As four state judges continue to flout the New York Unified Court System’s vaccine mandate— subjecting them to possible disciplinary action—a state court union leader who’s engaged in a fight against the court system regarding the rule said his thoughts were with the more than 100 non-judicial employees who were sent terminations letters Thursday for their continued noncompliance.

“We’ve been putting up a fight since July on this matter and have sought continuously to negotiate the implications and the impact that this mandate has on court employees who have chosen to remain unvaccinated,” Patrick Cullen, president of the Supreme Court Officers Association, said Thursday.

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