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Wouldn’t a widespread coordinated protest be extremely easy to verify? To the contrary, the southwest pilots union (SWAPA) is explicitly saying these delays ar
by harlanlewis 5y ago
Wouldn’t a widespread coordinated protest be extremely easy to verify?
To the contrary, the southwest pilots union (SWAPA) is explicitly saying these delays are not caused by vaccine protests, despite their continued opposition to the mandate.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/graisondangor/2021/10/10/southwest-cancels-more-than-1000-flights-pilots-say-its-not-a-protest-over-covid-vaccine-mandate/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/graisondangor/2021/10/10/southw...
- tdeck 5y agoDoesn't a strike need an authorization vote? Perhaps they couldn't get one. United Airlines has over 90% vaccinated employees. If the numbers are similar at Southwest, it might mean there isn't enough will to oppose the mandate through a formal action. That puts union leadership in an awkward position - they could say "some employees have gone rogue and taken sick time to protest the mandate", but that's kinda throwing some of their members under the bus.
- dwaite 5y ago> they could say "some employees have gone rogue and taken sick time to protest the mandate", but that's kinda throwing some of their members under the bus. I suspect it would be a far better alternative than what happens if it turns out the union was used to organize a walk-out, although I don't know what the ramifications of breaking those laws are (criminal charges? union disbandment?)