>>15011029

Ford becomes first big US automaker to make COVID vaccine requirement, union workers excluded for now

Ford has set a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for most of its 32,000 salaried employees, becoming the first major United States automaker to enact the requirement, CNN reported.

These employees have a deadline of Dec. 8 to become fully vaccinated. Those who do not meet the requirement without an approved religious or medical exemption could be put on unpaid leave for a maximum of 30 days. After that, they can be let go, according to the cable news network.

https://www.masslive.com/coronavirus/2021/11/ford-becomes-first-big-us-automaker-to-make-covid-vaccine-requirement-union-workers-excluded-for-now.html

>>15011074

Few days before this came out I learned I had not gotten a job that I really wanted with Ford. I was bummed.

A few days later, this news broke, and I can't help but think things happen for a reason…

>>15011118

And of course, how can we forget our very own military…

Pentagon: Oklahoma Guard must comply with vaccine mandate

The Pentagon's top spokesperson on Monday insisted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to require National Guard members to get vaccinated against Covid-19, despite new resistance from Oklahoma's highest-ranking military official.

"It is a lawful order for National Guardsmen to receive the Covid vaccine. It is a lawful order," Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters at a news briefing. "Refusing to do that, absent an approved exemption, puts them in the same potential [for disciplinary action] as active-duty members who refuse the vaccine," he added.

Kirby also argued that Guard members would not be shielded from the Pentagon's vaccine mandate under Title 32 of the U.S Code, which provides for governors to mobilize the Guard within their state.

Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, by contrast, Guard members are mobilized for federal active-duty military service.

https://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-oklahoma-guard-must-comply-205359523.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

>>15011128

>Nobody can force you to take it without your consent.

The issue isn't that it will be actually forced into the body. It's the principle of requiring this jab as a condition of employment post-hoc. To make things worse, the administration is backing them up on the legal side.

Absolutely seismic shift occuring in the job market at the moment.

> After all, we all know how easy it is for auto workers to find a new job, ESPECIALLY when thousands are fired at the same time.

The article states that unionized workers are exempt, aka factory workers.

The job market is going through quite a shift atm.

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>>15011217

It mainly the families of interpreters from what I could gather.

>>15011282

Simple scare tactic, no real bite?

I guess we will find out on Dec. 8th.

UK announces national security probe of Nvidia’s $54bn Arm deal

Phase 2 investigation into transaction ordered on public interest grounds

The British government has launched an in-depth investigation into Nvidia’s takeover of the UK-based technology company Arm on national security grounds, throwing another hurdle in the path of the $54bn deal.

Digital and culture secretary Nadine Dorries has ordered a phase 2 investigation into the transaction on public interest grounds, meaning it will now be subject to a full-blown probe into antitrust and security issues. The UK competition watchdog uncovered “serious competition concerns” with the deal in July.

In a letter to the parties published on Tuesday, the government said: “The secretary of state believes that the ubiquity of Arm technology makes the accessibility and reliability of Arm IP necessary for national security.”

Arm’s chip designs are used by almost all smartphone manufacturers.

The government said the National Cyber Security Centre had also identified “a number of potential risks to national security” as a result of the deal.

https://www.ft.com/content/3a8d3490-5c8a-4823-a5b9-09f7b02bed65

=Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations=

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans (Archdiocese of New Orleans) has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for payment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the repair or replacement of certain facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The settlement, which is based on the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ financial condition, required final approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, which approved the settlement on Oct. 26.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/archdiocese-new-orleans-agrees-pay-more-1-million-resolve-hurricane-katrina-related-false