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USPS continues postal banking pilot, despite House Republicans’ objections

April 20, 2022 continues, despite, Pilot, Objections, USPS, banking, Republicans, House, Postal0 comment

The Postal Service is telling its regulator it has no plans yet to pull the plug on a postal banking pilot, despite a lack of customers and opposition from House Republicans. USPS told the Postal Regulatory Commission in a recent filing that it will continue the postal banking pilot “in its current form” past March 2022. “No final determinations have been reached with regard to ending the pilot, or with regard to any other potential steps that might be taken to modify the pilot,” USPS attorneys wrote. USPS spokeswoman Tatiana…

I Lost My Job as United Pilot for Refusing Vaccine for Faith-Based Reasons

January 12, 2022 United, Reasons, Pilot, Refusing, Vaccine, FaithBased, Lost0 comment

For many Americans who, like myself, have decided not to take the COVID-19 vaccine for religious or medical reasons, staying true to our decision can mean being singled out and rejected by family, friends, and even employers. For me, it meant being placed on indefinite, unpaid leave from my job as a pilot for United Airlines, without any benefits—including medical coverage, and no emergency ability to access my retirement savings. A pilot since 18, I spent the last 30 years flying commercially. The last 24 years were spent with Continental,…

How This Pilot Fights United Airlines’ Vaccine Mandate

December 21, 2021 fights, This, United, airlines, mandate, Pilot, Vaccine0 comment

As private businesses mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees under pressure from the Biden administration, employees are banding together to make their displeasure known. In the airline industry, United Airlines pilot Sherry Walker and her group, Airline Employees 4 Health Freedom, are pushing back against what they view as an overreach by the industry to control their health and violate their religious freedom. “I cannot wake up some day in 10 years and my kid turns to me and says, ‘Mom, you had a chance to fix this and you…