10/11/2021- 3:20 p.m.
Southwest Air Pilots Look to BLOCK Covid Vax Mandate (Report)
Southwest Airlines Co. pilots asked a court to temporarily block the company from carrying out federally mandated coronavirus vaccinations until an existing lawsuit over alleged US labor law violations is resolved. (Bloomberg)
“The new vaccine mandate unlawfully imposes new conditions of employment, and the new policy threatens termination of any pilot not fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021,” the legal filing said.
Southwest set the deadline on Oct. 4 under a federal vaccination mandate for employees of companies holding contracts with the U.S. government.
Workers can seek medical or religious exemptions.
