Vaccinations Voluntary for UAW Members

Nov 25, 2021 — The Big Three automakers and the United Auto Staff say unionized employees will not be necessary to have COVID-19 vaccinations.

The statement from the COVID-19 Joint Endeavor Drive of UAW, Ford, Normal Motors, and Chrysler’s guardian corporation, Stellantis, reported employees are encouraged but not mandated to get vaccinated.

“In addition to encouraging users to disclose their vaccination standing, the Endeavor Drive carries on to urge all users, coworkers, and their households to get vaccinated and get booster vaccinations versus COVID-19, while being familiar with that there are individual factors that may perhaps reduce some users from becoming vaccinated, this sort of as well being difficulties or spiritual beliefs,” the statement reported.

Masking will nevertheless be necessary on worksites.

“While it is understood that masks can be uncomfortable, the spread of the Delta variant and new info outlining the continued higher rate of transmission in some geographic areas continue on to be a severe well being threat,” the statement reported.
The stance by the autoworkers and the auto organizations conflicts with the Biden administration, which desires organizations with much more than one hundred staff members to mandate vaccinations.

That coverage has been place on maintain while it faces authorized troubles that are very likely to get to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The UAW has much more than 400,000 active users and 580,000 retired users in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Stellantis past 7 days purchased non-union, salaried employees in the U.S. to disclose vaccination standing by Dec. four and be totally vaccinated by Jan. 5, The Detroit News reported. Ford issued a equivalent mandate for “most” salaried employees. Normal Motors has not instituted a mandate however on its salaried U.S. workforce.

All 3 auto organizations have mandated vaccines for autoworkers in Canada.