Economy
April 13, 2021
Workers Spurn Vaccine; What’s an Employer to Do?
Written by Tim Triplett
Talking to workers about the life-saving potential of COVID-19 vaccinations has turned into a personal mission for one mill executive (who asked not to be identified). “I spend at least one hour per day, every day, on COVID stuff. It’s frustrating there’s so much resistance.”
Nearly all the individuals in his corporate suite have gotten their shots, but only about 30 percent of those on the shop floor, he estimates, despite the company’s extensive campaign on the safety of the vaccines. “We have presented all the information, the science, the common sense, but….”
