United Airlines Inc. said it is spending about $ 1.4 million biweekly to provide paid leave to unvaccinated pilots because its colleagues “they refuse to risk their safetyFlying with them.
The airline revealed the figure Friday night in a filing in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas.
United is asking the United States District Judge Mark Pittman not to extend a temporary restraining order it imposed earlier this month on the vaccination mandate the airline announced in August for all American employees.
The order of Pitman, which means that United is unable to give unpaid leave to unvaccinated workers for religious or medical reasons, it is causing financial harm. “irreparable”And should not be extended, he said United.
The plaintiffs want the mandate blocked while the court battle takes place. United he maintains that he will never get back the money he is spending even if he wins the case, whereas the pilots would get “monetary and seniority compensation retroactively if they finally prevail over merits ”.
While the cost cited in the filing is relatively small for a company the size of United, the airline industry is still battling the aftermath of the pandemic that devastated its business in 2020.
The company announced a loss of more than $ 7 billion last year as air traffic practically stopped.
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