AT&T announced on Sept. 29 that it is extending its current COVID-19 vaccination policy to employees who are members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union, making it one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant portion of its workers. In a statement, the world’s largest telecommunications company said the vaccine mandate was being rolled out to help “make our workplace safer for more of our employees and customers.” The new policy extends a previous one announced by AT&T in August requiring most management employees to be vaccinated by Oct. 11. “This new COVID-19 vaccination policy calls for CWA-represented employees who come into work locations, client and customer events or sites, or who are temporarily working from home to be fully vaccinated and compliant with the policy by Feb. 1, 2022, unless they get an approved job accommodation,” AT&T said. AT&T is one of the largest employers of union-represented …