Vaccine mandates could lead to police and firefighter exoduses in urban areas
Fox News
In some cities across the country, fire department workers face being fired or sent home without pay for refusing to co-operate with city's fast-approaching COVID-19 vaccine deadline.
The growing list of fire fighters threaten to sue now represents about a quarter of the department of 3,700 employees.
Kevin McBride, the attorney representing the firefighters, tells Fox News that the city is attempting to potentially terminate the workers without full due process, which should include a hearing. McBride says some firefighters claim that their chiefs are trying to intimidate them into getting vaccinated.
"Our intent to sue is because of the intentional infliction of emotional distress by the fire chiefs against the firefighters. The fire chiefs know each employee is due full due process as a public employee in California," McBride said.