Bowser Announces Vaccine Mandate for DCPS and Charter Personnel and Student Athletes (over 12)

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Glad to see Bower finally stand up to the union, which, of course, opposes this mandate. Bowser always does the right thing, after everyone else has already done it. Leading from behind.

Source? Where does the WTU say they oppose the mandate?

Are you confusing the WTU with the firefighters and police unions?

The only reason we had a policy where teachers could skip getting vaccinated, but other city employees like firefighters could not, is because of the union. There's no other reason why they got special treatment. Bowser certainly didn't want it -- she complained about it. It made no sense either to allow unvaccinated adults into schools filled with kids who can't be vaccinated. Thankfully, this silly "or testing" option is ending, and I see the WTU opposes that too.

This is not supported by the facts. The August 11 mandate that had a testing option applied to D.C. Government employees, interns, contractors, and grantees. That included firefighters and teachers. You could blame any or all of the unions that represent those workers for the testing option.

Firefighters and EMS workers were then covered by a second, stricter mandate announced on August 16 for health professionals. This mandate does not have a testing option.

The Sept. 20 mandate covers adults in schools and student athletes and does not include a testing option.

So, as things stand, DC government employees, interns, contractors, and grantees who are not involved in health or education still have a testing option. I don't see how this can reasonably be blamed on the WTU.

Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

Oh great, let's do another 20 pages about the same argument we've already had over and over again. The WTU was against a mandate that was not negotiated. They did actually negotiate the first mandate and their position regarding the second is that it should also have been negotiated.

If you believe differently, please post the exact quote that represents the publicly stated opposition.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

Oh great, let's do another 20 pages about the same argument we've already had over and over again. The WTU was against a mandate that was not negotiated. They did actually negotiate the first mandate and their position regarding the second is that it should also have been negotiated.

If you believe differently, please post the exact quote that represents the publicly stated opposition.

This is a little bit like opposing affirmative action and trying to argue that, it's not because you hate black people, it's because no one negotiated the details of how affirmative action would work with you. Almost 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus. Maybe WTU should get over themselves and back a vaccine mandate because it's a public health emergency.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

Oh great, let's do another 20 pages about the same argument we've already had over and over again. The WTU was against a mandate that was not negotiated. They did actually negotiate the first mandate and their position regarding the second is that it should also have been negotiated.

If you believe differently, please post the exact quote that represents the publicly stated opposition.

This is a little bit like opposing affirmative action and trying to argue that, it's not because you hate black people, it's because no one negotiated the details of how affirmative action would work with you. Almost 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus. Maybe WTU should get over themselves and back a vaccine mandate because it's a public health emergency.

I assume that you cannot support your earlier assertions since you have resorted to changing the subject. You claimed that the WTU was the reason the first mandate had a testing option. When I demonstrated that the facts do not support you, you claimed that the WTU had repeatedly publicly opposed a mandate. When I asked for an example, you started talking about affirmative action.

Object to the WTU's desire to address issues affecting its membership all you want. But, don't make false claims that you cannot support.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

Oh great, let's do another 20 pages about the same argument we've already had over and over again. The WTU was against a mandate that was not negotiated. They did actually negotiate the first mandate and their position regarding the second is that it should also have been negotiated.

If you believe differently, please post the exact quote that represents the publicly stated opposition.

This is a little bit like opposing affirmative action and trying to argue that, it's not because you hate black people, it's because no one negotiated the details of how affirmative action would work with you. Almost 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus. Maybe WTU should get over themselves and back a vaccine mandate because it's a public health emergency.

I assume that you cannot support your earlier assertions since you have resorted to changing the subject. You claimed that the WTU was the reason the first mandate had a testing option. When I demonstrated that the facts do not support you, you claimed that the WTU had repeatedly publicly opposed a mandate. When I asked for an example, you started talking about affirmative action.

Object to the WTU's desire to address issues affecting its membership all you want. But, don't make false claims that you cannot support.

They're quoted in the Washington Post saying they oppose a vaccine mandate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

Oh great, let's do another 20 pages about the same argument we've already had over and over again. The WTU was against a mandate that was not negotiated. They did actually negotiate the first mandate and their position regarding the second is that it should also have been negotiated.

If you believe differently, please post the exact quote that represents the publicly stated opposition.

This is a little bit like opposing affirmative action and trying to argue that, it's not because you hate black people, it's because no one negotiated the details of how affirmative action would work with you. Almost 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus. Maybe WTU should get over themselves and back a vaccine mandate because it's a public health emergency.

I assume that you cannot support your earlier assertions since you have resorted to changing the subject. You claimed that the WTU was the reason the first mandate had a testing option. When I demonstrated that the facts do not support you, you claimed that the WTU had repeatedly publicly opposed a mandate. When I asked for an example, you started talking about affirmative action.

Object to the WTU's desire to address issues affecting its membership all you want. But, don't make false claims that you cannot support.

