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Vaccinations Voluntary for UAW Members


Nov 25, 2021 — The Large Three automakers and the United Auto Staff say unionized employees is not going to be required to have COVID-19 vaccinations.

The assertion from the COVID-19 Joint Job Drive of UAW, Ford, Normal Motors, and Chrysler’s dad or mum firm, Stellantis, stated employees are inspired however not mandated to get vaccinated.

“Along with encouraging members to reveal their vaccination standing, the Job Drive continues to induce all members, coworkers, and their households to get vaccinated and get booster vaccinations towards COVID-19, whereas understanding that there are private causes that will stop some members from being vaccinated, resembling well being points or non secular beliefs,” the assertion stated.

Masking will nonetheless be required on worksites.

“Whereas it’s understood that masks will be uncomfortable, the unfold of the Delta variant and up to date information outlining the continued excessive fee of transmission in some geographic areas proceed to be a critical well being risk,” the assertion stated.
The stance by the autoworkers and the auto corporations conflicts with the Biden administration, which desires corporations with greater than 100 workers to mandate vaccinations.

That coverage has been placed on maintain whereas it faces authorized challenges which are prone to attain the U.S. Supreme Court docket.

The UAW has greater than 400,000 lively members and 580,000 retired members within the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Stellantis final week ordered non-union, salaried employees within the U.S. to reveal vaccination standing by Dec. 4 and be totally vaccinated by Jan. 5, The Detroit Information reported. Ford issued an identical mandate for “most” salaried employees. Normal Motors has not instituted a mandate but on its salaried U.S. workforce.

All three auto corporations have mandated vaccines for autoworkers in Canada.

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