On Monday, Oct 4, Southwest Airlines (based in Texas) mandated that their employees "be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8, 2021, to continue employment with the airline."
Also, on Monday, Texas Governor, Abbott, issued an executive order banning "any entity" in the state from enforcing a vaccine mandate.
“On Friday, Oct. 8th, The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association then filed litigation against the airline in a Dallas, Texas court.
On Saturday, Oct. 9th, a vast number of Southwest pilots did not report to work, bringing Southwest to a screeching halt.
On Tuesday, Oct. 12th, Southwest CEO, Gary Kelly, said “We are not going to fire any employees over this."