Nearly 600 United Airlines employees face being fired after failing to comply with the firm's Covid-19 vaccination policy.
The vast majority of its 67,000 US staff have supplied proof of vaccination, which was required by Monday.
"This was an incredibly difficult decision," its bosses said in a memo to employees.
The Chicago-based airline set out its Covid requirements for staff in August.
Its US employees had to upload proof of vaccination, or the first of two jabs, by the deadline on Monday.
The 593 workers who have refused a coronavirus vaccine and have not applied for an exemption on religious or medical grounds now face losing their jobs.
A further 2,000 employees have requested an exemption to the policy.
It previously said it would put those who are exempt on temporary, unpaid leave from 2 October. But those plans were put on hold after a lawsuit was filed by six employees challenging the policy.
Elsewhere in the US, few airlines have introduced vaccine mandates for its staff. Delta Airlines, for example, has announced a $200 (£148) monthly health insurance surcharge for those who are not jabbed.
Hmmm. . .other airlines and a Flight Surgeon of the US military are grounding vaxxed crew due to effects of high altitude on the clotting factor. Perhaps choosing another carrier will mean safer travel and jobs for those fired?
You have to give it to them. United Airlines is taking a HUGE risk in their Covid "vax" policy.
If several pilots or airline workers die due to heart attacks, blood clots or other issues from the Covid 'vax' (workers from ANY airline)... internationally, pilots and airline staff may be declared GROUNDED due to the safety risk. All it takes is a few nations to make that declaration (based on cases)... and it's over. United Airlines entire company is now grounded and they cannot fly. Now what?
If they chose to ignore the consensus and put a few domestic planes in the air... and there is a single incident... United Airlines just risked the lives of all on board. They can get sued out of existence.
That's a pretty silly risk to take based on the reward/risk ratio:
Reward: All employees vaccinated - may not get as sick from Covid in the future (but still able to get, become ill from and transmit the virus).
Risk: All employees vaccinated - shut down entire airline, unable to fly due to 100% of staff vaccinated, unknown what duration until able to resume business, possibly lose the company or have to fire all current employees and hire all new staff to resume operations.
That's NOT a very good business decision on their part.
You have read my mind exactly!
Charging people a $200 per month unjabbed tax. Or forcing people to pay for weekly covid tests.
Coercion by the pigs who are more equal than you. 🐷
The irony here is that the jabbed employees are now the ones with compromised immune systems and are prone to much more costly health complications.
Clown town.
And six times the viral load in their noses to pass on to all the passengers
Soon you won't even be able to fly with the death jab.
VACCINATED BANNED FROM AIR TRAVEL IN RUSSIA AND SPAIN DUE TO BLOOD CLOTS... https://newestalerts.wordpress.com/2021/06/16/vaccinated-banned-from-air-travel-in-russia-and-spain-due-to-blood-clots/
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How many of the 67,000 uploaded fake covid cards? Just fill it out to look like someone else's.and keep your mouth shut. And keep your job...I bet half....The 600 are courageous patriots, refusing to be absorbed into the matrix. They are among those in the first groups to be tested and have done the brave and honorable thing. They won't be the last. Gird yourselves Patriots, our time is coming soon to join them or wimp out. Other commenters are reporting on the dangers inherent in flying "vaxed". We are headed toward a reckoning.
I got fired for telling work to shove the injection mandate up their ass. My soul feels great!
As it should, I believe. Good for you.
I demanded that my agency provide HIPPA Certification, before I discuss anything health related with them.
HIPPA is required for every pharmacy, every MD office, and every medical insurance billing company. Anything dealing with health - REQUIRES HIPPA Certification.
So, if you want to discuss a new term of employment; first show me that you are HIPPA certified, such that my personal medical information is protected.
Then, I'll send the retards on another boondoggle.
I find it exceedingly hard to believe that >90% of their employees are vaccinated. The official MSM narrative states that the US vaccination rate is ~64% so you already know that number is a lie. I've seen over and over companies reporting that about 50% of their employees have complied - again I don't even believe this number because I keep seeing it too much. BEST CASE the US is averaging close to 50% vaccination. So United really means to have us believe that their company is exceeding the actual national average by nearly double? Bullshit.
Either United is lying its ass off or their employees are.
United is just the public bus service of the sky...fuck 'em..I refuse to fly anymore...between the TSA and this shit, they can all pound sand...
Have had this minset since 2001, when TSA stood up. Havent flown in 20 years.
Cool... they're going to ground themselves.
Wait for some flight surgeons to say an experimental drug invalidates a pilot's medical certificate...
The vaccine DOES NOT work. We have vaccinated people who get sick, who spread the disease, and who are creating variants.
On the down side, the vaccine has killed somewhere between 15,386 and 150,000 people who are DEAD. The FDA claims that there are 5 people murdered by the vaccine, for every person who is "statistically saved". And that means that other known cures are NOT ALLOWED to be tried, such known cures as Ivermectin and HQZ
Yes, but look at the number of lives that could be lost if the pilot has a stroke or heart attack over the ocean and the copilot panics. These companies are not thinking about the Constitution and people’s rights. They are being pressured or blackmailed the government, CDC, FDA , and Big Pharma. For that they will suffer. I used to fly Zunited faithfully, but have chosen to drive for years. Crammed seats, no food, long delays, TSA, lost luggage and some snotty employees are the reason. Now add to that the shot and mask mandates and I just won’t waste my money. Now the airlines are advising vaccinated from flying due to blood clots. Hello. Don’t you think that would be a clue you shouldn’t demand your employees get the shot? Stupid.
Chicago-based airline… Nothing else needs to be said
Make it clear to Delta and United that you will not use their services due to their unlawful mandates. The shot is still EUA and there is sufficient evidence by the amount of adverse reactions and deaths, which are not being investigated, that it is a danger. Try to sue. The big companies retain the best lawyers and the lawyers bleed you dry, so it is hard for the non-wealthy to sue for harm.
Hard to believe the vast majority went along with this policy. If they would have all stuck together and refused, 67,000 could have shut the airline down. This could have sent a message to corporations of 100+ employees.
Yes that’s very disappointing that only 600 out of 67,000 are willing to be fired.
What’s that verse about it easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God?
We are all rich. Even at min wage.
How many people are willing to refuse the injections? Most don’t want to give up their riches, which means they may face death instead of a glorious new earth just around the corner.
You cant take your riches with you...
All numbers are fake remember that! They report the story that way, so they make everybody feel it’s only 600 people so we might as well capitulate. I guarantee you it’s a lot more than 600 people who did not conform. And another high percentage of people who provide a fake vaccine cards. They want us to believe that people are actually doing this when they are not.
You overestimate their circle of concern.
So, this is the "hill" on which United Airlines has decided to die. My, my, my. And we so often ascribe sanity and intelligence to those in business leadership. TOO often, it appears.
Go ahead. Fire everyone to the point you don't have enough employees to operate your business.
I definitely won't ever fly on United again. If you truly want to protest, protest with your $. Only spend your hard earned $ on businesses that believe in freedom. Also, I don't feel like being on an airplane that crashes because it's pilots had a heart attack while flying.