United Airlines announced Tuesday that its starting the process of terminating 593 employees who failed to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
The airline reported having 99% of its 67,000 person U.S. workforce in full compliance with the company-wide vaccine mandate. While 3% of the workers have been granted religious exemption, a total of 593 employees failed to present proof of vaccination by the Sep. 27 deadline and thus had to be fired, The Washington Post reported.
“This was an incredibly difficult decision but keeping our team safe has always been our first priority,” United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart wrote in a memo circulated to employees Tuesday, according to The Hill.
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