{"id":995712,"date":"2021-11-10T19:13:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T00:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=995712"},"modified":"2021-11-10T19:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T00:14:01","slug":"more-than-20-chicago-labor-unions-file-legal-challenge-against-mayor-lightfoots-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-20-chicago-labor-unions-file-legal-challenge-against-mayor-lightfoots-vaccine-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 20 Chicago Labor Unions File Legal Challenge Against Mayor Lightfoot&#039;s Vaccine Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fmore-than-20-chicago-labor-unions-file-legal-challenge-against-mayor-lightfoots-vaccine-mandate%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=995712&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\/10\/latest-Lori-Lightfoot-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Twenty-three labor unions filed a complaint against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s coronavirus vaccine mandate in the hopes of a judge suspending the deadline, the <em>Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/breaking\/ct-chicago-labor-unions-vaccine-deadline-20211110-3rph6jjg7zeidazumebob6eluy-story.html\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs, which include Service Employees International Union Local 1, Chicago Journey Plumbers Local 130, and Teamsters Local 700, filed the complaint in Cook County Circuit Court and are \u201cseeking the same deadline suspension that a judge granted Chicago police officers.\u201d According to the report:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"7\">\n<p>They are seeking an injunction to force arbitration over Lightfoot\u2019s vaccination policy \u2014 and pause the Dec. 31 deadline for city workers to get fully vaccinated until the matter is resolved \u2014 because of what they describe as a violation of their collective bargaining rights.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On November 1, Cook County Judge Raymond Mitchell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/01\/udge-temporarily-halts-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-vaccine-mandate-against-police\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;the city will not be able to fire police officers until Chicago\u2019s Fraternal Order of Police have their arguments heard by an arbitrator. The city&nbsp;can still place police officers on unpaid leave for failing to abide by the city\u2019s vaccine mandate.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/10\/18\/union-president-estimates-3200-chicago-police-defying-vaccine-reporting-rules\/\">previously estimated<\/a> that approximately 3,200 officers are defying the city\u2019s coronavirus vaccine reporting mandate, \u201cabout a third of the department,\u201d he&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/2021\/10\/18\/chicago-police-union-fop-vaccine-reporting-mandate-mayor-lori-lightfoot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told<\/a>&nbsp;CBS 2.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The report continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p>The complaint filed Friday by the 23 unions says Mitchell\u2019s ruling \u201caddressed the identical question of irreparable harm\u201d that the vaccination mandate would inflict on the bargaining units, which have filed labor grievances against the city over the policy. It argues that a suspension of the Dec. 31 deadline is necessary or else it will be too late to \u201cundo the harm\u201d caused by obeying the requirement to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the petition, the city has \u201ceroded the morale of employees in the Plaintiff Union bargaining units.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City\u2019s unilateral action has diminished support for the Plaintiff Unions as the exclusive bargaining representatives for the employees in their respective bargaining units,\u201d the petition reads.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot mandated that all city employees report their vaccination status by October 15 , \u201cwhich thousands, mostly first responders, did not do.\u201d They are also required to be fully vaccinated by December 31 or, as an alternative, be tested regularly for the virus for the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, nearly 90 percent of city employees have reported their vaccination statuses as of Monday. Ninety-three percent of the fire department and 78 percent of the police department have complied with the mandate. Seventy-two percent of all city employees reported being fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-three labor unions filed a complaint against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s coronavirus vaccine mandate in the hopes of a judge suspending the deadline, the Chicago Tribune\u00a0reported on Tuesday. 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