United Airlines' CEO Says Only a 'Handful' of Staff Have Resigned Over its Vaccine MandateAbout 90% of United's US employees have shown proof of their vaccination, CEO Scott Kirby said.
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he knows of fewer than 10 employees who have resigned over the company's vaccine mandate.
Kirby toldCNNon Thursday that about 90% of United's US employees had shown the airline proof of their vaccination. He thought the majority of the remaining workers had been vaccinated but hadn't uploaded evidence yet, he said.
In August,United Airlines成为第一个美国航母强制疫苗for all US-based employees. Staff must be fully vaccinated no later than September 27 — a date five weeks after the Food and Drug Administrationfully approved Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine.
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Speaking about how many employees had quit over the mandate, he said: "In a large company, it's a handful."
"The ones I'm aware of are in the single digit number of people," Kirby said. "We're going to have more by the time it finishes, but it's going to be a very low number of people."
Insider asked United to confirm exactly how many employees resigned over the vaccine mandate, but did not immediately receive a response.
Other airlines, includingAlaskaandHorizon, are only requiring the vaccine for new hires, while encouraging existing staff to get a shot by offering perks, such as bonuses.
Deltaannounced in August that it'srequiring all employees to either get the COVID-19 vaccineor pay $200 extra a month for health insurance.
United's mandate preceded President Joe Biden's vaccine rules, announced September 9,requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or weekly testing. The administration has not said when this rule will take effect.
