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Dozens Of Massachusetts State Police Troopers Resigning Over COVID Vaccine Mandate, Union Says
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WBZ-TV (CBS 4; Boston, Mass.)
Name: WBZ-TV (CBS 4; Boston, Mass.)
URL: https://boston.cbslocal.com/
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Louisa Moller
Name: Louisa Moller
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09/27/2021 04:59 pm
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WADE Tonight the head ░░░░░░░░ the state police union ░░░░░░░░ dozens of troopers would ░░░░░░░░ resign than submit to ░░░░░░░░ Governor s vaccine mandate ░░░░░░░░ s Louisa Moller is ░░░░░░░░ for us at the ░░░░░░░░ House tonight Louisa if ░░░░░░░░ bunch of troopers were ░░░░░░░░ leave this would obviously ░░░░░░░░ a pretty big problem ░░░░░░░░ the state MOLLER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ the state police is ░░░░░░░░ facing a staffing shortage ░░░░░░░░ means this could cause ░░░░░░░░ short term job shuffling ░░░░░░░░ now roughly 20 percent ░░░░░░░░ the troopers represented by ░░░░░░░░ State Police Association remain ░░░░░░░░ A staffing shortage within ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts State Police is ░░░░░░░░ to get worse according ░░░░░░░░ the union which represents ░░░░░░░░ 1 800 troopers CHERVEN ░░░░░░░░ have opportunities to return ░░░░░░░░ the municipal departments that ░░░░░░░░ came from There s ░░░░░░░░ outside of Massachusetts through ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire New Jersey some ░░░░░░░░ their state police associations ░░░░░░░░ reached out MOLLER Sergeant ░░░░░░░░ Cherven president of the ░░░░░░░░ State Police Association says ░░░░░░░░ of his members have ░░░░░░░░ their intent to resign ░░░░░░░░ a judge ruled against ░░░░░░░░ union s lawsuit which ░░░░░░░░ to push back the ░░░░░░░░ 17th date by which ░░░░░░░░ of state employees have ░░░░░░░░ prove they re vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ Covid Cherven argues that ░░░░░░░░ strain the force CHERVEN ░░░░░░░░ drawdown of troopers we ░░░░░░░░ pulling detectives out of ░░░░░░░░ such as homicide terrorism ░░░░░░░░ the fire marshal s ░░░░░░░░ bomb squad We re ░░░░░░░░ them back in uniform ░░░░░░░░ Staffing is a problem ░░░░░░░░ WBZ s security analyst ░░░░░░░░ Davis says faces departments ░░░░░░░░ the country due to ░░░░░░░░ issues DAVIS Covid is ░░░░░░░░ one of them There ░░░░░░░░ also the situation that ░░░░░░░░ across the country after ░░░░░░░░ George Floyd murder Police ░░░░░░░░ rethinking whether they want ░░░░░░░░ stay in the business ░░░░░░░░ And the time it ░░░░░░░░ to refill positions can ░░░░░░░░ up to a year ░░░░░░░░ The police departments have ░░░░░░░░ hard time catching up ░░░░░░░░ that MOLLER But on ░░░░░░░░ mandate Governor Charlie Baker ░░░░░░░░ he has no plans ░░░░░░░░ budge and he s ░░░░░░░░ for high compliance BAKER ░░░░░░░░ think it s really ░░░░░░░░ for public officials who ░░░░░░░░ directly with the public ░░░░░░░░ a regular basis who ░░░░░░░░ no idea whether the ░░░░░░░░ they re dealing with ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated or not and ░░░░░░░░ people who are dealing ░░░░░░░░ them ought to be ░░░░░░░░ to believe that they ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated MOLLER The union ░░░░░░░░ also like for Covid ░░░░░░░░ among troopers to be ░░░░░░░░ as line of duty ░░░░░░░░ We re live outside ░░░░░░░░ State House Louisa Moller ░░░░░░░░ News.”
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