Disney to require employees to have COVID-19 vaccinations
In an unprecedented move, Walt Disney Co. is requiring much of its U.S. workforce to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Its new policy eventually could be extended to cover tens of thousands of union workers at Disney’s theme parks, including in Anaheim and Orlando., which has prompted public health officials to issue new warnings and leaders of major corporations to reevaluate their pandemic workplace rules.
“At the Walt Disney Co., the safety and well-being of our employees during the pandemic has been and continues to be a top priority,” the company said in a statement introducing its mandate that “all salaried and nonunion hourly employees in the U.S. working at any of our sites be fully vaccinated.” The Burbank entertainment giant said it has begun negotiations with union officials representing its bargaining unit employees. The company’s goal is to extend the vaccination policy to cover those employees, which include many of its theme park workers and some members of movie and television production crews.
who work for the federal government would need to get vaccinated or they would have to wear masks and get tested regularly for the virus.against COVID-19 or undergo weekly swabs to demonstrate they have tested negative for the coronavirus.would require guests to wear masks in all indoor settingsDisney is looking to avoid a repeat of last year when the company’s operations were hammered due to coronavirus-related closures.
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