legally do a nationwide mandate, the media created one out of thin air based on his mumblings. OSHA is still tying itself in knots trying to make a mandate for Biden.
resident Biden says that they are federal employees since the government has contracts with some of the airlines. Who wants to litigate that one?
Yes...FEDERAL employees only
U.S. Government contractors have to have all their employees vaxxed. Some airlines are contractors. Jeez, do a Google search, people.
Aint going to happen
UAL 66% held by institutions
S West 79% held by institutions
Need more lok’em up
They dont care
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