Southwest Airlines says staff must be vaccinated against Covid by Dec. 8 under federal rules
Publishing timestamp: 2021-10-04 21:26:59
Summary
Southwest Airlines and other major airlines are requiring their workforce to be vaccinated by December 8th due to new federal rules for government contractors. Some pilots unions are strongly opposing the vaccine mandates. United Airlines has already mandated vaccines for its staff, while Delta Air Lines is examining federal rules and plans to impose a monthly surcharge on health care premiums for unvaccinated workers.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/04/southwest-airlines-employees-must-be-vaccinated-against-covid.html