Posted on 03/13/2022 1:24:02 PM PDT by simpson96
Chicago city workers who don't have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a group that includes about 2,800 cops, will be placed on nondisciplinary no-pay status on Sunday after the city won another court battle over its mandate last week.
The city will consider disciplining workers on a case-by-base basis, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday.
'All city employees, including Chicago police officers, who fail to comply may also face disciplinary action, up to and including termination. These decisions will be addressed at an individual and department level, and are being undertaken in a manner that will not impact public safety or the continuity of everyday government operations,' the mayor said.
As of December, 6,621 officers had applied for religious exemptions, but 58 percent were still waiting for an answer. Only 1.5 percent of the requests had been granted.
Chicago is facing a shortage of police officers as crime continues to spike in the Windy City, with robberies and murders outpacing last year's totals so far.
Last month, an arbitrator upheld the city's vaccine mandate and set this Sunday as a deadline for city workers to get the first shot. The second shot is due by April 13, but the ruling allows more time for those who made a good-faith effort to get an appointment for the first shot.
This week, the judge denied the union's requests to reconsider its claims and lifted a previous order that put the vaccine policy on hold, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Is the plan to replace the cops and city workers with BO's Civilian Corp?
“There must be an unedited reason to demand to inject these people.”
Of course there is.
EVERYONE must obey orders from our satanic world rulers.
Obviously the kilt is to show solidarity with Ukraine.
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“unadmitted”
If the cops do not back down Lightfoot is screwed. Much of Chicago is practically a third world country regarding crime.
Please, we do not want her to pollute our Lake!!!
Good point...
Did you see the last 9 pages of the Pfizer report? Why would any rational human being demand someone take such a dangerous shot?
She needs to be removed from her mayor job. Can she be recalled or something else?
She “stands with ukraine” but not with people from chicago.
I’m sure other states could use good police officers.
NOT LEGAL. But when did that bother Lightfoot??
I’d take double butter on my popcorn.
She is NOT looking good.
Is she sick or are her lies catching up with her?
Baron Samedi’s support hose are sagging.
Just the communists’ way to get noncommunists to quit or be dismissed so that communist hardliners can take their places.
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