{"id":17109,"date":"2021-10-14T11:49:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T11:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/shut-them-down-republicans-attack-southwest-airlines-side-with-employees-amid-rumored-vaccine-mandate-protest\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T11:49:05","slug":"shut-them-down-republicans-attack-southwest-airlines-side-with-employees-amid-rumored-vaccine-mandate-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/business-markets\/shut-them-down-republicans-attack-southwest-airlines-side-with-employees-amid-rumored-vaccine-mandate-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shut Them Down\u2019: Republicans Attack Southwest Airlines, Side With Employees Amid Rumored Vaccine Mandate Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topline Though Southwest Airlines continues to dispute the circumstances around the mass cancellation of its flights over the weekend, Republicans in Congress have been quick to criticize the airline and side with its employees amid rumors the disruptions are stemming from an internal demonstration against its Covid-19 vaccine mandate.\u00a0 WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; AUGUST 04: Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) questions &#8230; [+] witnesses during a hearing about &#8220;anarchist violence&#8221; in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill August 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee heard from a variety of witnesses on topics ranging from peaceful protest by Black Lives Matter demonstrators to actions by the decentralized antifascist group known as antifa in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Reports of Southwest cancelling nearly 2,000 flights on Saturday and Sunday\u2014disruptions the airline blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues\u2014immediately sparked speculation from Republicans about the role of the company\u2019s new vaccine mandate, which had alre&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Forbes<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jemimamcevoy\/2021\/10\/11\/shut-them-down-republicans-attack-southwest-airlines-side-with-employees-amid-rumored-vaccine-mandate-protest\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topline Though Southwest Airlines continues to dispute the circumstances around the mass cancellation of its flights over the weekend, Republicans in Congress have been quick to criticize the airline and side with its employees amid rumors the disruptions are stemming from an internal demonstration against its Covid-19 vaccine mandate.\u00a0 WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; 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