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United Airlines To Gives All Employees A $1,000 Bonus For Their Hard Work During The Pandemic

LISBON, PORTUGAL - AUGUST 31: United Airlines Boeing 767-424ER starts her take off for Newark, USA, from Lisbon Humberto Delgado International Airport on the last day of August, coinciding with the end of Summer vacation period in Europe, during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on August 31, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. The busy airport reflects that local and foreign tourism has picked up and life is returning to normal in Portugal as most of the population has been already vaccinated against COVID-19. Health authorities notified 1,908 new cases and 13 deaths associated with COVID-19 within 24 hours, with the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 being the only one circulating in the country and responsible for 100% of present infections. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

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United Airlines To Gives All Employees A $1,000 Bonus For Their Hard Work During The Pandemic

While appearing on CBS this Wednesday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby announced that all active employees will receive a $1,000 bonus on their paycheck next month — a thank you for their hard work during the pandemic.

“Our people went through a tough time during the pandemic and truthfully they were part of the global humanitarian response — flying I even canisters, flying the first vaccines into the country, refugees from Afghanistan. It’s been a rough year for them, lots of stress, lots of strain more so than most companies and they just did a great job.” He added, that this was just a small thank you before the holidays.”

United has over 80,000 employees. 99.7% of the airline’s workforce is vaccinated, which CEO Scott Kirby says is proof that vaccine mandates work.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 09: United Airlines pilot Steve Lindland receives a COVID-19 vaccine from RN Sandra Manella at United’s onsite clinic at O’Hare International Airport on March 09, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. United has been vaccinating about 250 of their O’Hare employees at the clinic each day for the past several days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Although the mandates seem to be working, a federal judge in Texas has blocked United Airlines from imposing its vaccine mandate on employees seeking medical or religious exemptions while it considers arguments from both sides.

“You can make a mana date vaccine mandate work as long as you’re open, honest and transparent about it.”

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