Chicago Judge Halts Police Vaccine Mandate and Orders Arbitration

From the story:  A Cook County judge ruled Monday that the city’s vaccination policy can remain in place for now, but the city can’t enforce the Dec. 31 deadline for officers to get the shot without first arbitrating it with the police unions. The written decision by Judge Raymond Mitchell to grant a partial temporary restraining order centers on the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police’s lawsuit against the city over Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate (Chicago Tribune). 

From WBEZ: The ruling is a major victory for police unions, who have held that the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate violates their collective bargaining agreements. Judge Raymond Mitchell ruled Monday that the mandate should be halted for police officers until those complaints can be settled in arbitration (WBEZ).