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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 22 articles Why are Chicago's mayor and the police union at odds over the vaccine mandate? |  | |
Highly-rated - last 48 hrs Chicago mayor files complaint against police union for defying vaccine mandate. The Guardian (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 87% • 3 min read
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that she had instructed the city's law department to file a complaint for injunctive relief against the Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police union and its president, John Catanzara, for actions the mayor regarded as encouraging an illegal strike. ... On Tuesday, Catanzara posted an online video, criticizing the vaccine mandate announced in August by the Lightfoot administration, which required city workers to get fully vaccinated and report their vaccination status by Friday. He urged officers this week to "hold the line" and resist vaccine requirements. ... The mandate, which covers more than 30,000 city workers, requires that employees who remain unvaccinated and refuse semiweekly coronavirus testing be placed on unpaid leave. In response, the police union has filed a counter-suit against the city, arguing that the mayor did not properly negotiate the terms of the mandate with the union. - Selected local viewpoint
Despite police union threat to ignore Friday's vaccine status deadline, Mayor Lightfoot says rule will not be lifted, city warns of disciplinary action. Chicago Tribune (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 71% • 4 min read - Selected long-read
Get police vaccinated. The Atlantic (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 77% • 6 min read View all articles | |
| | #2 in U.S. News • 21 articles Why did a Texas school administrator suggest teaching multiple views of the Holocaust? | [NBC News] obtained an audio recording from a district meeting that included discussions about how to comply with a new Texas law, which lawmakers say was intended to bar "critical race theory" from... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. One payment. Once a year. $25
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| | #2 in World News • 10 articles How are Italians reacting to a mandatory Covid pass for workers? | As part of the policy, workers without a Green Pass can be suspended without pay. While a Green Pass can also be obtained with a negative coronavirus test, workers who go that route would... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. Just the facts. Just about $2/mth.
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| | #1 in Business News • 16 articles Why is a former Boeing pilot being indicted regarding 737 Max plane crashes? | Prosecutors contend that former Boeing pilot Mark Forkner provided the aviation agency with "materially false, inaccurate and incomplete information" about flight control software... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. Objective news + Quick summaries + Multiple perspectives = $25/yr
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