Politics & Government
Judge To Rule By Monday On Police Union's Vaccine Mandate Challenge
It is now up to a judge to decide the winner.
CHICAGO (CBS) — CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov was in court for the latest hearing Thursday, amid a legal back-and-forth between both sides that has been going on for more than two weeks. The police union is fighting Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s mandate that all city employees report their COVID vaccination status.
On Thursday afternoon, union attorneys asked a judge to step in and stop the mandate — at least pending arbitration. Police union attorneys argue the issues of reporting vaccination status and even getting a vaccine weren’t properly negotiated per labor law — and should be. But city attorneys argue the matter will eventually go to arbitration — reiterating their belief that the mayor is within her power to issue such mandates, and even blaming the union for taking a month to respond to an August negotiation request.
