DNC tells workers to get vaccinated or ‘face termination’ without legal exemption
The policy would apply when in-person work resumes at DNC headquarters
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The Democratic National Committee told employees they must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or find somewhere else to work if they don't have a legal exemption.
The DNC sent the message out to employees Monday evening in an email obtained and first reported on by Politico.
A person getting vaccinated in the hospital. (iStock)
DNC Chief Operations Officer Monica Guardiola said the vaccine mandate was "part of the president’s national strategy and is a critical tool to combat COVID-19 and save lives in the months ahead."
The policy would apply when in-person work resumes at DNC headquarters. All employees would be required to return to in-person work on Jan. 3, 2022, according to the email.
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Until then, Guardiola said, "there may be some mandatory, project-based, in-person work at DNC HQ," but workers would be given "adequate" notice beforehand.
The mandate comes as other companies have started taking a more hardline approach with their workers and vaccines. New York’s largest private healthcare provider recently fired some 1,400 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Fox Business has reached to the DNC but did not hear back before publication.