‘It ain’t just our guys. It’s the sergeants, lieutenants and captains. This is a united front. … It’s no longer John Catanzara’s big mouth, like they like to spin it all the time,’ Catanzara told the Chicago Sun Times on Wednesday.

‘This has literally lit a bomb underneath the membership. … And what are they gonna do when four or five thousand coppers say, “Screw you. I’m staying home. You’re not making me get this f—ing vaccination. Don’t pay me. That’s fine. We’ll see you in court.”

‘You’re not gonna pay me. You’re gonna make me stay home. But you’re gonna have thousands of coppers willing to stay home, not getting paid to not get a vaccine and then, what are you gonna do for manpower on the streets?’ he said.