Chicago police union chief tells officers: Withhold your vaccination status

[Nevilledog]

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CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city’s requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status by Friday or be placed on unpaid leave.

In the video posted online Tuesday and first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara vowed to take Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration to court if it tries to enforce the mandate, which requires city workers to report their vaccine status by the end of the work week. After Friday, unvaccinated workers who won’t submit to semiweekly coronavirus testing will be placed on unpaid leave.

Catanzara suggested that if the city does enforce its requirement and many union members refuse to comply with it, “It’s safe to say that the city of Chicago will have a police force at 50% or less for this weekend coming up.”

In the video, Catanzara instructs officers to file for exemptions to receiving the vaccine but to not enter that information into the city’s vaccine portal.

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Fire them all

[Phoenix61]

1. I'm all for unions but this is ridiculous. nt

[PortTack]

2. Catanzara..trouble maker and down right crook!

[onecaliberal]

3. What. the. Fuck?

[gldstwmn]

4. If the cops won't do what they're supposed to then

why TF should anyone else? If they don't like rules they can find another line of work.

[johnp3907]

5. Good opportunity to get rid of the worst of the worst.

[Dawson Leery]

6. Taft Hartley them!

This is a change to rid the streets of legalized gang members.

[Bev54]

7. So easy for guys like this to direct them, they will still be collecting their paychecks

If that many of its members follow his lead then they deserve to be gone. I am sure she will call in help from National Guard and they may find that things actually improve for the city.

[Xoan]

8. Snowflakes.