"We realize this federal mandate may be difficult, but it is what is required of our company, and we will comply." "While we are still working through 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," Chief Executive Doug Parker and President Robert Isom said in a memo. It added that employees will be able to seek religious or health exemptions to vaccination. 8 deadline for completing the vaccinations.Īmerican Airlines on Friday evening said more than 100,000 U.S.-based employees will need to get vaccinated, but did not specify a compliance date. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month requiring federal contractors to mandate COVID-19 shots for employees, with the White House last week setting the Dec. airlines have a number of federal contracts. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey Zients spoke to the chief executives of American Airlines (AAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) on Thursday to ensure they were working expeditiously to develop and enforce vaccine requirements ahead of that deadline, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. 8 - the deadline for federal contractors to do so - and is showing no signs of pushing back the date, four sources told Reuters on Friday. airlines to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees by Dec. WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The White House is pressing major U.S.
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