Postal Service Unions Spent Big on Biden. Now They’re Exempted From the Federal Vaccine Mandate

[libertybele]

Postal Service Unions Spent Big on Biden. Now They’re Exempted From the Federal Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers will exempt United States Postal Service (USPS) employees who pumped millions of dollars into the 2020 election campaign.

A USPS spokesman told the Washington Free Beacon that Biden's mandate, announced Thursday, will not apply to the nearly 500,000 workers who deliver mail to American residents each day. The postal service's status as an independent agency frees it from the purview of the executive order. The exempted workers happen to be members of two of the most influential government workers unions in the country.

The American Postal Workers Union and National Association of Letter Carriers spent about $3 million on the 2020 elections, with nearly all of the money going to boost Biden and other Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Neither union responded to requests for comment.

Biden ordered a federal vaccine mandate on Thursday afternoon shortly after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) debuted plans to require vaccination or weekly testing for workers at private companies with more than 100 employees. The mandate carries fines as high as $14,000 for employers that refuse, but it is unclear if those rules will apply to the postal service. A postal service spokesman said the agency is examining the OSHA regulation................

https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/postal-service-unions-spent-big-on-biden-now-theyre-exempted-from-the-federal-vaccine-mandate/

[Wingnut]

Nope.  They will not be exempt.  Just saw an update.  Don't have the link.

[libertybele]

Washington Post reporter corrects story on Postal Service exemption from Biden vaccine mandate

https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-reporter-postal-service-exemption-biden-vaccine-mandate

[libertybele]

...and there's this:

The U.S. Postal Service is not committing to implementing any COVID-19 vaccine mandate—full or partial—for its workforce, with an agency spokesman saying officials will first need to see the fine print of new requirements President Biden has issued.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2021/09/postal-service-takes-wait-and-see-approach-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/185277/

[sneakypete]

Nope.  They will not be exempt.  Just saw an update.  Don't have the link.

@Wingnut

Doesn't matter. The Dims OWN the postal unions. They can't force you to join the postal union,but if you don't you are going to get all the Bush jobs and the union will only pay lip service when it comes to helping you.

I remember when the President of the Letter Carriers Union was arrested for stealing checks from mail,and it took the USPS over a year to fire him. No,he wasn't allowed to even come to work any more,never mind handle mail,but he still never missed a paycheck until he was convicted in federal court and sent to prison.

The union defended him right up to the day he was sentenced.