Gen. Flynn linked a great article. I hope this ends up happening at my work somehow since my company made it a "condition of employment". Shitty thing is I've been work at home for years…and you can't discuss anything on IM about it…so I don't really know how others feel about the vaccine mandate.
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DOD Contractors Stand Their Ground… and Win – Deep Capture
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Posted on 10:34 PM · Nov 25th, 2021
DOD Contractors Stand Their Ground… and Win
BY
PATRICK BYRNE
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/11/dod-contractors-stand-their-ground-and-win/
A Virginia shipbuilder with ties to the Navy told all its people to take the clot-shot or be fired.Many people walked. So many that their employer has now backed down, and is inviting them to come back, offering to reverse their resignations and retirements, etc.
The more people stand their ground. the more this will happen.
“Huntington Ingalls previously said all of its 25,000 workers would need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a “condition of continued employment” due to the vaccine mandate for federal workers and contractors. [Media Link] However, Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin said in a Facebook update Thursday that Huntington Ingalls clarified their Navy contracts “don’t include a vaccine mandate at this time.”
[Via Facebook] President and CEO Mike Petters issued a message to employees Nov. 16 indicating that the government’s Jan. 4, 2022, deadline for vaccination is suspended. The message also clarified that after considerable work with the Navy to meet the intent of the mandate, our Navy contracts with Newport News Shipbuilding do not include a vaccine mandate requirement at this time. This recent information is different from what we understood to be the government’s and the Navy’s intent. As a result of what we know today, some of the related mandate policies and processes will now change. Because employee safety continues to be our top priority, other COVID-related policies will not change. Here’s what is changing:• COVID-19 vaccination is not required as a condition of employment for current or leased employees.• Employees who applied for a religious or medical exemption will be contacted in writing with additional clarification.• Shipbuilders who opted to submit for retirement or to resign as a result of the federal mandate have the option to request reversal of their decision.– For those who have started the retirement process, please contact the HII Benefits Center for more information.