United says 273 employees reported they were vaccinated after the company said they would be fired due to the company's strict vaccine mandate
United employee with vaccination United Airlines United Airlines' number of unvaccinated workers has dropped from 593 to 320 after facing termination. The carrier required all non-exempt US employees to be fully inoculated by September 27 or be fired. Over 99% of the company's non-exempt US workforce has been vaccinated against COVID-19. See more stories on Insider's business page . Nearly half of United Airlines' unvaccinated workers have provided proof of inoculation since facing termination, the carrier said on Thursday. United has the strictest employee vaccination policy of any airline in the US. On Wednesday, United previously announced over 99% of its 67,000-strong US workforce was vaccinated against COVID-19 , minus the 3%, or roughly 2,000 employees, that applied for religious or medical exemptions and are still going to work. The airline's policy, established on August 6, said all non-exempt workers are required to be vaccinated by September 27...