Carhartt says an unvaccinated workforce is a risk they're 'unwilling to take'
American apparel company Carhartt has told employees that they’ll be keeping their vaccine mandate in place - despite the Supreme Court’s block to US President Joe Biden's sweeping vaccine rules for major companies. In an email to staff Carhartt chief executive officer Mark Valade sought to provide clarity on the company's next steps after SC blocked the OSHA mandate for large employers.
"The ruling does not change Carhartt's mandatory vaccination program, which went into effect on January 4th," Valade said in the email that later leaked on social media. "As you know, we have extended the vaccination deadline for both RCV and Madisonville associated to February 15th. This date also remains in effect.”
According to Valade, the company and the medical community believe that vaccines are necessary to maintain a safe working environment and even households.
"While we appreciate that there may be differing views, workplace safety is an area where we and the union that represents our associates cannot compromise,” the CEO said. “An unvaccinated workforce is both a people and business risk that our company is unwilling to take.”
The remarks came after the Supreme Court ruled against Biden's vaccine mandate for private employers, where the president initially ordered them to vaccinate workers or subject them to regular testing.
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