Hundreds of Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters are joining the legal battle against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement.
Last month, the Los Angeles City Council approved a vaccine mandate for city employees.
Los Angeles Police Department officers filed a lawsuit Saturday, and now firefighters are planning a legal fight of their own.
John Knox, a firefighter and paramedic, said firefighters’ rights “are being violated” by the vaccine mandate.
“You go from everyone thanking you one day for doing your job and coming and helping them in their time of need throughout this pandemic, now all of the sudden, you’re a villain,” Knox said.