Baltimore Police Union Advises Officers To Not Disclose Their Vaccination Status Ahead Of City’s Mandate

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Beginning Monday, each of Baltimore City’s 14,000 employees volition beryllium required to get a COVID-19 vaccine oregon look play testing. But Baltimore’s Police Union is pushing back, telling its officers successful a missive sent Friday to not disclose their vaccination status.

It is an effort to hold the commencement of this mandate until they tin get much clarity connected the city’s policy.

“Proof of vaccination volition beryllium required of Baltimore City employees effectual Oct. 18, 2021,” Mayor Brandon Scott announced successful September.

The missive sent Friday, from national president Sergeant Mike Mancuso says the national has been trying to get clarity connected the city’s caller vaccination argumentation for weeks.

In the letter, Sergeant Mancuso writes successful part: “our attorneys volition beryllium filing a tribunal enactment today, successful an effort to astatine slightest hold the implementation of this policy.”

According to the Baltimore Police Department, 64 percent of their full section has been vaccinated.

“This is astir starring by illustration protecting the wellness of our workforce, residents and their loved ones,” said Mayor Scott.

WJZ received this connection from the Mayor’s Office:

“Labor Commissioner Deborah Moore-Carter led a productive gathering this day with the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police and their attorney, Commissioner Michael Harrison, and representatives from the City’s Law Department and Human Resources to sermon concerns implicit the vaccination mandate. We volition stay successful adjacent interaction with the FOP until a solution is reached, and we are hopeful it will.”

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WJZ is moving to larn if much meetings volition beryllium held betwixt the national and the city.