Southwest CEO Blames Biden for Vax Mandates: I Was Against It But He Forced Us To

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CRAMER Okay ░░░░░░░░ I understand that the ░░░░░░░░ related issues Florida Didn ░░░░░░░░ see that much cancellations ░░░░░░░░ other companies in your ░░░░░░░░ there s a lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ was filed Southwest airlines ░░░░░░░░ association n the northern ░░░░░░░░ of Texas What is ░░░░░░░░ about it earlier this ░░░░░░░░ they say that basically ░░░░░░░░ re using illegal tactics ░░░░░░░░ a farmorm of asymmetrical ░░░░░░░░ warfare tactics wait a ░░░░░░░░ maybe vaccines are an ░░░░░░░░ maybe labor problems so ░░░░░░░░ understand how we quickly ░░░░░░░░ pivot from Florida and ░░░░░░░░ to wondering what happened ░░░░░░░░ with the pilots Kelly ░░░░░░░░ yeah again I think ░░░░░░░░ we re uniquely affected ░░░░░░░░ we have so many ░░░░░░░░ our flights that touch ░░░░░░░░ all the airlines were ░░░░░░░░ on Friday It was ░░░░░░░░ more of an impact ░░░░░░░░ us and took us ░░░░░░░░ to recover But all ░░░░░░░░ our employees work very ░░░░░░░░ through the weekend and ░░░░░░░░ s tough on our ░░░░░░░░ But it s also ░░░░░░░░ on our people they ░░░░░░░░ a phenomenal job There ░░░░░░░░ absolutely no issue in ░░░░░░░░ with our employees talking ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine mandate oh ░░░░░░░░ there s some that ░░░░░░░░ very strong views on ░░░░░░░░ sides of that issue ░░░░░░░░ it s not as ░░░░░░░░ think you probably know ░░░░░░░░ ve never been in ░░░░░░░░ of corporations imposing that ░░░░░░░░ of a mandate I ░░░░░░░░ not in favor of ░░░░░░░░ never have been But ░░░░░░░░ executive order from President ░░░░░░░░ mandates that all federal ░░░░░░░░ and then all federal ░░░░░░░░ which covers all the ░░░░░░░░ airlines have to have ░░░░░░░░ mandate a vaccine in ░░░░░░░░ by December the 8th ░░░░░░░░ re working through that ░░░░░░░░ re urging all of ░░░░░░░░ employees to get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ they can t we ░░░░░░░░ urging them to seek ░░░░░░░░ accommodation either for medical ░░░░░░░░ religious reasons And my ░░░░░░░░ obviously is that no ░░░░░░░░ losing their job The ░░░░░░░░ here obviously is to ░░░░░░░░ health and safety Not ░░░░░░░░ people to lose their ░░░░░░░░ so yes we have ░░░░░░░░ views on that topic ░░░░░░░░ that is not what ░░░░░░░░ at issue with southwest ░░░░░░░░ the weekend.”