Unions representing airline pilots of two US airlines have responded to recently announced policies by their companies that require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Pilot Unions Respond to Airlines’ Planned Vaccine Requirements
Key Takeaways:
- United Airlines is mandating COVID-19 vaccination for its employees by October 25, which its pilots' union views as an employment change requiring further negotiation and conflicting with a prior agreement.
- Frontier Airlines is implementing a policy requiring employees to be vaccinated by October 1, but offers the alternative of regular negative COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated staff.
- Pilot unions for both airlines plan to discuss the contractual implications of these new policies with their respective companies.
- Both airlines cite employee safety, the effectiveness of vaccines, and concerns over the Delta variant as catalysts for their new vaccination requirements.
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