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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUnited says 273 employees reported they were vaccinated after the company said they would be fired
over the company's strict vaccine mandateNearly half of United Airlines' unvaccinated workers have now provided proof of inoculation since facing termination, the carrier said Thursday.
United has the strictest employee vaccination policy of any airline in the US. On Wednesday, United announced over 99% of its 67,000-strong US workforce was vaccinated against COVID-19, minus the 3%, or roughly 2,000 employees, who applied for religious or medical exemptions and are still going to work. The airline's policy, established on August 6, said all nonexempt workers were required to be vaccinated by September 27 or be fired.
All but 593 employees were inoculated by the deadline, and United said it would begin the separation process on Thursday for unvaccinated nonexempt workers. But since Wednesday's announcement, the number of employees without proof of inoculation dropped to 320, declining by nearly half.
According to United, the reduction is driven mainly by employees uploading their vaccination cards late, and management expects the number to decrease more after individual meetings with employees find they are actually vaccinated.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/united-says-273-employees-reported-they-were-vaccinated-after-the-company-said-they-would-be-fired-over-the-company-s-strict-vaccine-mandate/ar-AAP0Bpu
Sometimes you need to use some tough love.
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United says 273 employees reported they were vaccinated after the company said they would be fired (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Oct 2021
OP
This chicken playing is a pain in the ass, but it works. Anecdotal reports coming in from
Scrivener7
Oct 2021
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Hassin Bin Sober
(26,308 posts)1. I'm wondering how many vaccination cards are fraudulent.
Raftergirl
(1,283 posts)3. I'm sure the check.
All the states have everyones vax info in their data bases.
in2herbs
(2,944 posts)2. No religious exemptions should be given.
Scrivener7
(50,901 posts)4. This chicken playing is a pain in the ass, but it works. Anecdotal reports coming in from
my NYC Dept of Education friends is showing the same thing. Since last week, when it became clear that people really ARE going to be fired, lots of the holdouts have gotten vaxxed.
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)5. Sometimes the carrot, but in this case, the stick. Thanks Biden. NT
lostnfound
(16,161 posts)6. No doubt saved some lives. Nt
Hekate
(90,531 posts)7. When and if I fly again, I'll consider United more favorably. nt
DFW
(54,268 posts)8. It doesn't even sound like the love was very tough
I'll bet most of them, after their vaccinations, ended up saying, "I was making such a big deal over THAT?"