We’ve heard a lot about vaccine mandates in the last few weeks and months, and most airlines have them in place as well. Southwest Airlines has been in the news for hundreds of canceled flights that the company blamed on bad weather and other technical problems (but many suspect it’s because of sick-outs due to employees protesting the mandate).
One airline that isn’t implementing a vaccine mandate is Delta, and this will probably tick off a Biden White House that never met a mandate they didn’t like:
Delta’s CEO says they’re ditching the vaxx mandate for employees… the first big company to DIRECTLY flout Biden’s dictate?!!! THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) October 16, 2021
The Delta CEO called the mandate “divisive,” which must be why Biden likes the mandate so much:
NEW: Delta Air CEO calls vaccine mandates "very blunt instrument", ditches ‘divisive’ vaccine mandate. Accommodations will be made for the unvaccinated instead of threatening employment, Ed Bastian says, reports Fox Business
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 16, 2021
It’s refreshing to see somebody respecting personal choices:
Delta CEO Bastian: "We’re proving that you can work collaboratively with your people, trusting your people to make the right decisions, respecting their decisions, and not forcing them over the loss of their jobs."pic.twitter.com/IFIRa5wZaq
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 16, 2021
Here’s the full clip:
The Biden administration will probably meet to try and figure out a way to force Delta to have a vaccine mandate.
I see Delta feared upcoming inclement weather. https://t.co/JASiNE9Xb9
— Anna James Zeigler (@ajzeigler) October 16, 2021
Perhaps!
Saw money running out the door lol
— Mitchell :^) 💎👐 (@TiltedCat) October 16, 2021
Delta just ditched the vaccine mandate. They didn't want massive flight cancellations from Hurricane Brandon. 😀
— Spooky Susan St. James🎃 (@SusanStJames3_) October 16, 2021
It’s called freedom. https://t.co/ePXoT4Vuly
— Calvin Wetzel (@wetzel_calvin) October 16, 2021
Yes it is.
