United Airlines To Require All Future Hires To Be Vaccinated, Current Flight Crews Offered Immunization Incentives

By Dillon Thomas, CBS Denver

June 9, 2021

DENVER (CBS4)– In an effort to return the travel industry back to full pre-pandemic strength one of the nation’s largest airlines has rolled out a new company-wide policy for employee vaccinations. United Airlines confirmed the new policy which will require future flight attendants to be vaccinated for COVID-19, while allowing current flight attendants and pilots to choose if they want to be vaccinated.

Internal company documents obtained by CBS4 showed the company planned to incentivize pilots and in-flight crew members by offering extra vacation days or hours of overtime in exchange for proof of vaccination.

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