Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah MGM Resorts -- unvaccinated workers who are furloughed

[malaise]

on quarantine will not be paid. Unvaccinated workers will also be tested weekly

[Initech]

1. Good for MGM!

[malaise]

3. Link

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgm-will-require-unvaccinated-workers-to-pay-for-covid-testing-2408277/

MGM Resorts International employees in Las Vegas who haven’t shown proof that they have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus will be required to pay for regular testing, according to a company policy that went into effect Monday.

There will be a $15 co-pay charge for employees who get tested on-site, per the policy. Employees also have the option to use off-site testing, but those who do will need to provide proof of a negative test result from an FDA-approved molecular PCR test. The policy said that results from antigen and home testing kits will not be accepted.

Testing will not be required for employees who have a vaccine verification sticker on their ID and those designated as work-from-home.

The company confirmed the policy was in place in an email to the Review-Journal on Tuesday.

Culinary Local 226 said it is supportive of the company’s policy and encouraged people to get the vaccine. The union represents about 24,000 MGM workers in Las Vegas, including those at Aria, Bellagio, Excalibur, Luxor, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, New York-New York, Park MGM, Signature and Vdara.

[oasis]

5. Local 226 supports the action by MGM. Union yes!

[mucifer]

2. It's all about the $$$$

[brush]

4. Dollars yeah, but more about pulbic health. MGM doesn't want...

it to get out that it's workers are unvaxxed and can give you covid.

[Vinca]

6. Tested at their own expense! That should be an incentive for some to get the shot.

[calimary]

7. GOOD.

How about this: No vaccination? No job.

This is a matter of public health and safety, for Pete’s sake!!!

[ChubbyStar]

13. My slogan from the start NO JAB NO JOB

Looks like it is gaining traction!

[calimary]

15. Hey, I like that a LOT, ChubbyStar!

“No jab, no job.”

Pass it on.

There should be consequences for bad behavior, especially when it’s selfishness over consideration of public health.

[Initech]

16. I like the one I saw the other day: Get vaxxed or get sacked!

Just roll up your sleeves and do it! It's not hard!

[BeckyDem]

8. Get the shot, then get back safely to life peeps!

[ancianita]

9. Owned partly by the Blackstone Group, led by Steve Schwarzman, one of TFG's top donors.

quick edit: More from Wikipedia --
He also made two contributions of $500,000 each to the 1820 PAC, a PAC created solely to support the re-election of Senator Susan Collins of Maine, in 2019 and 2020.

In August 2020 Schwarzman donated $10 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super-PAC tied to Mitch McConnell.

Schwarzman is one of at least 33 billionaire donors of trumpcult Republicans, half of them as nuts as the base.

[leftstreet]

10. PPP money stopped the end of May

so employers can't use it to pay quarantining empoyees

[NBachers]

11. Gee,if only the employees could find some solution to this problem . . . What could it be???

[marble falls]

12. This where we find out how very little committment they have to their "Constutional Rights" ...

... I think we're seeing an increase of people looking for vaxx sites. Slow but any improvement is improvement.

[pecosbob]

14. MGM and culinary have been ahead of this from the start

My roommate works at Mirage. They began requiring vaccinations in March. IMO there aren't a lot of vaxxers working in hospitality...we clean up other people's messes all day long.

[lpbk2713]

17. Makes sense to me.

Stupidity should not be rewarded.