NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- When the first COVID-19 vaccine came out, people were crossing ethical lines to make sure they could get it. Wealthy residents from the Upper East Side pretended to live in the Bronx just to get a jab. There was even that one story of the Soul Cycle instructor who claimed that leading such an expensive course made her a teacher.
Fast forward to today, where New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has no choice but to force municipal workers to get vaccinated.
We’ve already seen this happen with teachers, but now the jobs of cops, firefighters, and every other person that works for a city agency has been given a similar ultimatum.
By October 29, every city worker must receive at least one dose of an approved vaccine. If they don’t, they’ll be placed on unpaid leave.
On this week’s episode of 1010 WINS In Depth, it’s the city workers versus vaccine mandates. In addition to exploring how the city got to this point, we speak with popular lawyer Michael Barasch, of "Barasch and McGarry", about whether or not unions have any legal ground to challenge this latest mandate.
We also speak to Geoff Danket, an editor at one of our sister stations in Chicago. After seeing similar events take place there, he provides insight as to what may happen here in New York.