United Airlines Begins Terminating Hundreds Of Unvaccinated Employees

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — United Airlines officials were beginning to layoff 593 employees nationwide who have refused a company order to become vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, but they did not disclose how many of those workers were at the airline’s massive service hub at San Francisco International.

In a late Tuesday night news release, airline spokesman David Gonzalez said: “I can also confirm that 593 employees chose not to comply with the vaccine requirement and as a result, we've started the process to separate them from the company.”

While hundreds will lose their jobs, a letter sent to employees by Scott Kirby and Brett Hart, CEO and President of United Airlines, said 99% of the work force had chosen to obey the August mandate or have received an accommodation for religious or medical reasons.

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