Fri Oct 15, 2021 – 11:32 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Weeks after United Airlines announced it would place its unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave if they sought an exemption to the company’s COVID jab mandate, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the major airline from carrying out its threat.
The move has generated hope among opponents of coercive inoculation policies and contributes to a bevy of reports that airline industry employees have joined the ranks of those actively pushing back against vaccine mandates.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, a Trump-nominee, issued a temporary restraining order against United Airlines, ordering it not to punish unvaccinated employees with unpaid leave for seeking to opt out of the COVID jab mandate.
The issue will be taken up again at the end of the month when oral arguments may be heard.
The temporary ruling came after six United employees filed a class action lawsuit against the company last month, arguing that its discriminatory policy violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
“A federal judge in Texas issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against United Airlines on Wednesday,
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