United Airlines will join the growing list of companies that are requiring employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, the first major U.S. airline to implement such a mandate.
A United executive said it was not considering a similar rule for passengers, and that any such requirement would be a decision for the government.
The airline set a late October deadline for employees to prove vaccination status, and said it could move earlier if a vaccine receivesUnited said the October deadline was driven by a sense of urgency to protect its workforce, their family members and its customers.
United is also offering an additional day of pay for most employees who provide proof of vaccination by mid-September. The pay does not apply to United pilots and flight attendants who already have a union-negotiated incentive to be vaccinated. United has required vaccines for new employees since mid-June. But those new employees are not yet part one of the unions that represent most of the employees at the airlines.are becoming common. Among the other companies that have announced similar moves for some or all of its employees are Google, Disney, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Netflix, Tyson Foods and Walmart, the nation's largest private-sector employer.
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