This is an interesting bit of news. Just after giving a speech announcing that all federal workers would be mandated to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a White House official told the Washington Post’s Jacob Bogage that United States Postal Service employees would not be included in the mandate. That’s nearly 650,000 people.
https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/1436077950936440839
https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/1436080697039597571
https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/1436091230102949893
Update:
JUST IN: White House official now says USPS workers ARE part of the federal vaccine mandate under OSHA jurisdiction, though technically not under the executive order.
Deleting a previous thread that was based on earlier reporting. Will also momentarily update our write-up. pic.twitter.com/8ydESDhMeE
— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) September 10, 2021
So it sounds like whether USPS workers fall under the mandate is a bit unclear at this point.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) September 9, 2021
The Science™ demands this https://t.co/aMTBKDgJS9
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/1436092541884145666
Between this and various teachers union exemptions I'm sure folks will get the message that this is about public health and not blue on red bullshit. https://t.co/9ySXJXuJ6I
— Foster (@foster_type) September 9, 2021
This isn't about science or the unvaccinated. https://t.co/lIp2B3ZCIz
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 9, 2021
If you're a private business with 101 employees, OSHA is going to come snooping around to make sure everyone is vaccinated.
But the Post Office has 600,000+ employees and yet the federal mandate does not apply? What?? https://t.co/3t0rgbOQ7H
— Eric Boehm (@EricBoehm87) September 9, 2021
Yes, the consistency of the message is incredibly confidence inspiring. https://t.co/ED1wJF3Tc7
— robert michaels (@rmsgeek) September 9, 2021
This is what will kill his mandate in court. You can’t mandate private business and exclude public agencies…likely because of union pressure. Of course there’s all sorts of other arguments, this is just the easiest. Completely hypocritical. https://t.co/lbkfCbb3TU
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) September 9, 2021
what a fucking absolute joke this all is https://t.co/uaMfWXPkI8
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) September 9, 2021
cool cool. so the people going door to door all over the country are exempt but the employees of big bobs tractor supply co. gotta get those shots OR ELSE. https://t.co/MMoeTGZHaL
— tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) September 9, 2021
That makes sense because it's the federal agency with the least amount of daily interaction with the public https://t.co/s2PlATxmjp
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) September 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/scottlincicome/status/1436094816652341252
Postal workers join rioters in the category of people Democrats mystically think cannot spread the virus. https://t.co/dxFX7Fcohp
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) September 9, 2021
I can't wait to hear all of the exemptions to this. Which Biden-favored unions are not subject to his new mandates. https://t.co/tloQaICy9W
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 9, 2021
Biden knows the mandate decree will result in a "Great Resignation" https://t.co/uT5Xs4MTFx
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) September 9, 2021
Private employers should take this "mandate" as seriously as Biden himself does https://t.co/ZD8CPsTxdB
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) September 9, 2021
This isn’t about public health. https://t.co/d8aZDYL5BO
— BDW (@BryanDeanWright) September 9, 2021
Gee I wonder why people don’t want to listen to the federal government on this. Can’t quite put my finger on it. https://t.co/5ebggOOO00
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) September 9, 2021
It's always fun to see which special interests get exemptions while everyone else has to play by the rules. https://t.co/ETEXGEP49x
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 9, 2021
None of this makes any sense and none of it is actually based on science. https://t.co/qAE0Wp5Pgo
— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) September 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/tonykatz/status/1436093346229989381
Biden’s policy is already falling apart. How can he mandate private business behavior when he won’t do it for all federal employees? https://t.co/b49ph3yVW0
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) September 9, 2021
The hypocrisy is the point. https://t.co/9LFPos3o3L
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) September 9, 2021
We’re all* in this authoritarian bullshit together.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) September 9, 2021
I'll believe that this is based on science once Biden demands proof of vaccination to receive government benefits.
Remember, rules are ONLY enforced based on who they want to punish. https://t.co/anGSL9civk
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) September 9, 2021
Postal workers’ union, take your bow. https://t.co/Ut6VpK5EOG
— Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) September 9, 2021
He’s going to make FedEx and UPS enforce a vaccine mandate while exempting USPS and it’s 644,000 workers because reasons https://t.co/3d1oRUqk1D
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) September 9, 2021
Biden’s patience is wearing thin with ordinary Americans he has no proper authority over… but if you’re a federal employee he oversees, well, go ahead and do what you want! https://t.co/nAQTDAZeN9
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) September 9, 2021
Two Americas, public sector unions and the rest of us in the private sector. https://t.co/zAHlNZdAFH
— Joe (@JoeC1776) September 9, 2021
There's just no way to explain this given what he said tonight. https://t.co/dWLTbosfZ9
— John 'pro-norms' Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) September 9, 2021
Biden admin already caving to massage agencies.
But you can be damn sure he’s coming after your medium sized biz. https://t.co/yHMrlXQunM
— Jack Murphy 🇺🇸 ⚔️ (@jackmurphylive) September 9, 2021
Always a Union loophole to be found. This a huge look the other way in the name of “science.” https://t.co/FU2aBzQbhL
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) September 9, 2021
It's not like USPS workers are out there interacting with people in public all the time.
If this isn't a "tell," I'm not sure what is. https://t.co/Ob3nigx18G
— Nathan Worcester (@nnworcester) September 9, 2021
history shows that this is the one labor sector you don't want to triggerhttps://t.co/xUeffXoxRl
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 9, 2021
Ask me how much I care about what happened in January https://t.co/za3E3PlSo7
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) September 9, 2021
“We strongly encourage them to comply with these standards” — pretty tough talk, there.
Related:
Biden administration to levy ‘substantial fines’ to employers with more than 100 employees who don’t mandate the vaccine or weekly testing https://t.co/S7zhWMgFUh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 9, 2021