“Meanwhile, after careful review, Boeing has suspended its vaccination requirement in line with a federal court’s decision prohibiting enforcement of the federal contractor executive order and a number of state laws.”
Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing has suspended its vaccine mandate for employees. The company threatened to terminate any unvaccinated worker after the vaccine mandate previously in place had been enacted in October.
A spokesperson for the Boeing company told local outlet KOMO:
"Boeing is committed to maintaining a safe working environment for our employees, and advancing the health and safety of our global workforce."
"As such, we continue to encourage our employees to get vaccinated and get a booster if they have not done so," the Boeing spokesperson said.
"Meanwhile, after careful review, Boeing has suspended its vaccination requirement in line with a federal court’s decision prohibiting enforcement of the federal contractor executive order and a number of state laws."
"As we have throughout the pandemic, we will continue to monitor and follow federal, state and local requirements," the company spokesperson added.
Leaked documents showed workers allegedly planning a #FreedomFlu sickout for every Friday beginning Oct. 15. The deadline for employees to get the jab was Dec. 8, applying to the approximately 140,000 employees throughout the company.
It is possible that the measure was relaxed because of a recent court decision also halting the federal vaccine mandate for private US companies like Boeing.
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