Posted on 09/04/2021 9:22:33 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is resisting full compliance with New York City’s vaccine mandate for public school teachers and staffers.
Michael Mulgrew, president of UFT, said city hall has asserted that unvaccinated staffers will be taken off the payroll without exception, including those with religious and medical exemptions.
“The city, however, announced during our negotiations its intentions to refuse to honor medical and religious exemptions for Department of Education (DOE) staff from COVID-19 vaccination,” Mulgrew said in a statement directed to UFT members.
The union is going to try to arbitrate the impasse together with other labor groups.
“Its proposed policy states that staff with medical issues can stay on the payroll until their sick days are exhausted and then go on unpaid leave, while staff with religious objections would immediately go on unpaid leave. In both cases, those on leave would lose not only their pay but also their health insurance,” he said.
He further noted that the “no exceptions mandate” for all the members of the Department of Education violates federal and state law, as well as their contract.
The UFT has declared an impasse in negotiations, and at the same time, the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) has recommended to its general members that the MLC take legal action to challenge the city Department of Health’s power to mandate the shots.
“With the first day of school fast approaching, we are as frustrated as you are with the mayor’s perpetually last-minute announcements and late planning. We assure you that we are working to get as many answers for you about this upcoming school year as soon as possible. We will be keeping you informed via email about the latest developments and updates on safety, instructional plans, and more,” Mulgrew said.
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Rat fight
Some unions actually fight for their members.
Republican politicians should watch and learn how it is done.
Geez...........finally.
How are the kids not in school yet ? Mine started two weeks ago
Vaxx bullshit here in Ca. Too. I say Fock you ! Wifey uses nicey nice approach. But same. Fock you ! You’re not jabbing my kids !
Well, that’s rich.
In the Northeast kids don’t start until after labor day. It’s been that way since I was a child and I doubt they’ll ever change it. They get out later as well. Usually around 6/20 or so depending on the number of snow days.
Those going after the kids are predators in my book.
Michael Mulgrew, president of UFT, said city hall has asserted that unvaccinated staffers will be taken off the payroll without exception, including those with religious and medical exemptions.
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That’s insane. Mandate a vaccine even if it would medically harm or possibly kill the recipient.
After the outrageous demands teacher unions made last year to reopen schools, this year unions are supporting unvaccinated teachers to prevent in person education resuming. Laying of a large number of unvaccinated teachers is an idle threat. Who will replace them in the classroom? Remote education is he only alternative.
ps
Unvaccinated NYC teachers are not likely Trump supporters which is a major impulse behind vaccine mandates.
RE: Unvaccinated NYC teachers are not likely Trump supporters which is a major impulse behind vaccine mandates.
Let’s remind ourselves of the following:
* Trump was behind Operation Warp Speed, which produced these vaccines in record time.
* Trump himself encourages everyone eligible to get vaccinated.
* Trump was actually BOOED by his own supporters when he encouraged them to be vaccinated.
I’m an RN, for the last fifteen years if I don’t have a flu vaccination my name badge doesn’t work in the time clock. Suck it up buttercup, this is the life you chose, you weren’t drafted.
I actually hate that i have to like what one of the biggest terrorist groups in this country- the teachers union- is doing.
I agree with you. However, there is a false left wing narrative that the vaccine hesitant are Trump supporters based on low vaccination rates in red states. We Trump are supposedly refusing the jab to make the senile grim reaper in the WH look bad. It started around July 4th when it was reported that Biden wouldn’t reach his jab goals.
Actually unvaccinated teachers in NYC undermine this narrative quite effectively. It is interesting that a significant percentage of nurses are refusing the mandatory jab as well.
ps.
When NY says there will be no religious exceptions, they mean for Hasidic Jews.
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