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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christopher Leon Johnson, Member of the Public
1:15:11
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3 min
Christopher Leon Johnson provides his perspective on the hearing for Muriel Goode-Trufant's nomination as Corporation Counsel, arguing that the process is a formality and the nomination will be approved. He also discusses the vaccine mandate issue and the reasons behind not rehiring terminated employees.
- Johnson suggests that the main reason for not rehiring terminated employees is the issue of back pay, not the vaccine mandate itself.
- He criticizes the transparency of groups opposing the nomination, particularly pointing out their funding sources.
- Johnson argues that vaccine mandates are no longer an issue in New York City and suggests that those seeking reinstatement should consider forfeiting back pay.
Christopher Leon Johnson
1:15:11
Can I go?
1:15:11
Go.
1:15:12
What's up, Cal?
1:15:13
Miss Powers, mister chair Powers, my name is Christopher Leon Johnson.
1:15:18
I wanna, first off, disclose the record of my personal capacity, so I'm not in my personal capacity.
1:15:24
Look.
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Let's keep this real.
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Right?
1:15:26
This hearing is nothing but bureaucratic red tape bureaucratic reasons.
1:15:31
She's gonna be a she's gonna be approved by the city council.
1:15:34
I don't know why y'all waste y'all time doing this.
1:15:36
She's if the mayor nominated her to be reappointed as the chair, be reappointed as corporation council, it's gonna go through.
1:15:46
We need to keep it real about the people that's, fighting against this, fight against this lady being re being reappointed.
1:15:53
Look.
1:15:53
People gotta understand that the reason these firefighters can't be reappointed, can't be rehired is because of the the past mayor, de Blasio, and that's the reason why.
1:16:04
And this mayor just doing whatever de Blasio is telling them to do.
1:16:08
People need to start really getting at de Blasio a little more because he's the one that started all of this.
1:16:13
Eric is just continuing what the, the past mayor is doing and the past administration is doing.
1:16:18
The reason they don't wanna hire these people back is because of the money.
1:16:22
It's all about the money.
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They don't want they don't wanna get back back pay.
1:16:25
The only way they'll these guys get these guys go get their jobs back is do the back is is if they they forfeit the back pay.
1:16:32
And that's all this is about.
1:16:34
And, like I said, this is gonna go through.
1:16:36
We all know this is gonna go through.
1:16:37
This is none of them but the, bureaucratic, reasons that they have to she had she had to go through all this stuff like that.
1:16:45
We all know she's gonna be approved.
1:16:46
This is what the mayors want.
1:16:50
Look.
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Here's the thing.
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Right?
1:16:51
I'm not here to do to try to stop anybody from getting a job here in the mayor administration, But people need to be transparent about the people that's fighting against this lady, like Teachers For Choice.
1:17:02
They're backed by Mark Gordon.
1:17:04
Mark Gordon is the same guy that's pushing for the city of yes.
1:17:07
Mark Gordon funds Robert Kennedy, which in turn funds children's children's health defense, and turn funds teachers of choice.
1:17:15
So it just like, they need me to be more transparent.
1:17:18
Like, y'all wanna call out missus Muriel for being unethical, but you guys need to start calling out your unethical too.
1:17:24
Y'all get money from the same guy that's selling on our city with these bike lanes and these bus lanes and these city of yes crap and congestion pricing.
1:17:32
Won't you guys start coming out and advocate against, any of these appointments from the, transportation committee that's that's pushed with city city yes and and open streets and all this stuff like that instead of you calling out for, like, vaccine mandates.
1:17:45
Look.
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The vaccine mandates are done in the city of New York.
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They're done.
1:17:48
The vaccine mandates are done here.
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It's it's done.
1:17:51
You can you can get a job with with no vaccine.
1:17:54
Look.
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If you guys want your jobs back, I understand you want your your job back, but the the the reality is, look, you guys gotta forfeit your back pay.
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That's the only reason why they will not rehire you guys because of your the back pay reason.
1:18:05
They don't want to pay, 1,000,000 of dollars in back pay.
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That's the truth.
1:18:09
So that's all you got.
1:18:10
That's why, like I said, look, I understand you got your job your jobs back, but you got to flip with the back pain.
Keith Powers
1:18:15
That's what I'm gonna say.