HARRISBURG, Pa. - A ban on Pennsylvania employers mandating vaccines for their workers inched ahead in the state House on Tuesday with a committee vote supported by all Republicans and opposed by every Democrat.The main sponsor, Rep.
Russ Diamond, R-Lebanon, called it "a very simple question of workers' rights." Diamond has been a fervent opponent of coronavirus mitigation policies and has been publicly skeptical of mask wearing and vaccines.Labor and Industry Committee Chairman Jim Cox, R-Berks, said lawmakers were responding to increasing reports that employers are requiring vaccines, forcing some workers to choose between the vaccine or losing a job.An amendment by Cox took out a provision in Diamond's bill that would have ended.