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Nearly 1,900 Washington state employees quit, fired over vaccine mandate

Headline from The Hill

Nearly 1,900 Washington state employees have either quit their jobs or been fired for failing to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s (D) coronavirus vaccine mandate.

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    Washington State Patrol terminates 127 employees over vaccine mandate (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Washington State Patrol has terminated 127 employees in the wake of the newly-implemented COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect on Monday.

  2. FOX Business

    127 Washington state police employees terminated for refusing to comply with vaccine mandate (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    More than 100 Washington State Patrol employees were terminated after refusing to comply with the state’s vaccine mandate.

  3. KGW Portland

    Washington State Patrol loses 127 employees due to COVID vaccine mandate (opens KGW Portland)

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    WSP said the employees who were let go include one captain, 67 troopers, six sergeants and 53 civil servants.

  4. Breitbart News

    127 Washington State Police Employees Fired for Resisting Vaccine Mandate (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Washington State Patrol announced 127 of its staff members were fired after refusing to comply with the state's coronavirus vaccine mandate.

  5. KREM Spokane

    127 Washington State Patrol employees leave after vaccine mandate (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    About 53 civil servants and 74 commissioned officers, have separated from their employment for varying reasons and ways after the mandate, the press release says.

  6. Newsweek

    127 Washington State Patrol employees out of job over vaccine mandate (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste thanked the employees that stayed with the agency following the state's vaccine mandate deadline.

  7. The Columbian

    Washington State Patrol: 67 troopers leave jobs due to vaccine mandate (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol said Tuesday that 127 employees, including 67 troopers, have left the agency due to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for state employees.

  8. Insider

    More than 1,800 Washington workers were fired or left their jobs over the COVID-19 mandate for state workers (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The 1,887 Washington state workers who are no longer employed because of the mandate is about 3% of the total state workforce.

  9. The Hill

    Nearly 1,900 Washington state employees quit, fired over vaccine mandate (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Nearly 1,900 Washington state employees have either quit their jobs or been fired for failing to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s (D) coronavirus vaccine mandate.

  10. The Columbian

    Nearly 1,900 Washington state workers quit or are fired over COVID vaccine mandate (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    OLYMPIA — About 3 percent of the 63,000 Washington state workers subject to Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have left their jobs or were terminated as this week’s deadline passed.

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