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Home » United Airlines » Only 320 United Airlines Employees Now Face Immediate Termination After Vaccine Deadline
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Only 320 United Airlines Employees Now Face Immediate Termination After Vaccine Deadline

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2021November 14, 2023 12 Comments

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United Airlines announced that non-exempt employees continue to upload proof of vaccination, driving down the number of employees facing termination by nearly 50%.

Last-Minute United Airlines Vaccine Uploads Push Termination Numbers Down To 320

United’s vaccine mandate took effect on September 27, 2021. On that date, United announced that 593 employees had not submitted proof of vaccine nor had submitted a request for exemption, and therefore were subject to immediate termination.

However just 72 hours later that number has dropped by nearly half to 320 as additional employees uploaded their proof of vaccine late.

A United spokesperson told Live and Let’s Fly:

“Our vaccine policy continues to prove requirements work – in less than 48 hours, the number of unvaccinated employees who began the process of being separated from the company has been cut almost in half, dropping from 593 to 320. That means 99.5 percent of United’s U.S. employees have now chosen to get vaccinated, excluding those who sought an exemption.”

Note, that 99.5% number does not include the roughly 2,000 employees (about 3% of the 67,000 United employees based in the United States) that have sought an exemption. United has thus far refused to specify what percentage of the approximately 2,000 employees who requested an exemption were granted one.

As it waits for a class action lawsuit to play out in a federal court in Texas, United has delayed its plans to place those front-line employees granted an exemption on unpaid leave until at least October 15, 2021.


> Read More: United Airlines Reports Final Vaccine Numbers After Employee Deadline


While United Airlines has not ruled out disciplinary measures for those employees who failed to upload their COVID-19 vaccination cards in a timely manner, United’s Human Resources department expects that 320 number will to continue to decline as individual meetings begin with employees who failed to upload the card. United believes that a chunk of the 320 have been vaccinated and have simply failed to properly upload proof.

CONCLUSION

While the thorny issue of how to deal with employees seeking exemptions remains, United Airlines can boast that 99.5% of non-exempt employees are now in compliance with United’s vaccine mandate and United expects that number to go up even further.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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12 Comments

  1. emercycrite Reply
    October 1, 2021 at 8:11 am

    The headline does not make sense.

    • Aaron Reply
      October 1, 2021 at 9:53 am

      Yeah, I noticed that too.

      • Matthew Klint Reply
        October 1, 2021 at 10:16 am

        Thank you both.

  2. George Reply
    October 1, 2021 at 9:36 am

    The public really does love segregation. It’s pretty strange to see the cheering for this.

    ‘No big pharma in you, no job!’

    Yeah, I don’t see how this will come back to bite us….

    • Dan Reply
      October 1, 2021 at 11:47 am

      It’s called a pandemic, dear. If you want to live in a world where people die of very preventable diseases that’s fine – it just won’t be a world we share.

      • emercycrite Reply
        October 1, 2021 at 7:51 pm

        Thank you Dan.

    • UA-NYC Reply
      October 1, 2021 at 3:45 pm

      Feel free to keep being part of a dwindling minority…your hundreds of int’l trips annually aren’t going to be as fun for you in the future as an anti-vaxxer

  3. Jan Reply
    October 1, 2021 at 10:58 am

    Colbert’s “Vax Scene” dance didn’t convince then to get the jab? (Note: google that if you feel like losing faith in humanity once more)

    • UA-NYC Reply
      October 1, 2021 at 3:44 pm

      You seem more like a Guttfeld! kind of comedy watcher…I hear it’s just amazing

      • Jan Reply
        October 2, 2021 at 4:08 pm

        I’m more of a Dave Chapelle/Kevin Hart/Russell Peters/Jim Gaffigan guy when it comes to humor.
        No, I don’t eatch Fox News or any cable news.
        Yes, Colbert’s skit is still extremely cringey and bad, and does no favors to convince the unvaccinated who’s on the fence.
        Yes, you are a one-note NPC that blurts out “hurr durr Faux News” at any single criticism of the left.
        Yes, UA is also bad and you should feel bad.

  4. Jerry Reply
    October 1, 2021 at 1:32 pm

    I suppose you could call this group the anti-vaxx 320, or the “A320” if you will!

  5. Jorge Paez Reply
    October 1, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    So sad that we have to force people to do the right thing to protect children. Yes, children who have no vaccine available to them are now dying because, selfish asshats. I draw the line at killing innocent children. I have lost all patience and compassion for selfish asshats. I hope you die a slow and painful death…..

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