CORONA Southwest Caves, Scraps Plan to Put Unvaccinated Workers on Unpaid Leave After Pilots Protest Covid Vax Mandate

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Southwest Caves, Scraps Plan to Put Unvaccinated Workers on Unpaid Leave After Pilots Protest Covid Vax Mandate | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila

Southwest has caved and will not place unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave after the December 8 deadline.

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Southwest Caves, Scraps Plan to Put Unvaccinated Workers on Unpaid Leave After Pilots Protest Covid Vax Mandate

Southwest has caved and will not place unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave after the December 8 deadline.
Thousands of Southwest flights were canceled after pilots and employees boycotted the company’s vaccine mandate.

The pilots led the way and sued Southwest.
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association fought the tyranny in court.

“The new vaccine mandate unlawfully imposes new conditions of employment and the new policy threatens termination of any pilot not fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021,” the legal filing said. “Southwest Airlines’ additional new and unilateral modification of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement is in clear violation of the RLA.”
Southwest changed direction just one day after its employees gathered outside of the airline’s headquarters in Dallas to protest the company’s vaccine mandate.
CNBC reported:

Southwest Airlines has scrapped a plan to put unvaccinated employees who have applied for but haven’t received a religious or medical exemption on unpaid leave starting by a federal deadline in December.
Southwest’s senior vice president of operations and hospitality, Steve Goldberg, and Julie Weber, vice president and chief people officer, wrote to staff on Friday that if employees’ requests for an exemption haven’t been approved by Dec. 8, they could continue to work while following mask and distancing guidelines until the request has been reviewed.

The company is giving employees until Nov. 24 to finish their vaccinations or apply for an exemption. It will continue paying them while the company reviews their requests, and said it will allow those who are rejected to continue working “as we coordinate with them on meeting the requirements (vaccine or valid accommodation).”
“This is a change from what was previously communicated. Initially, we communicated that these Employees would be put on unpaid leave and that is no longer the case,” they wrote in the note, which was reviewed by CNBC.
Southwest confirmed the policy change, which comes just weeks before the deadline.

 

[Mongo]

Woot!

 

[Squid]

Funny what happens when you stand up to the corporate fascists and threaten them where it hurts. Their wallet!!!!

 

[Blacknarwhal]

Southwest's biggest client is the government. But with no pilots, Southwest has no hope of servicing that contract anyway.

Southwest pilots won...at least until the layoffs start. Still though!

 

[Groucho]

CEO's gotta make their million+ bonuses. They don't get that if the lowly workers won't work.

 

[psychgirl]

Let’s keep this roll in’ !!!

 

[Murt]

hopefully this is just the start

 

[summerthyme]

Southwest's biggest client is the government. But with no pilots, Southwest has no hope of servicing that contract anyway.

Southwest pilots won...at least until the layoffs start. Still though!

Sooo.. is the Brandon administration going to fine them umpteen million dollars s day for letting unwanted employees slide?

Summerthyme

 

[Dozdoats]

What "no fly list" REALLY means .....

 

[Blacknarwhal]

Sooo.. is the Brandon administration going to fine them umpteen million dollars s day for letting unwanted employees slide?

Summerthyme

Maybe. Doubt it. But Delta or United might be next in line for that contract....

 

[ChickenLittle]

The article says "Southwest Airlines has scrapped a plan to put unvaccinated employees who have applied for but haven’t received a religious or medical exemption on unpaid leave starting by a federal deadline in December."

So, that means if you are unvaccinated because you don't think it is a good idea/doesn't work and don't qualify for an exemption they're still going to fire you - right? This is better than the original policy, but it is still a mandate.

 

[1911user]

The article says "Southwest Airlines has scrapped a plan to put unvaccinated employees who have applied for but haven’t received a religious or medical exemption on unpaid leave starting by a federal deadline in December."

So, that means if you are unvaccinated because you don't think it is a good idea/doesn't work and don't qualify for an exemption they're still going to fire you - right? This is better than the original policy, but it is still a mandate.

This bears repeating.

 

[Thinwater]

A department of energy e mail came out today, in all caps, demanding that everyone send in the vac card via their set up online. The e mail indicated that 55% of employees had complied so far. It seemed sort of written half threatening, half panicked. I think they are worried.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

 

[MinnesotaSmith]

Sooo.. is the Brandon administration going to fine them umpteen million dollars s day for letting unwanted employees slide?

Summerthyme

No. Might fine the non-GMO employees, though. Would serve the purposes of the pro-fauxinating-the-proles managers, yet with perfect deniability.

 

[AlfaMan]

Good for the employees of Southwest; staring down the company and they blinked.

But I still won't fly that airline.

 

[Walrus]

Gird your loins, Southwest boys and girls (and the rest of us'ns as well). It's worth a cheer even if it's a small victory for the purebloods but it's a long way from being over.

The Company occifers are huddled up in videoconferences and meetings with lawyers, HR tyrants and gooberment reps; they'll be back for another round so they can demonstrate their loyalty to the cause.