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US Navy Shipyard Turns the Tide on Biden, Says "No" To Vaccine Mandate - The Tenpenny Report
US Navy reverses vaccine mandate
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Why did the Navy back down? First, the deadline kept changing. Biden’s executive order called for a November 22 deadline, but shipyard employees were given until December 8. Then the deadline was once again extended to January 4.
Second, it appears that Huntington Ingalls executives took a deep dive into their contract with the Navy. The company has very clearly clarified with the Navy that their contracts do not include a requirement to implement such a vaccine mandate. The Navy officially confirmed this, and therefore employees “don’t have to comply with a vaccine mandate at this time.” The company appeared to have reviewed all contracts to determine modifications and re-pricing needed to reflect the new requirement. A subset of the employees are on a different Technical Solutions contract and the mandate still holds for those employees.
Third, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) shifted gears. In early November, OSHA issued an emergency rule requiring all employers, federal or otherwise, with more than 100 employees to issue a vaccine mandate. A number of states and private sector entities sued. The day after OSHA’s issuance, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the mandate from nationwide implementation. A week later, on November 12, the Fifth Circuit conducted an additional judicial review and ordered the mandate to remain blocked.
Additionally, the Court directed OSHA to take “no steps to implement or enforce the Mandate until further Court Order.” Biden’s Department of Labor acknowledged the ruling. As a result, OSHA suspended their action regarding the “emergency temporary standard” issuance.
Now the real reason. I know people at the yard down here. All the unions were about to walk off the job.
