United Airlines to dismiss 593 workers who refused vaccines

[Soph0571]

United Airlines will dismiss nearly 600 employees who refused to comply with a requirement to be vaccinated for Covid-19, company officials said Tuesday.

Besides the 593 workers who refused to get vaccinated, another 2,000 employees have also requested a medical or religious exemption to the vaccine requirement, company officials said. That is about three percent of United's 67,000-person workforce.

The big US carrier said it was pleased with the overall impact of the policy. In early August, United announced that all US employees would be required to receive the vaccine and upload their vaccine card into the company's system.

[link:https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/united-airlines-dismiss-593-workers-who-refused-vaccines-1694973|]

Choices have consequences....
Heh.

[Phoenix61]

1. Seems a more appropriate headline would be

97% of United’s workforce vaccinated! but “liberal media” ya know.

[whathehell]

2. I agree. Good point. n/t

[Johnny2X2X]

3. +1000

Agree, there is a noisy minority in this country that gets all of the attention. 3% is not the headline, 97% should be.

It tells you that all but a small fraction of the country is willing to get vaccinated if it means their job. It means that Biden's executive order will work wonders.

I also am interested as to the job prospects of this vocal 3%, I think within a couple months they're going to be looking to get vaccinated so they can try to get their old jobs back.

[brush]

4. Hundreds more unemployed, unvaccinated and circulating. And with not much good sense.

[jimfields33]

5. Certainly they do have consequences

However I wonder who is going to suffer? The public at large waiting in longer line, less airplanes available, etc. I’m definitely for this, but it’s not going to result in sunshine and rainbows.