The New York State United Teachers union, which covers more than “600,000 people who work in, or are retired from, New York’s schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities,” is opposing mandated COVID-19 vaccines in the state:
The New York State Teacher’s Union says they do not support a vaccine mandate pic.twitter.com/lm8nmlZSBe
— Morgan Mckay (@morganfmckay) August 2, 2021
This will not go over well with parents:
Teachers, whose entire professional mission is to educate and keep kids safe, won’t require the vaccine among themselves. (This after the union didn’t want teachers in the classroom for nearly a year.) Let that sink in. https://t.co/SGrECGn9O7
— Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) August 2, 2021
Teachers Union six months ago: "It's not safe to go back to school until kids are vaccinated"
Teachers Union today: "We're against a vaccine mandate for teachers" https://t.co/4xK9ihkpvW
— Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) August 2, 2021
Of all the “unions disappointingly don’t support vaccines mandates,” this example is particularly nuts. For one thing, public schools require children to get a zillion other vaccines! https://t.co/9hQ1WAPIVk
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) August 2, 2021
Especially since *they* fought to stay virtual last year:
The Teacher’s Union fought against in-person learning last year bc of health risks.
Now, they don’t support the one thing that will definitely minimize health risks. https://t.co/ja2iEjRbot
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) August 2, 2021
Remember when they called Bethan Mandel a “grandma killer” for wanting to open the zoo?
Why do teachers want to kill kids https://t.co/UUFhwbODkw
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 2, 2021
Over to you, Gov. Cuomo:
Parents do not care. Get the vaccine or stay away from our kids. https://t.co/ApLtbuKO7M
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) August 2, 2021
Chris Hayes noted that they didn’t “give an actual rationale for their position”:
Two notable things: they’re not *really* opposing it and also they don’t give an actual rationale for their position, such as it is. https://t.co/laao7xKupY
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 2, 2021
And we look forward to Dems somehow blaming Tucker Carlson for it:
when you've lost the teachers union https://t.co/esqZ366EhJ
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) August 2, 2021
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