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Slightly better analysis here https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/10/did-labor-action-over-vaccine-mandates-compel-southwest-to-cancel-thousands-of-flights.htm

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• walterbell 5y ago
  Thanks, also some scenarios in the comments. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/10/did-labor-action-over-vaccine-mandates-compel-southwest-to-cancel-thousands-of-flights.html#comment-3617621 https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/10/did-labor-action-ove... > Not official evidence but just asked a close friend who used to work at SW for over 20 years. They texted their former SW union rep (non-pilot union) and they responded that they have >600 flight attendants without hotel rooms tonight due to the unexpected cancellations. They say the story/reasons they are given for the cancellations are constantly changing but they personally think it is a pilot sick out. They may be wrong but non-pilot SW employees think that’s what’s going on. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/10/did-labor-action-over-vaccine-mandates-compel-southwest-to-cancel-thousands-of-flights.html#comment-3617628 https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/10/did-labor-action-ove... > As to why this airline and why now, an RT article mentions that-‘SouthWest Airlines became one of the last major US air carriers to introduce a vaccine mandate for its employees last Monday after the company was reportedly pressured by White House coronavirus adviser Jeffrey Zients to comply with President Joe Biden’s vaccination order. Some 56,000 SouthWest employees have until December 8 to get vaccinated if they want to keep their jobs.’