Is Southwest Airlines lying about “weather cancellations”

Southwest Airlines' flight disruptions left thousands of customers stranded on Saturday. The airline claims it's

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due to adverse weather, but one story believes it's due to striking flight crews protesting the vaccine obligation. What's up?

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Southwest Airlines canceled 34% of flights on Saturday, leaving thousands of irate travelers stranded or confused

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by confusing signals. Twitter said the delays are due to “ATC issues and disruptive weather.” People tell different stories.

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One regular traveler, journalist, and podcaster tweeted that one of his pals was caught up in the day's

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chaos but had received word from the gate agent that “thousands of pilots are on strike against the vaccine.”

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Southwest Airlines, like many other airlines, introduced a required employee immunization program last week.

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Pilot and mechanic unions have rejected such mandates and may be informally striking, according to Rabinowitz's tweet. Please note that these

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reports are unconfirmed. Their unions have sued and authorized protests offering resources for such attempts. Are these protests harming operations?

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