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Reports: Amtrak suspends vaccine mandate for workers; won't cut service in January

Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento, on the newest of 2 developments

The change reportedly comes after a federal judge halted enforcement of President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Amtrak says it could cut service over vaccination mandate

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  2. Newest

    Reports: Amtrak suspends vaccine mandate for workers; won't cut service in January

    Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento ·

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22 articles, oldest first.

  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Amtrak says it could cut service over vaccination mandate (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak will need to reduce service in January unless more employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, the passenger rail system’s president says. Stephen Gardner says about 95%

  2. Breitbart News

    Amtrak Expects to Temporarily Slash Service over Biden Vaccine Mandate (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Amtrak expects to temporarily cut some service next month as it warns of possible labor shortages due to the Biden administration's coronavirus vaccine mandate which requires employees of government contractors to be fully jabbed by January 4th.

  3. FOX Business

    Amtrak likely to cut services over federal vaccine mandate, executive says (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Amtrak’s president told Congress on Thursday that some train service would likely need to be scaled back temporarily due to around 5% of its workforce remaining unvaccinated.

  4. Newsweek

    Amtrak says it will need to reduce service unless more employees get fully vaccinated (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Amtrak's president said the goal is for "as few impacts to service as possible as we take these vital public health steps to help end the COVID-19 pandemic."

  5. The Hill

    Amtrak to cut service as employees refuse vaccines (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Amtrak will cut services, and riders will experience slowdowns beginning this winter, in part as a result of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal contractors, the company's president told members of Congress o

  6. Insider

    Amtrak set to reduce service in January unless more employees adhere to COVID-19 vaccine mandate (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Amtrak president Stephen Gardner told House lawmakers that roughly 95% of the rail system's workers have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

  7. FOX Business

    Amtrak temporarily suspends employee vaccine mandate (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Amtrak says it is temporarily suspending its employee vaccine mandate following a court decision that has halted enforcement of the Biden administration's executive order for federal contractors.

  8. Breitbart News

    Amtrak Temporarily Halts Vaccine Mandate for Employees (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Amtrak on Tuesday announced that the passenger railroad company with temporarily halt a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees.

  9. Forbes

    Amtrak Suspends Vaccine Mandate For Employees (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Unvaccinated employees are required to get tested for Covid-19, according to an internal memo.

  10. New York Times

    Amtrak temporarily drops its vaccine mandate, avoiding cuts to service. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The shift in policy means that Amtrak officials no longer anticipate cuts to service next month.

  11. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Reports: Amtrak suspends vaccine mandate for workers; won't cut service in January (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    The change reportedly comes after a federal judge halted enforcement of President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

  12. Washington Times

    Amtrak scales back COVID-19 vaccine mandate amid court order, fears of service cuts (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Amtrak is backtracking on its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees after a court decision prompted it to reevaluate its policy and take steps to avoid service cuts the rules might have caused.

  13. The Daily Caller

    Amtrak Derails Vaccine Mandate To Dodge Service Disruptions (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Amtrak employees who have not received their COVID-19 vaccinations will be allowed to continue working as long as they provide a negative weekly test, the company announced Tuesday.

  14. Gopusa

    Amtrak suspends Biden’s vaccine mandate to avoid cutting service (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    Amtrak on Tuesday announced that it has temporarily suspended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees in order to avoid cutting services. The company will revert to a previous policy and allow employees to opt into weekly testing rather than get vaccinated in order to report to work Amtrak CE…

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