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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city’s Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) are locked in a standoff over COVID-19 vaccine mandates . After the mayor announced city employees would be required to take the vax or subject to twice-weekly testing, the head of the local police union responded by urging officers not to comply with the mandate. Now, the conflict is headed to court. Lightfoot’s order required all city employees to submit proof they have taken the jab by Friday, October 15. Those who fail to report would be placed on non-pay, non-disciplinary leave. This could affect nearly half of the city’s police force. At a time when Chicago is experiencing disturbing levels of crime, the mandate’s conditions could have a devastating impact on the city. Lightfoot Strikes Back
The mayor on Friday filed a complaint against John Catanzara, who heads the city’s police union, over his demand that officers refuse to conform with her COVID measures. She released a statement that read: “As Chicago’s Mayor, I cannot and will not stand idly by while the rhetoric of conspiracy theorists threatens the health and safety of Chicago’s residents and first responders. President Catanzara has time and again deliberately misled our police officers by lying about the requirements of the policy and falsely claiming that there will be no repercussions if officers are insubordinate and refuse to follow a City and Department directive or order.” Lightfoot also contended that Catanzara is “engaging in, supporting, and encouraging a work stoppage or strike” and insisted that state law and the FOP contract forbid officers from holding a strike.
The FOP took to Twitter to defend Catanzara, arguing that he “has never engaged in, supported, or encouraged a work stoppage.” The FOP president on Oct. 12 posted a video on YouTube in which he said the union would be seeking a temporary restraining order to compel arbitration over the vaccine mandate and denied that he is calling for a strike: “Tomorrow [Oct. 13], we will be filing court paperwork for a temporary restraining order and try […]
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