American Airlines now requires employees to be vaccinated

American Airlines joins several other carriers in demanding that its employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

In a letter to employees on Friday, the CEO Doug Parker and President Robert Isom have said US-based employees and some international crew members should get vaccinated.

Executives explained that the requirement stemmed from the company’s classification as a government contractor due to its involvement in freight contracts with the Department of Defense and its work with the City Pair and Civil Reserve programs. Air Fleet. Last month, President BidenJoe Biden Progressives hit back after moderates targeted Pelosi John Kerry expresses optimism about the upcoming climate summit. Biden’s Justice Red Queen: How he destroyed both the investigation and the reputation of border officers MORE COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for federal workers.

“While we are still working on the details of the federal requirements, it is clear that team members who choose to remain unvaccinated will not be able to work at American Airlines,” the two airline executives said in the memo. Staff. “Team members who cannot be vaccinated due to a disability or sincere religious belief can request accommodation on Jetnet.”

Their letter did not specify a schedule for the vaccination of employees, nor did it mention the possibility for employees to be tested regularly. Executives mentioned that while the federal mandate “may be difficult” for those who have chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 yet, “this is what is required of our business, and we will comply.” .

Several other airliness – JetBlue Airways and Alaska Airlines – also recently told their employees that they would be required to get vaccinated, given their work as federal contractors. Both companies are demanding that their employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8.

In August, United Airlines became the first major carrier to require its 67,000 employees to be vaccinated.

“We know that some of you will not agree with this decision to require the vaccine for all United employees,” United CEO Scott Kirby and Chairman Brett Hart wrote to staff in a note to the time.

“But, we have no greater responsibility to you and your coworkers than keeping you safe while you are at work, and the facts are crystal clear: everyone is safer when everyone is vaccinated. ”