Also, hey Jeff, remember when you said only people with "authoritarian tendencies" believed teacher should be required to get vaccinated? And remember when you said that "realistically we can't get better than" asking teachers to either get vaccinated or be tested? (See your posts from Aug. 10). Heh. Good times. I think you should totally hijack this thread with more of your nutty views on coronavirus that are somehow always invariably pro-WTU. No wonder people think you're on their payroll.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Also, hey Jeff, remember when you said only people with "authoritarian tendencies" believed teacher should be required to get vaccinated? And remember when you said that "realistically we can't get better than" asking teachers to either get vaccinated or be tested? (See your posts from Aug. 10). Heh. Good times. I think you should totally hijack this thread with more of your nutty views on coronavirus that are somehow always invariably pro-WTU. No wonder people think you're on their payroll.

What I said was true at that time. What I wrote more recently was this:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/240/999640.page#20825872

"I don't support exemptions. With the current mandate in place, a fuller mandate can be adjudicated if necessary."

Again, I see that you cannot support your allegations about the WTU so you have resorted to attacking me personally. As for hijacking this thread, you are the one doing that with your unsubstantiated attacks on the WTU. Whose payroll are you on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

Oh great, let's do another 20 pages about the same argument we've already had over and over again. The WTU was against a mandate that was not negotiated. They did actually negotiate the first mandate and their position regarding the second is that it should also have been negotiated.

If you believe differently, please post the exact quote that represents the publicly stated opposition.

This is a little bit like opposing affirmative action and trying to argue that, it's not because you hate black people, it's because no one negotiated the details of how affirmative action would work with you. Almost 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus. Maybe WTU should get over themselves and back a vaccine mandate because it's a public health emergency.

I assume that you cannot support your earlier assertions since you have resorted to changing the subject. You claimed that the WTU was the reason the first mandate had a testing option. When I demonstrated that the facts do not support you, you claimed that the WTU had repeatedly publicly opposed a mandate. When I asked for an example, you started talking about affirmative action.

Object to the WTU's desire to address issues affecting its membership all you want. But, don't make false claims that you cannot support.

They're quoted in the Washington Post saying they oppose a vaccine mandate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

Here’s the quote:
The announcement drew immediate rebuke from the Washington Teachers’ Union, which said that the city should have negotiated a mandate with the union. Union President Jacqueline Pogue Lyons said that although she wants all teachers to be vaccinated and school buildings open, she fears that some people could be wrongly terminated. She said that she has heard reports from teachers who experienced technical glitches when they applied for medical or religious exemptions.
“We would have hoped a vaccination mandate would be discussed with the WTU in advance, given that changes in working conditions are a mandatory subject of bargaining,” Lyons said in a statement. “We need to get clarity and work this out through bargaining immediately.”

Clearly, the opposition is not to the mandate, but rather the approach the mayor took toward announcing and implementing.

[Anonymous]

The WTU position that the mandate should have been negotiated means they wanted to get something out of agreeing to it. Like more days off, higher wages, etc.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:They're quoted in the Washington Post saying they oppose a vaccine mandate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

No they aren't. Post the quote.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're quoted in the Washington Post saying they oppose a vaccine mandate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

No they aren't. Post the quote.

Saying “we demand to bargain over this” means they want to extract concessions instead of just letting the mandate be imposed. They are throwing up barriers. And I won’t even get into the question of whether DC is obligated to bargain over the vaccine mandate in the first place. Over in NYC, UFT is in court *as we speak* trying to block the NYC vaccine mandate. Hoped that won’t happen here.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're quoted in the Washington Post saying they oppose a vaccine mandate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

No they aren't. Post the quote.

“work this out through bargaining immediately” = WTU will do what it can to hold up the mandate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're quoted in the Washington Post saying they oppose a vaccine mandate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

No they aren't. Post the quote.

“work this out through bargaining immediately” = WTU will do what it can to hold up the mandate.

No they wont. See we can both make statements without proof.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're quoted in the Washington Post saying they oppose a vaccine mandate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

No they aren't. Post the quote.

“work this out through bargaining immediately” = WTU will do what it can to hold up the mandate.

LOL. After that kind of twisting you can skip your yoga class today. Since you are unable to provide a quote, you are literally resorting to putting words in the Union's mouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate

Oh great, let's do another 20 pages about the same argument we've already had over and over again. The WTU was against a mandate that was not negotiated. They did actually negotiate the first mandate and their position regarding the second is that it should also have been negotiated.

If you believe differently, please post the exact quote that represents the publicly stated opposition.

This is a little bit like opposing affirmative action and trying to argue that, it's not because you hate black people, it's because no one negotiated the details of how affirmative action would work with you. Almost 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus. Maybe WTU should get over themselves and back a vaccine mandate because it's a public health emergency.

I assume that you cannot support your earlier assertions since you have resorted to changing the subject. You claimed that the WTU was the reason the first mandate had a testing option. When I demonstrated that the facts do not support you, you claimed that the WTU had repeatedly publicly opposed a mandate. When I asked for an example, you started talking about affirmative action.

Object to the WTU's desire to address issues affecting its membership all you want. But, don't make false claims that you cannot support.

Also, hey Jeff, remember when you said only people with "authoritarian tendencies" believed teacher should be required to get vaccinated? And remember when you said that "realistically we can't get better than" asking teachers to either get vaccinated or be tested? (See your posts from Aug. 10). Heh. Good times. I think you should totally hijack this thread with more of your nutty views on coronavirus that are somehow always invariably pro-WTU. No wonder people think you're on their payroll.

lol go off queen