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Re:Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots ... by SilasX on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @03:27PM (#28856379)
From by the submission a few days ago, this comment linked a substack that claimed they couldn’t make it an official union action because it was about the vaccine mandates.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28825929

Re:Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots ... by wyldfire on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @03:33PM (#28856473)
This source does not seem like a credible one. If someone who has some real stake to lose by reporting unsubstantiated claims makes this kind of a report, I would have an easier time believing it. But this is just some website that I didn't know existed before today.

It could just as easily be some bogus report on Blind or any other anonymous site and I would have just as much trouble believing it.

Think of a million other news reports you have heard where a union or CEO makes claim X/Y/Z and a news agency refers to a specific individual (or airs an interview with a disguised voice/appearance individual) who contradicts those claims.

Re:Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots ... by jakelazaroff on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @03:49PM (#28856716)
Alex Berenson is famous for lying and distorting facts [1] [2] [3], so frankly the fact that he's claiming this makes me less inclined to believe it.

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/pandemics-...

[2] https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/alex-berenson-attacks-...

[3] https://reason.com/2021/08/30/alex-berenson-twitter-ban-vacc...

Re:Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots ... by JosefZlotea on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @04:06PM (#28856993)
Berenson rightly called the vaccine efficiency drop with actual data and was castigated for it. These outlets are more fixated on character assasination rather than hash out his arguments because that's so cool nowadays.
Re:Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots ... by tylerhou on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @09:47PM (#28859681)
It’s not about being right. It’s about being right for the right reasons.

If you make a million predictions one of them is bound be true. Just because you’re the first to predict one thing doesn’t mean that everything you say is true, or that you shouldn’t be criticized for jumping to conclusions.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/pandemics-...

Re:Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots ... by SamoyedFurFluff on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @03:44PM (#28856653)
If it was a sickout why was only this company affected? The mandate was federal.
Re:Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots ... by SilasX on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @04:00PM (#28856906)
I guess the same reason not every union simultaneously opposes every policy?