RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Mayor of the City of Chicago has initiated steps to place in non-pay status employees of the City of Chicago who fail to report their COVID-19 vaccination status; and
WHEREAS, This process has begun with members ofthe Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, The leaders of collective bargaining units representing City workers including members of the Departments of Police and Fire have asserted that this action by the Mayor of Chicago violated Collective Bargaining agreements; and
WHEREAS, No provision of the Municipal Code authorizes the Mayor of Chicago to take this draconian action and furthermore no section of the Municipal Code requires City employees to submit the aforementioned information; and
WHEREAS, No provision ofthe Municipal Code requires City Employees to submit to vaccination for COVID illness, flu illness, polio disease or any other malady; and
WHEREAS, Submission to vaccination of any type or form was never a condition prerequisite for City employment; and
WHEREAS, Most if not all of the affected City employees are protected by career service; and
WHEREAS, These City employees by virtue of their city employment are entitled to health care insurance benefits negotiated by the Health Care Benefit Committee ofthe City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, The healthcare insurance benefits currently in effect extend health care coverage to spouses, children and dependents ofthe city employees; and
WHEREAS, Tens of thousands of spouses, minor cWldren, disabled persons and dependents rely on this health care protection; and
WHEREAS, The placing of these City employees in a "no pay" status will revoke the health care benefits of not only the employee but the health care benefits of the spouses and dependents of the said employees; and
WHEREAS, Many of these beneficiaries are being treated for life threatening diseases, mental health illnesses, and are receiving hospital and in-patient treatment which will be at risk; and
WHEREAS, The City Counci...
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