4 NYC unions reach deal to drop lawsuits over vaccinations
Many government workers who have defied New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate won’t be fired and will even keep getting paid, for now, if they’ve applied for a religious exemption under a labor deal announced Thursday.
The agreement, similar to one already in effect for teachers, affirms the city’s legal right to impose the mandate on unvaccinated workers in four unions, but also lets those employees go on an unpaid leave through at least the end of June while keeping their health benefits.
Workers who give in and get inoculated can go back to their old jobs.