'Sickout': Southwest pilots reportedly going on strike over vaxx mandate
Southwest had to cancel over 1,000 flights during the weekend as their pilots have reportedly gone on strike over the companies recently implement vaccine mandate.
The airline pilots have gone on a mass “sickout” in protest of the vaccine mandate according to NewsNation Now.
Southwest claims the airline delay and cancelation are due to weather. “ATC issues and disruptive weather have resulted in a high volume of cancellations throughout the weekend while we work to recover our operation,” the airline said in a tweet. “We appreciate your patience as we accommodate affected Customers, and Customer Service wait times are longer than usual.”
The alleged strike comes as the Southwest' pilot union filed legal docs to fight back against the airline’s vaccine mandate which went into effect last week. Southwest ordered its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine after the Biden administration implemented a vaccine mandate for all large employers.