Posted on 10/30/2021 7:42:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he expects to see a rise in vaccinations among municipal workers in line with his mandate, telling reporters that the “human reality” is city employees will decide to get the shot rather than face unpaid leave.
De Blasio made the remarks during an Oct. 28 press conference, on the eve of a looming Oct. 29 deadline for municipal workers to receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with no testing opt-out, or face being sent home without pay starting Monday, Nov. 1.
Thousands of municipal workers took to the streets in protests earlier in the week after de Blasio announced a sweeping mandate in the prior week requiring the entire municipal workforce to get vaccinated, with no testing option.
Asked by a reporter at Thursday’s press conference whether he was having any second thoughts about the mandate given the likelihood that some police, fire, and sanitation workers would rather quit or go on leave rather than get the shot, the New York mayor replied in the negative.
“No, I am not having second thoughts,” de Blasio said. “We expected that a lot of the vaccinations would happen toward the end of the deadline. We also know a lot of people make the decision once they really realize that they’re not going to get paid. That’s just the human reality.”
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I envision a set of chimes that swing in the wind.
This has to be a hill people are willing to fight and die on. “Do what we say or lose your livelihood and be shamed” shouldn’t ever be the only choice in America. And it isn’t. But it is very disruptive to try.
Can’t buy
Can’t work
Can’t sell (San Francisco)
Seems familiar... 🤔🤔🤔
I hope a man with three names becomes famous soon.
He’s saying ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’.
Human Reality is workers deciding to GTHONYC and go someplace where civilization still exists.
“It’s a no from me.”
Unfortunately not everyone has enough bank to stand on principle - it's a very hard choice for them. But those that do need to stand up for those who don't.
you will work with a gun in your back for a bowl of rice a day...
Wilhelm telling us what reality is.
Forcing people to get the Mark.
Take his pay away and see how he does....what an a-hole sob he is!
Amen
If I didn’t take a stand I’d be looking to move to another state real fast....then I’d quit.
Exactly right. And incomprehensible to our Bidens.
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