Vaccinations Voluntary for UAW Members

Nov twenty five, 2021 — The Large Three automakers and the United Auto Employees say unionized personnel will not be required to have COVID-19 vaccinations.

The assertion from the COVID-19 Joint Endeavor Drive of UAW, Ford, Standard Motors, and Chrysler’s mother or father firm, Stellantis, explained personnel are encouraged but not mandated to get vaccinated.

“In addition to encouraging users to disclose their vaccination status, the Endeavor Drive continues to urge all users, coworkers, and their families to get vaccinated and get booster vaccinations against COVID-19, whilst being familiar with that there are particular causes that may possibly avoid some users from remaining vaccinated, such as overall health challenges or spiritual beliefs,” the assertion explained.

Masking will continue to be required on worksites.

“While it is recognized that masks can be uncomfortable, the spread of the Delta variant and the latest details outlining the continued high charge of transmission in some geographic spots carry on to be a serious overall health menace,” the assertion explained.
The stance by the autoworkers and the car businesses conflicts with the Biden administration, which would like businesses with additional than 100 staff to mandate vaccinations.

That policy has been set on keep whilst it faces authorized issues that are possible to get to the U.S. Supreme Court docket.

The UAW has additional than four hundred,000 active users and 580,000 retired users in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Stellantis final week purchased non-union, salaried personnel in the U.S. to disclose vaccination status by Dec. four and be totally vaccinated by Jan. five, The Detroit News reported. Ford issued a very similar mandate for “most” salaried personnel. Standard Motors has not instituted a mandate however on its salaried U.S. workforce.

All a few car businesses have mandated vaccines for autoworkers in Canada.