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In reply to the discussion: A Federal Judge Blocks A Vaccine Mandate For NYC Teachers [View all]onenote
(43,945 posts)36. Bush appointed him to the district court and Trump elevated him to the appeals court
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Now even the Federal Judges go all DeathSantis on us ... stupid mutherf**kers, is a Republican
NotHardly
Sep 2021
#3
Ignorant statement. Since Pfizer was FDA approved, the NYC teacher's union has fought
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#7
Vaccines were not FDA approved and therefore could not be a work requirement.
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#18
The Union negotiated a contract with NYC and any change on the conditions of employment
PoliticAverse
Sep 2021
#8
And if they didn't get the extension and the chaos ensued due to staffing shortages,
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#10
This issue needed to be dealt with before schools opened but, in typical NYC fashion, it wasn't. n/t
PoliticAverse
Sep 2021
#11
Uh huh. Pfizer was FDA approved in the end of August. The NYC Dept of Ed is an
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#13
Yes. . .nothing helps out huge nationwide teacher shortage than attacking teachers
AZLD4Candidate
Sep 2021
#17
A low bar indeed. Unvaccinated idiots should be segregated from polite society.
Lucky Luciano
Sep 2021
#21
The union has no problem with vaccine mandates. They were the ones who pushed for it
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#29
I don't know why the people who brought the complaint brought it. They are not the union.
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#33
There is a lot of Bush-style "you're either for us or against us" thinking in the world,
Steelrolled
Sep 2021
#23
That is absolute nonsense. And bashing the teachers' union over this decision is an irrational,
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#32
I am a member of the union. I am very well versed in how it works. I am also very
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#35
And exactly who are these people you are referring to who "should be fired?"
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#41
PS: and really? You're going with the argument that you saw it in the news and therefore it must
Scrivener7
Sep 2021
#42
Bush appointed him to the district court and Trump elevated him to the appeals court
onenote
Sep 2021
#36
The teacher's union wasn't involved in this lawsuit, it was brought on behalf of an individual
PoliticAverse
Sep 2021
#25
what legal grounds were there for this? This is a long court approved action. Long precendent.
ZonkerHarris
Sep 2021
#37