(Chicago, IL) — A state administrative law judge is ordering Chicago to reinstate city employees who were fired for refusing to comply with Mayor Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The workers must also be repaid for any loss of wages or benefits. The ruling was handed down Wednesday in a case before Illinois Labor Relations Board that involved more than 20 unions representing city employees. The unions joined together to challenge regulations Lightfoot imposed starting in 2021. The judge said the city violated the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act by not bargaining in good faith over vaccine requirements.
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