By Keith Allen, CNN Two days after Chicago police officers were required to disclose their Covid-19 vaccine status, the city’s police department issued a memo informing officers they could be fired if they fail to comply with the policy, according to a copy of the memo obtained by CNN affiliate WLS.
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Up to half of Chicago police officers could be put on unpaid leave over vaccine dispute
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Suburban police say they will not send officers to Chicago should there be a shortage over vaccine mandate
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
By Peter Nickeas, CNN Up to half of Chicago’s rank-and-file police officers could be placed on unpaid leave because of a dispute between their union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot over a city requirement for officers to disclose their vaccine status.
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 before the weekend or be placed on unpaid leave
"We are both fully vaccinated," the aldermen wrote. "We work closely with healthcare providers in our communities to ensure residents can easily be vaccinated. Our main concern now is about losing police officers as we face a dwindling police force and rising incidents of crime and violence."
In Chicago, as in many other cities and states across the country, public employees have been told by officials that they must get vaccinated against the Wuhan coronavirus or face
The head of Chicago’s police union has advised officers not to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine reporting requirement and says members should be willing to be sent home without pay rather than submit to the shot mandate for city workers.
Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara said the city's vaccine mandate is "absolutely wrong." He told officers not to provide their vaccination status, which the city has requested by midnight.
By Keith Allen, CNN Two days after Chicago police officers were required to disclose their Covid-19 vaccine status, the city’s police department issued a memo informing officers they could be fired if they fail to comply with the policy, according to a copy of the memo obtained by CNN affiliate WLS.
Chicago is requiring its workers to be vaccinated or undergo twice-weekly testing on their own time and dime. The head of the police union is urging cops not to share their vaccination info.
So what happens if the city of Chicago is short on officers amid the dispute over the vaccine mandate? At least three suburban counties say their departments will not be helping out.
A sheriff has said he would not send personnel to Chicago unless an officer is under "direct duress" because of the "slanted agenda" of the city's politics.
As a battle between Chicago’s police union and the city continues to unfold over an employee vaccine mandate, concerns over a potential officer shortage have been raised. Now, some suburban departments say they won’t send their officers to help the city if they are needed.
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