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Inq'r - Philly's long-delayed vaccine mandate for city workers is set to take effect May 31, for now
Philly’s long-delayed vaccine mandate for city workers is set to take effect May 31, for now
by Sean Collins Walsh
Updated 6 minutes ago
Mayor Jim Kenney’s long-delayed policy requiring unionized city workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is now set to take effect May 31. But it could be delayed again because the city has not yet reached an agreement over the policy with the Philadelphia firefighters union.
Kenney announced the vaccine requirement in November, and it was initially supposed to take effect Jan. 14. But the administration has struggled to quickly reach agreements over its implementation with the four major municipal unions, which represent about 24,000 city workers.
The city had previously reached agreements with the District Councils 33 and 47 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which includes non-uniformed employees such as sanitation workers in the Streets Department and health-care professionals in the Department of Public Health.
On Tuesday, an arbitration panel sorting out the issue for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 set May 31 as the new deadline for the city’s 6,000 cops to receive at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine or apply for religious or medical exemptions. Workers out of compliance will go on 30 days of leave beginning June 6, after which they can be fired if they remain unvaccinated or do not secure an exemption.
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https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/philadelphia-covid-vaccine-mandate-city-workers-police-firefighters-20220426.html
by Sean Collins Walsh
Updated 6 minutes ago
Mayor Jim Kenney’s long-delayed policy requiring unionized city workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is now set to take effect May 31. But it could be delayed again because the city has not yet reached an agreement over the policy with the Philadelphia firefighters union.
Kenney announced the vaccine requirement in November, and it was initially supposed to take effect Jan. 14. But the administration has struggled to quickly reach agreements over its implementation with the four major municipal unions, which represent about 24,000 city workers.
The city had previously reached agreements with the District Councils 33 and 47 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which includes non-uniformed employees such as sanitation workers in the Streets Department and health-care professionals in the Department of Public Health.
On Tuesday, an arbitration panel sorting out the issue for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 set May 31 as the new deadline for the city’s 6,000 cops to receive at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine or apply for religious or medical exemptions. Workers out of compliance will go on 30 days of leave beginning June 6, after which they can be fired if they remain unvaccinated or do not secure an exemption.
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https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/philadelphia-covid-vaccine-mandate-city-workers-police-firefighters-20220426.html
They have an agreement where whatever applies for one union would apply for all and this has been going through arbitration. The last one left as I understand, is the Fire fighter's Union.