Unexpectedly, the CEOs of Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines decided not to require existing employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
from CNN:
The CEOs of Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines stated that they do not require unvaccinated employees to be vaccinated, breaking United Airlines’ mission Workers should be vaccinated before October 25, otherwise they will face dismissal.
In an internal memo obtained by CNN, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly stated that the airline will “continue to strongly encourage” employees to vaccinate, but the airline’s position has not changed.
“Obviously, I am very concerned about the latest Delta variant and its impact on the health and safety of our employees and our operations, but nothing has changed,” Kelly said.
On the other hand, United Airlines issued its own order requiring all its 67,000 U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before October 25, or face dismissal. Frontier and Hawaiian Airlines follow in the footsteps of United Airlines and mandate all Employees are vaccinated or unemployed.
Both Southwest Airlines and Delta Airlines are eager to reassure employees that even after United Airlines makes a decision, they have no plans to change their policies.
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According to CNN, in a memo, Southwest Airlines made it clear to employees that although United Airlines made a decision, its position has not changed. American Airlines will not change its vaccine requirements.
Delta it has started Require new employees to be vaccinated, but allow existing employees to remain unvaccinated.President Tell CNBC Without full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, it is difficult to request injections.
Delta’s CEO announced on the “Good Day New York” program that even without company-wide authorization, 75% of its employees have been vaccinated.
New employees of Delta Air Lines and United Airlines will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. The United States and Southwest Airlines did not make any new employment changes.
American Airlines said in a statement that its vaccination policy “has not been updated at this time.” “We strongly encourage our team members to be vaccinated, and we are providing incentives for those who are vaccinated.”
