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St. Pat’s and Montana Hospitals Sue to Force COVID Vaccine on Workers
While other states see workers suing their employers over forced vaccinations, Montanan’s have been protected by HB-702, passed by Republicans in the most recent legislative session. HB-702 prohibits discrimination based on a persons vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport. Employers, government agencies, and public accommodations cannot require vaccination status as a barrier to…
You Can’t Fool Mother Nature
A few decades ago there was an advertising campaign that used the tag line “You can’t fool Mother Nature.” It seems like our government and much of the world does not understand that principle. So called “experts” tried to create a treatment they labeled “a vaccine” for COVID 19 that did not involve reinforcing the…
Big Sky, Bozeman Parents Sue Schools Over Forced Masking of Children
Bozeman and Big Sky parents join the fight against tyrannical school board trustees in this latest lawsuit, joining Missoula County parents who filed suit against school boards late last month.
Missoula School Mask Lawsuit Filed: Parents have “fundamental liberty interest in the care, custody, and control of their children”
Stand Up Montana and 11 parents are the plaintiffs listed in a lawsuit filed yesterday against Missoula County Public Schools and Missoula County. Other defendants in the suit include Elementary District 1, High School District 1, Target Range School District, and Hellgate Elementary School District. In an interview with KGVO, the attorney representing the parents,…
Montana Ace Hardware CEO Excoriates Unvaccinated Employees, Cancels Christmas Parties and Meetings
An employee of Montana Ace Hardware shared a letter they received from President & CEO Stewart Weis in July where he writes to employees how “profoundly disappointed” he is with employee vaccination rates and that decisions to not be vaccinated, outside of a physician recommending against a vaccine, are, “rooted in either being uninformed, misinformed,…
Regarding Masks Mandates, Montana Governor and State Superintendent Urge School Boards, Administrators to Listen to Parents and Science
“As we have heard from hundreds of parents across Montana, it is critical our kids get back into the classroom in as normal a setting.”
Parents Come Armed With Data to Missoula Public Schools “COVID Task Force” Reopening Meeting
UPDATE (Aug 4th @ 10:30pm): Superintendent Rob Watson distributed a draft letter meant for parents to teachers and staff outlining mask mandates for the 2021-2022 school year. UPDATE (Aug 4th @ 1:20pm): Superintendent Rob Watson sent an email to Board of Trustees this morning saying that the next COVID-19 meeting would be Zoom-only citing specious…
Missoula County Health: “Children Should Wear Masks,” Demands Unvaccinated “Do So Immediately”
Citing an increase in alleged COVID-19 hospitalizations, Missoula County Health Department Director D’Shane Barnett announced in a press release on Tuesday that all Missoulians should mask their faces again, “especially” children 11 years old or younger and that people who have chosen not to take the COVID-19 injection, “should do so immediately.” According to the…
Montana Costco’s Will NOT Require Workers Be Vaccinated, Citing HB702
We told you last week about OSHA regulations that make employers liable for any adverse reactions employees have from vaccines if required to take one as a condition of employment. With recently passed HB-702, the Montana Legislature extends protections further to protect Montana workers from being discriminated against in employment based on their vaccination status.…
OSHA: Missoula Businesses Liable If They Mandate Vaccines
The newly passed HB 702 protects Montanans from discrimination in employment based on vaccination status, but it does not take effect until July 1st. Until the new law stands, workers can still resist mandates from employers who want to force vaccination as a condition of employment. According to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Missoula Food Bank Director to Lolo Community Center: Join Mask Lawsuit? No Food for Lolo.
Missoula Food Bank & Community Center Executive Director, Aaron Brock, seemingly threatened Lolo Community Center with disassociation last night. The community center recently joined a lawsuit against Missoula City-County Board of Health and Health Director Ellen Leahy for the agency’s COVID-19 response. The Lolo Community Center board was set to vote last night on its…
Yellowstone County rescinds local health orders “effective immediately”
Yellowstone County Health Officer John Felton announced Thursday, January 7th, that he was, “rescinding all Yellowstone County COVID-19 Health Officer orders effective immediately.” The restrictions that Felton mandated included ordering businesses to close by 10pm and ordering churches, bars, gyms, and restaurants to 50% capacity. Felton cited lower case numbers as reasoning for rescinding the…
