Tag: New York

Thousands of NY Health Care Workers Placed on Unpaid Leave, Face Firing Over Vaccine Mandate

Thousands of nurses and other health care workers across New York state have lost their jobs or been suspended because they are refusing to comply with the state’s mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Going into effect on Sept. 27, the mandate has led to staffing shortages, although some of the large hospital systems in…


Department of Education Employees File Lawsuit Against NYC Mayor Over Vaccine Mandate

Employees of NYC’s Department of Education (DOE) from various races, cultures, and social classes filed as 10 plaintiffs against New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in federal court over his vaccination mandate. The lawsuit is the third one filed against the vaccine mandates enforced by de Blasio earlier this month on NYC educators. The members…


Protest Against Vaccine Mandates in NYC: ‘This Is a Turning Point’

MANHATTAN, New York—New Yorkers gathered for the second time this month at Foley Square in Manhattan to protest vaccine mandates. New York teachers and other Department of Education staffers were mandated to take the vaccine by city authorities. The mandate was supposed to take effect on Sept. 27, but was temporarily blocked by a federal…


Protesters Against Vaccine Mandates in NYC: ‘This Is a Turning Point’

MANHATTAN, New York—New Yorkers gathered for the second time this month at Foley Square in Manhattan to protest vaccine mandates. New York teachers and other Department of Education staffers were mandated to take the vaccine by city authorities. The mandate was supposed to take effect on Sept. 27, but was temporarily blocked by a federal…


NBA Star Kyrie Irving Misses Team Media Day in Brooklyn Amid Citywide COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was not able to enter the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and missed the team’s media day amid the citywide mandate that forces anyone entering a sports venue to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Irving, who appeared in a Zoom call on Monday, requested privacy when asked about his COVID-19 vaccination…


NY Gov. Declares State of Emergency as Thousands of Healthcare Workers Remain Unvaccinated

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday night declared a state of emergency to deal with possible staffing shortfalls resulting from the statewide vaccination mandate for healthcare workers. “Last night,” the Democrat governor wrote on Twitter Tuesday, “I took bold action and signed an executive order that will alleviate potential staffing shortages in our hospitals…


Federal Appeals Panel Gives Green Light to NYC Vaccine Mandate for Public School Teachers, Staff

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


New York City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Public School Teachers, Staff Allowed to Take Effect

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


Court Allows COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for NYC Public School Teachers, Staff to Take Effect

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


Unvaccinated Health Care Workers in Long Island Rally Against Vaccine Mandate

As New York State’s mandate for all health care workers to be vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus went into effect on Sept. 27, several unvaccinated health care industry employees and their supporters held a rally outside St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, Long Island. The rally began at 11 a.m.,…