New York City: 9,000 public workers put on unpaid leave for refusing Covid vaccine

[PoliticAverse]

About 9,000 New York City municipal workers were put on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate that took effect on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, adding that thousands of firefighters had called out sick in apparent protest.

Firehouses remained open but 18 of 350 units were out of service and “many units are understaffed”, Daniel Nigro, the fire commissioner, said.

Officials have been battling fierce resistance among a minority of workers in some critical public safety jobs, including police officers and firefighters, with a pending legal challenge to the mandate from the largest police union.

As of Sunday, one in four of uniformed New York firefighters had not had a first dose of the vaccine, as required. About one in six police personnel and one in six sanitation workers were still unvaccinated.

Read the rest at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/01/new-york-city-vaccine-mandate-protest-firefighters

[kimbutgar]

1. I wonder what the odds are that a majority of them are Assolini supporters?

[abqtommy]

2. The stupid, it burns. Have some more KKKool-Ade and enjoy your Free-Dumb! nt

[PortTack]

3. They obviously hold no commitment to their service. Total jerks!

[Sherman A1]

6. Precisely

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. So like 5%? Article forgot to mention the percentages...or not.

[PoliticAverse]

7. "New York has more than 300,000 city employees."

From: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/9-000-n-y-c-workers-leave-vaccine-mandate-takes-n1282857

About 9 in 10 city workers covered by the mandate have gotten vaccinated and there have been no disruptions to city services as a result of staffing shortages, de Blasio told reporters at his daily news briefing. New York has more than 300,000 city employees.

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About 12,000 workers have applied for religious or medical exemptions to the vaccine mandate. They can remain on the job while city officials review those applications.

[AJT]

8. If 1 in 4 cops haven't gotten their 1st shot that's 25%

[underpants]

5. I'll be surprised if they don't get what they want

Just saying