A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a request by pilots to stop Southwest Airlines from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees.
“Requiring Southwest employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will likewise improve the safety of air transportation, the efficiency of Southwest’s operations, and further the goal of safe and reasonable working conditions for pilots,” she said“In addition, because Southwest is a federal contractor, the Vaccine Policy is required by law,” she said.
Under the Biden administration’s order, federal workers and government contractors, including those who work for major U.S. commercial airlines, must be vaccinated by Dec. 8. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, which represents about 9,000 Southwest pilots, sought an exemption to the mandate, arguing that thecould cause medical side effects that could end a pilot’s career. After the plea for overall exemption failed, the union filed an injunction in a Dallas federal court to block the mandate.
Previously, Southwest has said that its status as a federal government contractor requires “full compliance” with the federal vaccination order,reported. The airline had announced that employees must be fully vaccinated or receive approval for a religious, medical, or disability exemption to continue employment.
But Southwest executives announced last week that employees who don’t get vaccinated won’t be fired, according
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