AOC Declines to Support Reinstatement of Workers Fired by Mandates, Implies Support of More Mandates

On July 6, 2023, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a town hall meeting in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. She discussed recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and local renewable energy projects, and took questions from constituents.

Although she discussed labor and civil rights issues during the town hall, and touched on bodily autonomy and economic recovery from the pandemic, AOC declined to voice support for reinstating New Yorkers who were fired under vaccine mandates that have now been lifted.

Her response that reinstatement of workers to jobs that no longer have a COVID-19 vaccination requirement should depend on the sector suggests that she supports renewed mandates for certain sectors.

New York City's mandates applied to all City employees and the vast majority of workers in the private sector, and many former City workers are still making efforts to get reinstated to their former employment.

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