‘Let that sink in’: New York State teacher’s union will not support a vaccine mandate

This will not go over well with parents:

Teachers, whose entire professional mission is to educate and keep kids safe, won’t require the vaccine among themselves. (This after the union didn’t want teachers in the classroom for nearly a year.) Let that sink in. https://t.co/SGrECGn9O7

— Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) August 2, 2021

Teachers Union six months ago: "It's not safe to go back to school until kids are vaccinated"

Teachers Union today: "We're against a vaccine mandate for teachers" https://t.co/4xK9ihkpvW

— Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) August 2, 2021

Of all the “unions disappointingly don’t support vaccines mandates,” this example is particularly nuts. For one thing, public schools require children to get a zillion other vaccines! https://t.co/9hQ1WAPIVk

— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) August 2, 2021

Especially since *they* fought to stay virtual last year:

The Teacher’s Union fought against in-person learning last year bc of health risks.

Now, they don’t support the one thing that will definitely minimize health risks. https://t.co/ja2iEjRbot

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) August 2, 2021

Remember when they called Bethan Mandel a “grandma killer” for wanting to open the zoo?

Why do teachers want to kill kids https://t.co/UUFhwbODkw

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 2, 2021

Over to you, Gov. Cuomo:

Parents do not care. Get the vaccine or stay away from our kids. https://t.co/ApLtbuKO7M

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) August 2, 2021

Chris Hayes noted that they didn’t “give an actual rationale for their position”:

Two notable things: they’re not *really* opposing it and also they don’t give an actual rationale for their position, such as it is. https://t.co/laao7xKupY

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 2, 2021

And we look forward to Dems somehow blaming Tucker Carlson for it:

when you've lost the teachers union https://t.co/esqZ366EhJ

— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) August 2, 2021

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