Will airlines force employees get vaccine??
08-20-2020, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
This is where the unions come in to play to protect the employees who don't want to get a vaccine. Standing up against the company preventing them from forcing it on the employees.
It will be interesting because I can see the companies really fighting this one. Otherwise if you fly the 777 and you don’t want the vaccine and can’t enter other countries doubt they are just gonna pay you.
08-20-2020, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
This is where the unions come in to play to protect the employees who don't want to get a vaccine. Standing up against the company preventing them from forcing it on the employees.
Maybe they should also "come into play" to ensure that pilots don't have to fly above 10,000', due to the risk imposed by cosmic radiation?
I sure hope they don't, the industry has enough problems as it is. No need to add self-imposed pain by catering to the special whims of every single contrarian on the seniority list. It's called work for a reason... sometimes you don't want to be there, that's why they have to pay you. In our case the "work" aspect includes some small risks that most cube dwellers aren't exposed to. Nobody is going to force you to get vaccinated (as long as you stay out of the mil).
08-20-2020, 02:30 PM
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I don’t think there is any question that my airline (Delta) will require the vaccine. The question is how quickly will they require it? I’m not an anti-vaxxer. I get a flu shot every year and as far as I know I’ve had all the vaccinations that I need. I don’t object to a COVID vaccine, actually I want to get it......eventually. But I do not want to be one of the first. Would rather wait a few months to be sure it doesn’t cause problems.
08-20-2020, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Like ALPA prevented DAL from requiring the yellow fever vaccine?
Otherwise employees should not be forced to get a vaccine and the union should protect those employees who don't want to be forcefully vaccinated against their will.
08-20-2020, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
This is where the unions come in to play to protect the employees who don't want to get a vaccine. Standing up against the company preventing them from forcing it on the employees.
08-20-2020, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
If it's required to enter countries that they fly to, then yeah obviously it's part of the job.
Otherwise employees should not be forced to get a vaccine and the union should protect those employees who don't want to be forcefully vaccinated against their will.
Otherwise employees should not be forced to get a vaccine and the union should protect those employees who don't want to be forcefully vaccinated against their will.
08-20-2020, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Xray678
I don’t think there is any question that my airline (Delta) will require the vaccine. The question is how quickly will they require it? I’m not an anti-vaxxer. I get a flu shot every year and as far as I know I’ve had all the vaccinations that I need. I don’t object to a COVID vaccine, actually I want to get it......eventually. But I do not want to be one of the first. Would rather wait a few months to be sure it doesn’t cause problems.
Employers will take a wait-and-see approach. If they think it's needed to inspire customer-confidence or avoid liability, it will come down pretty quickly.
I hope my airline makes it mandatory for all customer-contact employees... that would make the customers more willing to come back, even (especially?) the anti-vaxxers. Just because some members of public may want to avoid or delay getting a vaccine doesn't mean THEY actually want to be around people who haven't been vaccinated...
08-20-2020, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
If you get the vaccination, then why do you care if other people don't?
08-20-2020, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
If you get the vaccination, then why do you care if other people don't?
So, if we are trying to solve the Revenue problem, i.e. butts in the seats, we want the general public to feel confident that their flying experience has the highest likelihood of being in a protected environment.
And, if I work with you, I would like to know you are doing all you can to lessen the chance I might bring your version of the infection home to my family.
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