Chicago police union head John Catanzara is no longer prohibited from publicly encouraging his members to disobey the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which expired Monday after a judge refused to extend it.
The judge’s decision means police officers and other municipal workers in the city will have to take their first vaccine dose by Friday or be put on unpaid leave.
A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by 130 Chicago firefighters and other city employees to temporarily halt enforcement of the city's requirement that all its workers report whether
By Carma Hassan, CNN A Cook County judge paused the vaccination requirement for the Chicago Police Department on Monday until the union’s grievances can be arbitrated. Chicago’s vaccination policy remains in effect otherwise, Judge Raymond Mitchell said in his order, including “the reporting and tes…
A judge on Monday suspended a Dec. 31 deadline for Chicago police officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but didn’t interfere with a requirement that they be regularly tested.
On Monday, a judge ruled that Chicago Police can – for now – skip the COVID-19 vaccine if they choose to, but the same judge also said that officers do have to comply with the city's requirement that they report their vaccination status.
A judge on Monday suspended a Dec. 31 deadline for Chicago police officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but didn’t interfere with a requirement that they be regularly tested.
The city can require officers to report their vaccination status and be tested, but a Dec. 31 deadline to be vaccinated cannot be enforced until an arbitrator weighs in, the judge ruled.
An Illinois judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking a vaccine mandate for city workers, siding with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police.
Ruling blocks December 31 vaccination deadline imposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, says police union and city should negotiate through independent arbitrator
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