Posted on 11/05/2021 5:55:16 AM PDT by God luvs America
Four major labor unions reached an agreement with the city over its vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The city successfully negotiated agreements with District Council 37, Teamsters Local 237, Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association Local 831 and SEIU Local 300, de Blasio said in a press release Thursday afternoon.
“As part of this agreement, these unions have agreed to withdraw litigation filed last month which challenged the City’s right to implement the mandate,” the release said.
The agreement will affect approximately 75,000 municipal employees connected to the unions, the release noted.
“Vaccinations are critical to our recovery and our city workforce is leading the way,” de Blasio said in a statement. “Ninety-two precent of city employees have stepped up and gotten vaccinated, and this agreement ensures a fair process for those seeking exemptions.”>snipMembers who submit exemption requests before midnight on Friday will stay on the payroll — with weekly testing — until they receive a decision. If they decide to appeal, they will be placed on leave without pay, the release said.
Unvaccinated employees who have not requested exemptions or whose appeals have been denied, meanwhile, will be placed on unpaid leave through Nov. 30.
Employees who are placed on unpaid leave will be allowed to extend the leave and keep their health insurance plans through June 30 of next year, at which point they will have to leave their jobs if they are not vaccinated, according to the release.
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The unions folded.
I agree. The new mayor will rescind the mandate and go for either/or.....vaccine or testing.
No mention of Police Officers or Fire Fighters.
Some real bad asses.
Yup. And no mention of the “Because I don’t want to take the shot.” exemption. Weird huh? 💉🐂💨💩
True enough, but these frightened little union bosses don’t control the members.
“Employees who are placed on unpaid leave will be allowed to extend the leave and keep their health insurance plans through June 30 of next year, at which point they will have to leave their jobs if they are not vaccinated”
Wont the new mayor be in place by then?
Unions are owned by the government they favor.
FOXTROT JULIET BRAVO!
That’s religious exemption. See my first post here ever. And read the following link along with the second (newer) case it mentions.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XIV/part-1605
Don’t be bamboozled about what constitutes a “religious” belief. The EEOC itself refers to the above definition, even in the context of vaccine mandates. Google yourself. You’ll see.
Why would the unions go to great lengths to negotiate on behalf of a small minority of their members?
The old....watch what the other hand is doing.
Why would I want leave without pay?
The wife and kids gotta eat, no? Will they get welfare?
At least they’re not being paid to loaf around...
uummm Isn't that the point of being in a Union?
Why would a union go to great lengths to protect one officer who was suspended do to drug use? But they do.
You pay dues to the union to protect you
Nicely done. The link provides people a way to use the religious exemption as outlined by the federal government itself.
Employers firing employees for not taking the jab will be violating the 1964 Civil Rights act, which is the golden fleece for liberals.
Do you think a union's members are going to authorize a job action if most of them are compliant sheep who have already acquiesced and done what they were told by the NYC government?
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