{"id":616159,"date":"2021-08-06T14:51:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T18:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=616159"},"modified":"2021-08-06T14:51:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T18:51:53","slug":"denver-police-union-suggests-it-may-challenge-mayors-order-requiring-city-employees-get-covid-19-vax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-police-union-suggests-it-may-challenge-mayors-order-requiring-city-employees-get-covid-19-vax\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Police Union Suggests It May Challenge Mayor\u2019s Order Requiring City Employees Get COVID-19 Vax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenver-police-union-suggests-it-may-challenge-mayors-order-requiring-city-employees-get-covid-19-vax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=616159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Denver-Police.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A union representing more than 1,425 law enforcement officers in Denver issued a statement on Thursday saying its members \u201ccan be trusted with their own personal decisions\u201d after Democratic Mayor Michael Hancock ordered city employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs to the Mayor\u2019s current health order, the Denver Police Protective Association respects and trusts our members with their own choices on how to maintain their health, the health of their families, and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Denver in a profession that exposes them on a daily basis to violent criminals, as well as multiple contagious and infectious diseases prevalent in our community,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/denverite.com\/2021\/08\/05\/denver-police-union-says-officers-can-be-trusted-to-make-decisions-on-getting-the-covid-19-vaccine\/\">statement<\/a> reads. \u201cHealth and safety has been and always will be a core value and personal commitment to every officer serving the community. Our members can be trusted with their personal decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Denver Police Protective Association (PPA) had no additional comment to local media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>An anchor with the CBS News affiliate in Denver posted a widely-shared <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimbcbs4\/status\/1423435328782745600\">tweet<\/a> that said the union \u201cwill not abide by the mayor\u2019s order for city workers to get vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4377510040161\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Denver police union saying cops will not abide by the mayor&#8217;s order for city workers to get vaccinated. 57% of officers are unvaccinated. Says union : &#8220;Officers should be trusted to make their own choices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Benemann (@jimbcbs4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimbcbs4\/status\/1423435328782745600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Thursday night, the outlet broadcast a <a href=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2021\/08\/05\/covid-vaccine-denver-police\/\">report<\/a> saying 57% of Denver police officers are not vaccinated against coronavirus, citing a survey by the union. The same poll found more than 71% of members would not get immunized as a condition of employment, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>After it aired, PPA issued <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseSchmelzer\/status\/1423665282942324737\/photo\/1\">another press release<\/a> claiming the report was \u201cnot accurate and is the definition of \u2018fake news.\u2019\u201d The union said it conducted \u201can internal, informal and unscientific survey\u201d that was not released because the \u201cresponses were statistically and mathematically\u2026far away of realistic numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.7675070028011\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CBS4 last night published a story saying a Denver police union survey found 446 of 780 officers surveyed were not vaccinated. (Currently about 1550 officers in dept.) But last night the union put out a release saying its own survey was unreliable and challenging the CBS report. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0FGw1F6i9\">pic.twitter.com\/Q0FGw1F6i9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elise Schmelzer (@EliseSchmelzer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseSchmelzer\/status\/1423665282942324737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mayor Hancock issued the new vaccination mandate earlier this week for city employees and certain \u201chigh risk\u201d workers in the private sector. There are limited exceptions for medical or religious reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo achieve the highest level of protection and recovery from the pandemic, especially among high-risk and vulnerable groups, we need to maximize vaccinations as quickly as possible, and mandates will do just that,\u201d Hancock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denvergov.org\/Government\/COVID-19-Information\/Public-Health-Orders-Response\/News-Updates\/2021\/Mayor-Hancock-Announces-COVID-19-Vaccine-Requirement-for-Employees\">said<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Denverite <a href=\"https:\/\/denverite.com\/2021\/08\/05\/denver-police-union-says-officers-can-be-trusted-to-make-decisions-on-getting-the-covid-19-vaccine\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19\">\n<p><em>The city government will verify the vaccination status of its employees, including first-responders, said Mike Strott, a spokesperson for the Hancock administration. While the city does not yet have a comprehensive verification system set up, Strott said that the vaccination cards provided by medical professionals after both shots would be acceptable forms of proof.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s not clear how many Denver police officers are vaccinated. Department of Public Safety spokesperson Kelli Christensen said in an email the department has not been tracking vaccination figures for police, fire and sheriffs because up until his week, vaccinations were not required for them. Christensen said the department won\u2019t have accurate numbers until staff submit proof of vaccination by September 30.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Denver Public Safety Manager Murphy Robinson told CBS4 that police officers who refuse to get vaccinated by the deadline could face termination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrankly, we\u2019re not telling people that they can\u2019t make the decision not to get vaccinated,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re saying is, if you want to work in the City and County of Denver, you will get vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/deputy-sheriffs-union-pushes-back-against-l-a-county-executive-order-requiring-proof-of-full-covid-19-vax\">Deputy Sheriffs Union Pushes Back Against L.A. County Executive Order Requiring Proof Of Full COVID-19 Vax<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A union representing more than 1,425 law enforcement officers in Denver issued a statement on Thursday saying its members \u201ccan be trusted with their own personal decisions\u201d after Democratic Mayor &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-616159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}