downthewell62 t1_jefa2xh wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:16 PM

Reply to comment by theliontamer37 in SJC rules Mayor Wu had the authority to require municipal workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito

No, because they weren't NEW requirements. Vaccine mandates for these kinds of workers have ALWAYS existed

theliontamer37 t1_jefag2c wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:18 PM

Please tell me you realize there’s a difference between existing vaccines, and adding NEW vaccines to the requirements. That makes it NEW. Jesus Christ, do some research my guy

downthewell62 t1_jefdcb4 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:37 PM

> Please tell me you realize there’s a difference between existing vaccines, and adding NEW vaccines

Please tell me you realize that you don't have an itemized like of vaccines you agree to vs ones you don't written into a contract, and any time one is added (like a variant of a flu shot), you have to renegotiate the entire union contract, right?

theliontamer37 t1_jefe7rd wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Lmfaooooo what? They absolutely do have a list of vaccines you have to get. That’s how you know which ones are required. I don’t even understand that part of the comment. A flu shot is a flu shot. Covid is not the flu. When you add new health requirements, which an entirely new type of vaccine would fall under, you negotiate. That simple