Category: COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Massachusetts Transit Agency Offers to Rehire 8 Former Employees Fired for Being Unvaccinated

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is offering jobs back to eight former employees that it fired for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The former MBTA employees were fired after Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued Executive Order No. 595 in August of 2021. The order required all state-level executive branch employees to be…


Environment Canada Suspended 1 Percent of Unvaccinated Federal Workers: Internal Audit

Canada’s Department of Environment placed the 1 percent of its employees who were unvaccinated on leave, an internal audit shows. Meanwhile, “the vast majority, 99 percent, attested as being fully vaccinated,” said the audit, obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. Of the 8,530 employees at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), a total of 89, or 1…


Hundreds of Federal Employees Launch Legal Challenge Against Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A group consisting of hundreds of federal employees has launched a legal challenge of the Liberal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, with the trial set to begin on Nov. 28. The Quebec-based group, known as Fonctionnaires unis or United Servants, consists of members working in various federal departments including the Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada, the…


Capitol Report (Nov. 21): House GOP Leader Vows to Remove Key Democrats From Committees; Army Officer Resigns Due to Vaccine Mandate

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reveals two more top priorities for the Republican-led House: removing some Democrats from committees and probing China. An expert joins us to discuss the law and the importance of the recent ruling on Section 230 for social media platforms. The White House is ushering in the holiday season with President Joe…


Pharmaceutical Firm Sued For Alleged Illegal Denial of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Exemptions

A federal lawsuit has been filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals by some of its former employees who blame the firm for not having provided religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccines. Headquartered in Tokyo, Takeda is a multinational enterprise with nearly 50,000 employees worldwide and the largest pharma company in Asia. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 18…


Regional Government in BC Drops COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Volunteer Firefighters

A local government in the Southern Interior of B.C. has dropped its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for volunteer firefighters, says a legal advocacy organization. In a press release on Oct. 27, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced that the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) ended its COVID-19 vaccination policy for volunteer firefighters in September. The…


Poilievre Calls for End to Vaccine Mandate for Canadian Armed Forces Members

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to drop COVID-19 vaccine mandates that remain in place for members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), a day after Ottawa announced that pandemic-related border measures will end on Sept. 30. “Trudeau is still keeping his discriminatory & unscientific vaccine mandates for Canadian Forces members,” Poilievre…


Unvaccinated Air Force Officers Grounded Despite Court Order: Former Space Force Lt. Colonel

Members of the Air Force have been grounded for refusing to take a COVID-19 shot even after a court order ruling against such actions said a former space force commander on Sept. 15, adding that it is “not the time to be tampering with our readiness.” Roughly two months back, a federal court in Ohio…


Capitol Report (Sept. 16): Fall Elections: Illegal Immigration in Spotlight; Military Mandate Lawsuits

The White House is comparing Republican governors sending away illegal immigrants to human “smugglers.” An attorney representing Navy SEALs and members of the Air Force joins us to discuss the ongoing battle against what they call unconstitutional COVID-19 vaccine mandates. It’s time for lawmakers to fund the government for 2023. And some Republicans—hopeful of taking…


‘Significant Proof’ Air Force Has Discriminated Against Troops Seeking Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate: Court

Air Force members seeking religious exemptions from the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have provided “significant proof” that the military branch has discriminated against them, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 12. A U.S. district court in July blocked the mandate for thousands of Air Force members who remain unvaccinated and have had their…