American Postal Workers Union & Public Employee Unions in NYC Oppose Mandating of COVID-19 Vaccinations
by CLG News, legitgov.org
Thu, 07/29/2021 – 01:17 — legitgov
Postal workers union bristles at Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate | 28 July 2021 | The influential American Postal Workers Union on Wednesday said, at this point, it opposes a coronavirus vaccine mandate from the Biden administration but encouraged workers to voluntarily take the jabs. “While the APWU leadership continues to encourage postal workers to voluntarily get vaccinated, it is not the role of the federal government to mandate vaccinations for the employees we represent,” the union said in a statement obtained by Fox News. The union said in the statement that the safety of its workers is “of paramount importance” but “at this time the APWU opposes the mandating of COVID-19 vaccinations.”
Wed, 07/28/2021 – 23:27 — legitgov
New York COVID-19 vaccine mandates for government workers facing growing union backlash –One New York union says it is considering its legal options to fight the state’s decision | 28 July 2021 | Public employee unions in New York are pushing back against newly-announced dictates requiring workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to regular testing for the virus. FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay blasted the mayor’s decision following the news, saying his union — which represents the city’s 4,300 EMS workers — took them by surprise with the move. “The city and the mayor cannot simply disregard the civil liberties of the workforce,” he told The Associated Press. “The unions are really, really aggravated that the mayor sprung this on everybody,” sanitation workers’ union President Harry Nespoli told The New York Times. On Wednesday, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced there would be a requirement for vaccination or testing for public employees at the state level, too.
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