Judge rejects Southwest Airline pilots request to stop company's vaccine mandate

Judge rejects Southwest Airline pilots request to stop company's vaccine mandate
Judge rejects Southwest Airline pilots request to stop company's vaccine mandate Photo credit USA Today Images/IMAGN

A federal judge in Texas denied Southwest Airlines pilots union's request to temporarily block a vaccine mandate for employees, which is a requirement under new government rules.

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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines must require staff to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by Dec. 8 unless they receive a religious or medical exemption, according to rules for federal contractors that the Biden administration issued last month.

Southwest and other major airlines like DeltaUnited and American fly federal employees, U.S. mail and provide other services to the government.

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