83 Republicans Vote Against Amendment To Reinstate Pilots Fired For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine
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83 Republicans Vote Against Amendment To Reinstate Pilots Fired For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine
83 Republicans Vote Against Amendment To Reinstate Pilots Fired For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine
House lawmakers rejected an amendment that would have required airlines to reinstate pilots who were fired or stepped down because of vaccine mandates.
The policies were controversial and prompted legal challenges from pilots, including an unsuccessful attempt by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association to block the mandate from taking effect.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., introduced an amendment that would have required airlines to reinstate pilots who lost their jobs for refusing to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
“Hundreds of pilots were forced out of their livelihoods over the past several years for their refusal to get COVID vaccine,” Greene claimed when she filed her amendment.
It is unclear how many airline pilots lost their jobs for refusing to comply with airline vaccine mandates as several airlines reported near-total compliance by their staff.
In December 2021, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told members of Congress that only six of his company’s 13,000-strong pilot force refused the vaccine and were fired.
In December 2021, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told members of Congress that only six of his company’s 13,000-strong pilot force refused the vaccine and were fired.
Source: Fox Business
