Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot escalated a feud with the Chicago police union president John Catanzara as up to half of the city's police officers threaten to not comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
Lightfoot said she is not taking a different "Tone" with the police than with the Chicago Public Schools system.
"We believe that the leadership is trying to foment an illegal work stoppage or strike," she said.
"We're not having that, the contract is clear... the police unions are not authorized to strike."
"What we've seen from the Fraternal Order of Police leadership is a lot of misinformation, and frankly flat out lies, in order to induce an insurrection, and we're not having that. The law is on our side. We feel very confident about it," she said.
"Urging members of the department to ignore the chain of command?".
"Let me be clear, John Catanzara has destroyed his police career. Destroyed it. He is not fit. And he is never going to go back in any kind of active position. I don't want him to lead these young officers astray, and have them destroy their careers like he has destroyed his."
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: FOP President Is Attempting To "Induce An Insurrection" By Opposing Vaccine Mandate
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