• Southwest Airlines is a federal contractor and subject to a government mandate that requires staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
  • The Southwest pilots union alleged that the airline violated the Railway Labor Act by changing work and pay rules without negotiating.
  • The judge said that requiring Southwest employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 did not appear to violate the pilots’ collective bargaining agreement.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/26/federal-judge-rejects-southwest-airlines-pilots-request-to-block-vaccine-mandate.html