Should tens of thousands of senior citizens and disabled first responders be subjected to insurance companies determining their fate as opposed to medical professionals who know them all so that union leaders can replenish a fund they raided for illegitimate, albeit legal purposes? That might sound like a far-fetched hypothetical from an ethics exam or public-policy seminar. It’s not: That is exactly what will happen if union bosses get their way.
While Adams is scrapping the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandates for private sector employees and student athletes, the inoculation requirement for municipal workers will stay in place.
The mayor floated the extraordinary proposal in a statement that also admitted his administration failed to provide shelter beds for roughly 60 homeless men on Monday night, forcing them to sleep on floors and benches at a Manhattan intake center.
Speaker Adams’ remarks Wednesday represent her strongest critique of the mayor’s proposal yet as she cited recent difficulties the city has had hiring and retaining employees as part of what’s guiding her rationale.
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