The Games People Play

In today's New York Times: Mara Gay, "‘If You’re Not Vaccinated, Don’t Come to Work’"

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Because New York unions are so large, the unvaccinated minority still represents tens of thousands of people. Though most of the state’s union leaders have supported vaccination efforts, many are working to appease anti-vaccination members as well as get them vaccinated. They’re trying to have it both ways by encouraging members to get vaccinated while also opposing, slow-walking or otherwise frustrating the mandates. Ideally, that energy would be better spent rallying their members around support for the vaccine. Or as some labor activists might say: “Don’t mourn. Organize!”

Efforts that hamper the fight against Covid should be dismissed for what they are: dangerous and irresponsible. As with any vaccine, there will be a small number of people who are eligible for a narrow exemption. Otherwise, there can be no compromise....

The mandates are good public policy. They will protect children — large numbers of whom have yet to become eligible for vaccination — as well as people seeking medical care. The mandates will also help protect workers themselves.