An NYPD union claims the mayor’s carve-out of the vaccine mandate to allow unvaxxed athletes to play in NYC proves the mandate was arbitrary.
, to play in NYC proves the mandate was arbitrary, new court papers say.
The amended complaint, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday, argues Adams’ carve-out undermines the basis for the mandate, which was instituted by his predecessor Bill de Blasio, and unvaxxed cops should not be fired. “If vaccine mandates are driven by public health as [NYC officials] claim, then the same changed circumstances that [city officials] relied on to lift the mandate for some, including rich and famous workers, also require that the Vaccine Mandate, Guidance and Termination Requirement be lifted for the men and women in the NYPD who have worked to protect this City throughout the pandemic.
An NYPD union is speaking out as police officers face being pulled off the streets for not receiving the vaccine, while basketball players such as Kyrie Irving are given a pass.The PBA declined to disclose how many unvaxxed cops remained on the job as they wait for their appeal ruling.Adams has faced blowback forMayor Adams recently gave an exception to the vaccine mandate for athletes and performers in NYC.
The move also caused a break between Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, who said she had “serious concerns” over the exemption after the city fired 1,400 recently hired public workers for failing to get the jab. The city council speaker’s objections are also noted in the lawsuit.
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