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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNYPD's largest police union vows to sue over possible COVID vaccine mandate
NYPDs largest police union vows to sue over possible COVID vaccine mandate (NY Post)The Big Apples largest police union told its members Wednesday that it would sue the city if cops are required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, The Post has learned.
If the City attempts to impose a vaccine mandate on PBA members, we will take legal action to defend our members right to make such personal medical decisions, Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch wrote in an email.
The announcement comes on the heels of Mayor Bill de Blasios announcement requiring all New York City school staffers to get the jab.
As of this writing, the City has not indicated whether it will attempt to impose vaccine mandates on other city workers, including police officers, Lynch added.
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NYPD's largest police union vows to sue over possible COVID vaccine mandate (Original Post)
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Aug 2021
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c-rational
(2,600 posts)1. That's Protect and Serve, not Infect and Serve.
This should be a no brainer, but the NYPD did support the tfg.
Phoenix61
(17,025 posts)2. What a waste of union dues. nt
marybourg
(12,650 posts)3. And in other news- the sun came up this morning.
Xoan
(25,326 posts)4. Snowflakes.
durablend
(7,467 posts)5. Guess the NYPD better stock up on Ivermectin then
spanone
(135,929 posts)6. Fucking idiots.
Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)7. Sixty employees of NYPD have died of Covid.
Maru Kitteh
(28,346 posts)8. No they won't.
and if they do? So what. It'll be a waste of their member's money and they'll lose.
What a bunch of precious little babies with their fee-fees hurt.