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More US Airlines Impose Vaccine Mandates: American, Alaska, JetBlue
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BY TOM OZIMEK October 2, 2021
Epoch Times
More U.S. air carriers—American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and JetBlue—have announced they will be requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The move comes as the Biden administration has ramped up pressure on airlines to require vaccines as part of a broader strategy to boost inoculation rates in the country. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month requiring federal contractors to mandate shots for employees, with the White House later setting a Dec. 8 deadline for getting the vaccine.
The airlines say they provide special flights and other services for the government and so fall under Biden’s mandate.
“While we are still working through the details of the federal requirements, it is clear that team members who choose to remain unvaccinated will not be able to work at American Airlines,” Doug Parker, American Airlines chief executive, told employees in an Oct. 1 memo.
Alaska Airlines said in a memo to employees Friday it would require staff to get the shot, with no testing option but the possibility to apply for an exemption on religious or medical grounds.
“This means employees may no longer opt-in for regular testing and masking in lieu of getting the vaccine,” Alaska Airlines said in a memo to employees, according to The Associated Press.
Andy Schneider, Alaska Airlines’ senior vice president of people, was cited by The Seattle Times as saying Biden’s vaccine mandate applies to the company’s subsidiaries and some contractors.
“After careful review of this order, we have determined that Alaska, Horizon, and McGee employees (including certain contractors and vendors) do fall under this federal vaccine mandate due to our significant work for the federal government, alongside the other major U.S. airlines. This policy will replace our company policy of vaccination or testing that we announced earlier this month,” Schneider told employees in an email, according to the outlet.
JetBlue’s CEO Robin Hayes and COO Joanna Geraghty told employees in an email on Friday getting the vaccine would now be a condition of employment.
“Based on the guidance issued, all JetBlue Crewmembers—regardless of working in the operation, a support center, or at home—will be required by the government to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to continue performing their role,” they wrote, according to CNBC.
Airlines’ approaches to Biden’s mandate have varied, with Delta saying on Friday it was continuing to evaluate the administration’s plan, while Southwest said it “continues to strongly encourage employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine,” according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, a union representing pilots for several major U.S. airlines warned that COVID-19 vaccine mandates could lead to travel disruptions during the upcoming holiday travel season if pilots are forced to choose between getting the shot or leaving their job. The union called for alternatives to getting the COVID-19 vaccine such as regular testing or proof of natural immunity.
Epoch Times
More U.S. air carriers—American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and JetBlue—have announced they will be requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The move comes as the Biden administration has ramped up pressure on airlines to require vaccines as part of a broader strategy to boost inoculation rates in the country. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month requiring federal contractors to mandate shots for employees, with the White House later setting a Dec. 8 deadline for getting the vaccine.
The airlines say they provide special flights and other services for the government and so fall under Biden’s mandate.
“While we are still working through the details of the federal requirements, it is clear that team members who choose to remain unvaccinated will not be able to work at American Airlines,” Doug Parker, American Airlines chief executive, told employees in an Oct. 1 memo.
Alaska Airlines said in a memo to employees Friday it would require staff to get the shot, with no testing option but the possibility to apply for an exemption on religious or medical grounds.
“This means employees may no longer opt-in for regular testing and masking in lieu of getting the vaccine,” Alaska Airlines said in a memo to employees, according to The Associated Press.
Andy Schneider, Alaska Airlines’ senior vice president of people, was cited by The Seattle Times as saying Biden’s vaccine mandate applies to the company’s subsidiaries and some contractors.
“After careful review of this order, we have determined that Alaska, Horizon, and McGee employees (including certain contractors and vendors) do fall under this federal vaccine mandate due to our significant work for the federal government, alongside the other major U.S. airlines. This policy will replace our company policy of vaccination or testing that we announced earlier this month,” Schneider told employees in an email, according to the outlet.
JetBlue’s CEO Robin Hayes and COO Joanna Geraghty told employees in an email on Friday getting the vaccine would now be a condition of employment.
“Based on the guidance issued, all JetBlue Crewmembers—regardless of working in the operation, a support center, or at home—will be required by the government to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to continue performing their role,” they wrote, according to CNBC.
Airlines’ approaches to Biden’s mandate have varied, with Delta saying on Friday it was continuing to evaluate the administration’s plan, while Southwest said it “continues to strongly encourage employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine,” according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, a union representing pilots for several major U.S. airlines warned that COVID-19 vaccine mandates could lead to travel disruptions during the upcoming holiday travel season if pilots are forced to choose between getting the shot or leaving their job. The union called for alternatives to getting the COVID-19 vaccine such as regular testing or proof of natural immunity.
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It makes sense, taxpayer free money to corporate AmeriKa - what could go wrong?
The Sheeple will not remember the businesses that do this only that the Government forced it on them
The airports are the germ-fests.
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Shut down everything, everywhere.
It also makes it obvious who's watching national news versus following ACTUAL news where they live.
Thanks to H and K.
How did you d/l that sprdx again?
Then "Click on Download Covid 19 data files." You'll see them listed by City, Zip Code, etc.
So for those of you watching at home, that's a total of 8 deaths in a population of over 60k in all of 2021, categorized as "Covid Deaths."
With numbers like that (<1 per month/.0001333 death rate), why are we not still in complete lockdown?
Murderers!
When I walk my dog at night, I see a lot of MSNBC and CNN on people's TVs in their front rooms.
Therein lies the problem. The National News narratives have infected millions of brains in Western Washington, to the point they believe all the King County hospitals are full of unvaccinated horse paste eaters, preventing gunshot victims and cancer patients from getting treatment.
Total. Complete. Horse. Shit.
But as we can all say together in unison: "Liberals love to lie and be lied to." Repeat!