Excerpts: Judge Rejects Firefighter Union’s Attempt To Block Health Department’s Vaccine Mandate A Superior Court judge has rejected an attempt by a firefighters union to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The battle between the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island State Association of Firefighters played out in Kent County Court on Tuesday. It stems from the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate set to begin October 1 for all licensed healthcare providers, including EMTs and volunteer firefighters. According to the Rhode Island Department of Health, firefighters who are unvaccinated by Friday’s deadline will not be able to act as EMTs, but they can still do respond to fires and non-medical emergencies…. The post Judge Rejects Firefighter Union’s Attempt To Block Health Department’s Vaccine Mandate appeared first on Labor Relations Information System. Read on » Virginia Beach Police Officers Forced To Use Personal Leave After On-duty COVID-19 Exposures Virginia Beach, Virginia (WAVY) – Virginia Beach Police Charity Association says the city needs to do more to protect its officers from COVID-19. “I’m just at a loss for words,” said union President Brain Luciano. It’s unlike Luciano to not have the words. The outspoken leader of the city’s largest police union is always fighting for officers’ rights. “COVID has become the number one killer of police officers,” he added. The Officer Down Memorial Page and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund report COVID-19 is the leading cause of death for officers nationwide this year. Luciano says more and more officers are… The post Virginia Beach Police Officers Forced To Use Personal Leave After On-duty COVID-19 Exposures appeared first on Labor Relations Information System. Read on » Los Angeles Police Dept. Has 2,600 Employees Seeking Exemptions For Vax The Los Angeles Police Department has some hard choices coming up. More than 2,600 employees with the LAPD are seeking religious exemptions for their mandated vaccinations. An L.A. city ordinance required non-exempt employees to receive their first dose of the Moderna or Pfizer two-dose vaccine no later than Sept. 7, and their second dose no later than Oct. 5. Employees who chose to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine would have to be inoculated by Oct. 5.William Briggs, president of The Los Angeles Police Commission, told The Los Angeles Times that it is “extremely dubious” that so many have genuine reasons for requesting an exemption. “I… The post Los Angeles Police Dept. Has 2,600 Employees Seeking Exemptions For Vax appeared first on Labor Relations Information System. Read on »