“We are Not Going to Fire Any Employees Over This”: Southwest CEO Comes Out in Opposition to Biden Vaccine Mandate
Kyle Becker | October 12, 2021Southwest CEO Gary Kelly had a major announcement on Tuesday about the vaccine mandate the airline recently issued: His company won’t be enforcing it.
During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, the CEO said that no employees would be fired over the company’s vaccine mandate. Earlier, the airline announced that all employees needed to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 24 or face termination.
“We are not going to fire any employees over this,” Kelly said. . . .
. . . He did acknowledge that the vaccine mandate is “very controversial,” and not something he wanted for his company.
“This is a government mandate, it’s a presidential order, and we’re doing our best to comply with that according to the deadlines that have been set,” Kelly said.
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This is a CYA move from the CEO. But I don't see any possible way he can play both sides here unless. At least he has spoken out though. Contrast that with the unions who are supposed to be representing the workers. They have remained dead silent over these mandates, tacitly revealing their allegiance to the fascist coup.