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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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

Are you confusing the WTU with the firefighters and police unions?  [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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.
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Except WTU said many times, publicly, that it opposed a vaccine mandate[/quote]

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