22 COVID-related deaths among police in a week as unions continue anti-mandate push

[turbinetree]

BY: NIKITA BIRYUKOV - SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 6:27 AM

https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/22-covid-related-deaths-among-police-in-a-week-as-unions-continue-anti-mandate-push/

New Jersey saw a spate of virus-related deaths among police officers last week as law enforcement unions in some corners of the state fight to head off vaccine mandates.

Twenty-three police officers at varying levels of government died last week, State Police Superintendent Pat Callahan said at Monday’s virus briefing. Twenty-two of the deaths, he said, appear related to COVID-19.

It was the most weekly deaths seen in years, Callahan said.

https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/22-covid-related-deaths-among-police-in-a-week-as-unions-continue-anti-mandate-push/

I have been in some form of a union for almost my entire adult life.....I guess they forgot to serve and
"protect"....

[lagomorph777]

1. How many cops got shot in NJ this week?

None?

[uponit7771]

2. Cops are going to go around shooting unarmed COVID now since its the most responsible for their ...

... deaths.

no !?

no ?

sigh

/sarc

[Amishman]

3. The unions are to represent the interests and requests of their members

If most of their members want them to fight the vaccine mandate, the union should be beholden to carry it out.

That being said, we can now see that stupid people remain stupid even if organized

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Whether members support the mandate or not, employer mandates are great opportunities for unions

to bargain back things they may have lost in the last round of contract talks.

[Amishman]

5. That is a good point

Especially given a labor contract signed 2 or 3 years ago would definitely not reflect the current reality of the labor market.