U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak told a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday it expects to be forced to temporarily cut some service in January because of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Amtrak President Stephen Gardner told a House Transportation subcommittee that roughly 95% of its 17,000 employees have been fully vaccinated ahead of a Jan. 4 deadline.
He noted that many engineers, conductors and on-board service employees retired or left Amtrak and it temporarily halted hiring due to funding uncertainty. An inspector general report released on Thursday said Amtrak plans a big boost in hiring but faces challenges. Amtrak said in comments that it agreed with the report's recommendations and pledged specific actions by October 2022, including "reviewing executive compensation and incentives."
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