Posted on 09/01/2021 6:48:14 PM PDT by algore
A friend in Washington State almost died from anaphylactic shock the last time she had an injection.
Her doctor said she should not take a chance with the covid injection and put that in writing for her.
She has a State Job and cannot afford to lose it.
Her Union seems to be powerless. This is what they said:
Yesterday, the State offered a counterproposal to our demands regarding the impacts of the Governor's Proclamation on Teamsters working in DOC. The proclamation requires all State workers to be fully vaccinated by October 18, 2021.
Our union negotiation committee was able to achieve a modification to the Medical Exemption Form. The modified form will streamline the information needed and limit the State’s access to your medical records.
It will also address situations where someone who currently has COVID or has recently recovered from COVID may need to delay vaccination. The earlier form stipulated that you must see a healthcare provider in Washington state. This stipulation has changed to recognize that we have members who live and seek treatment outside the State of Washington.
The State will make the new form available on IDOC today.
We spent significant time in negotiations on the topic of medical and religious exemptions and what type of accommodations can be made by the State.
We discussed a 30-year member who is not eligible to retire. His doctor told him he could not be vaccinated because of a heart condition. The State's response was, "We don’t have a job for him."
This is not acceptable. Another member of 22-years is allergic to the vaccine. We were told by the State that he would not be accommodated.
Again, this is unacceptable. Yet another member has dedicated 40 years to State service and because of a sincerely held religious belief is unable to receive the vaccine. The member is not eligible to retire, and the State says, "No job for you."
The Governor's vaccine mandate may be legally enforceable, but State employees with legitimate medical and religious exemptions AND who have dedicated their lives to public service deserve more respect.
SHAME ON YOU, DOC and GOVERNOR INSLEE!
At the bargaining table, we are introducing proposals to mitigate the unreasonable position the State is taking.
Another critical issue we are discussing is what staffing levels in our prisons will look like on October 19, 2021.
The State has agreed to provide the Union with a copy of their contingency plan to deal with staffing shortages no later than September 3 on the condition that we do not distribute the details in the interest of staff and public safety.
After we receive a copy of the State's plan, we will update you in a manner that does not compromise your safety.
We are back at the table with the State tomorrow, September 2. I will update you again afterward. In the meantime, please be well and be kind. We will get through this together.
Tough shit, people. You either voted for this or you didn’t do anything to stop it.
Predators
A couple weeks ago, she went back on vacation, to see her folks. Her response to me was, "they're crazy up there!"
Yeah, they voted him in again after his first fiasco. “They” being the libtards.
As a Washington resident, I’d say it’s high time that someone stand up to King Inslee, but do so on the east side of the state in front of a conservative judge.
I’m an independent business owner who can’t be mandated for the jab - maybe more state employees can find their niche away from one party rule.
Most state employees are Democrat voters, making my sympathy level a lot lower. They voted for this pile.
Their union sounds as helpful as the super-commie teachers’ union in NYC. I think individuals unfairly forced may have to band together and hire an attorney at their own expense. So much for their crappy union!
Don’t take the shot, make them fire you.
Most state employees here in Washington voted for Inslee. In the Seattle area 92 percent of people voted for the meat puppet.
Washington state always had a high suicide rate which used to be ascribed to the rain. I think now we can say that the rain causes brain rot.
“...the Governor’s Proclamation...”
Tyrants should hang !
This is insanely unconstitutional.
This! This! People need to understand the consequences of their vote.
The WA vaccine mandate has a medical exemption. The real problem is what “accommodation” will be made at her workplace or station. That has to be negotiated, but from what I’ve seen, it usually amounts to weekly testing and additional social distancing measures.
A lot of it depends on what her specific job is.
Yeah... I do....but I’ll just keep it to myself.
Get a lawyer and sue. Your body does not belong to your government, your employer, or your school.
This is the Teamsters Union and the best they can negotiate is hanging you with a new rope?
You’ve been reading How to Win Friends and Influence People again, haven’t you?…
Funny a state named after Washington would be so tyrannical
1) Research the OSHA (Federal) regulations on the subject. Those were largely crafted to deal with HIV back in the day—meaning they should be very pro-employee.
2) Sue for relief based on the “my body, my choice” principles that “emanate” [LOL] from the Roe v. Wade precedent.
3) Also sue for relief using the Federal “no Bills Of Attainder” clause: Singling out a class of people—the unvaccinated—for punishment without having first convicted them of any crime is a Constitutionally-impermissible ‘Bill Of Attainder.’ The Federal Constitution directly prohibits the several states from enacting ‘Bills of Attainder’ (this does not depend on incorporation via the 14th Amendment.) The state Constitution may also prohibit bills of attainder.
4) Also sue under the Fifth Amendment’s “due process” clause that forbids violating the rights to life, liberty or property (the vaccines can kill, and your body is your property) “without due process of law”—which means you must be convicted of crime before the government can take or endanger your life, limit your liberty or damage or take your property.
They are claiming she would be a “Direct Threat” because the Inmates at her facility cannot be forced to get the injection (yet).
Mandatory Employer Vaccination Programs
K.5. Under the ADA, may an employer require a COVID-19 vaccination for all employees entering the workplace, even though it knows that some employees may not get a vaccine because of a disability? (12/16/20, updated 5/28/21)
Yes, provided certain requirements are met.
Under the ADA, an employer may require an individual with a disability to meet a qualification standard applied to all employees, such as a safety-related standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination, if the standard is job-related and consistent with business necessity.
If a particular employee cannot meet such a safety-related qualification standard because of a disability, the employer may not require compliance for that employee unless it can demonstrate that the individual would pose a “direct threat” to the health or safety of the employee or others in the workplace.
A “direct threat” is a “significant risk of substantial harm” that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation. 29 C.F.R. 1630.2(r).
This determination can be broken down into two steps: determining if there is a direct threat and, if there is, assessing whether a reasonable accommodation would reduce or eliminate the threat.
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