Lee
2021-10-15 15:54:47 UTC
Big businesses are siding against Texas
in mandate fight
Oct 15
The fight over vaccine mandates between
the White House and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
(R) is putting businesses in the middle.
But many are picking the White Houses
preferred policy.
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines,
which are both based in the Lone Star
State, say they will defy Abbotts order
that no business in the state can impose
a vaccine mandate on employees or
customers and comply with President
Bidens mandate that all companies with
at least 100 employees require vaccines
or weekly testing for employees.
Other companies based in Texas have
already imposed vaccine mandates and
have given no indication they will
change their positions in the wake of
Abbotts executive order.
Texas-based Dell Technologies has required
vaccinations or testing since January. A
few major technology companies not based
in Texas do have hubs in Austin, like
Google and Facebook, and already require
employees be vaccinated.
Southwest downplayed any fight with the
home-state governor, saying Bidens order
superseded any state mandate or law.
The airline has ordered its thousands of
employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8.
Witold Henisz, the Deloitte & Touche
professor of management at the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, said
the conflicting orders are a hassle.
He also said that most big corporations
favor vaccine mandates, since it makes
it easier for them to do business. That
will put them on the side of Biden and
against Abbott, even if they avoid
advertising a political stance
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/576853-big-businesses-are-si
ding-against-texas-in-mandate-fight
in mandate fight
Oct 15
The fight over vaccine mandates between
the White House and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
(R) is putting businesses in the middle.
But many are picking the White Houses
preferred policy.
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines,
which are both based in the Lone Star
State, say they will defy Abbotts order
that no business in the state can impose
a vaccine mandate on employees or
customers and comply with President
Bidens mandate that all companies with
at least 100 employees require vaccines
or weekly testing for employees.
Other companies based in Texas have
already imposed vaccine mandates and
have given no indication they will
change their positions in the wake of
Abbotts executive order.
Texas-based Dell Technologies has required
vaccinations or testing since January. A
few major technology companies not based
in Texas do have hubs in Austin, like
Google and Facebook, and already require
employees be vaccinated.
Southwest downplayed any fight with the
home-state governor, saying Bidens order
superseded any state mandate or law.
The airline has ordered its thousands of
employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8.
Witold Henisz, the Deloitte & Touche
professor of management at the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, said
the conflicting orders are a hassle.
He also said that most big corporations
favor vaccine mandates, since it makes
it easier for them to do business. That
will put them on the side of Biden and
against Abbott, even if they avoid
advertising a political stance
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/576853-big-businesses-are-si
ding-against-texas-in-mandate-fight