Corporate America reacts to President Biden's new vaccine mandate.
that requires companies with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or can produce a negative Covid test at least once a week.
The hard line from the White House comes amid a rising number of Covid-19 cases that has threatened kids' return to school, slashed consumer confidence,delayed the return of employees to downtown offices and led to more and more companies reducing their growth forecast for the remainder of 2021. United Airlines announced in August that all employees would have to be vaccinated by Sept. 25, even though the vast majority of its pilots and flight attendants already have done so. This week, the airline also said thatwould have to stay home until the pandemic"meaningfully recedes."
“We’ve noticed a huge increase, just recently, in the share of postings that either mandate, or request employees be vaccinated,” Julia Pollak, labor economist at jobs platform ZipRecruiter, said last month, ahead of“When you see more major employers require vaccinations, that will probably set a trend for other employers to follow,” she added.
A spokesman for the United Auto Workers labor union said it is"looking at the details of the announcement and how it impacts our over 700 employer contracts and our members," Reuters reported. Last month, UAW President Ray Curry said the union would need to negotiate before any mandates could be put into place.
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