Earlier in the month of May, United Airlines and its pilots' union had reached a sort of agreement to prohibit the airline from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations to its pilots, but Scenario is changing Fast , as early as Friday ! United's Management want Vaccinated Employees for their Company.
Employees have definite issues with it , some issues are religious , some are health related , and other concerns are " Company's mandate" .
The union representing United Airlines pilots is expressing concern over the carrier’s announcement it will mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for all U.S. employees , under the threat of termination.
“Employer-mandated vaccinations are an issue that must be bargained,” the Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement to Barron’s.
United CEO Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart said Friday, the airline would require each of the company's 67,000 U.S workers to be fully Vaccinated by Oct. 25 or face possible loss of employment.
“We know some of you will disagree with this decision to require the vaccine for all United employees,” Kirby and Hart said in a note to employees obtained by The Washington Post. “But we have no greater responsibility to you and your colleagues than to ensure your safety when you're at work, and the facts are crystal clear: everyone is safer when everyone is vaccinated.”
United will health and religious exemptions on a case-by-case basis but if it grants exemptions those employees will have to wear face masks at all times.
The carrier revealed that employees must upload proof of a full vaccination before October 25, but said exceptions would be made for certain health issues or religious reasons. The mandate will not apply to United’s regional airlines.
The Pilots Association, the Association of Flight Attendants, and the Teamsters all issued statements suggesting their respective unions will accept the mandate and, in fact the pilots union said more than 90 per cent of its members are already vaccinated.
Nonetheless, the mandate “warrants further negotiations to ensure our safety, welfare, and bargaining rights are maintained,” the pilots union said, but also added that an “employer mandate would be determined to be lawful” if it were to be challenged in court.
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