The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers had previously said vaccines should be strictly voluntary.
The two primary unions representing U.S. teachers have dropped their opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a reversal that could pave the way for more requirements that school staff be vaccinated as a condition of employment.
“[I]t is clear that the vaccination of those eligible is one of the most effective ways to keep schools safe, and they must be coupled with other proven mitigation strategies,” Pringle said. The fast rise of mandates among both public and private employers has put some unions in an awkward spot. Organized labor, just like the public at large, includes a not-insignificant share of vaccine skeptics who would rather not get the shots, despite the risks that remaining unvaccinated would pose to themselves and those around them at work. Union leaders who endorse requirements run the risk of alienating a share of their dues-paying membership.
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