More NYC workers get vaccine amid mandate; 1 in 6 still refuse

wait close this, the engines close the truck is over. Yeah. For the mayor to turn around and say we can run this department with 25 to 35% less members is ignoring the fact that we can't even keep fire houses open today, we have always fought the department to increase staffing, increase the number of fire houses. The department and the mayor's willingly going into the opposite direction. We would never advocate for firehouse to be closed over members not to work overtime. We need everyone we can to keep this city running and keep it safe. We're trying to avoid what is going to be an inevitable disaster by design. On monday morning. Right, right now their livelihood is on the line and their paycheck is on the line. If that doesn't motivate them, then me telling you to get vaccinated is not gonna help them. They believe they have natural immunity. I believe in natural immunity or any of my members that still up anybody's, it's the studies prove that it's viable and why why this artificial deadline is causing the stress of the members. Obviously if this hadn't happened, no one would have driven over the center's office. There's a lot of people, a lot of stress. They don't know how they're gonna feed their families and they have to make this decision on an artificial timeline. It's unfair to new york city firefighters, unfair to police office and everyone that have been keeping this city together for 20 months. So on the pandemic that say you have nine days to choose between your healthcare or the decision you want to make about your health care and whether or not to receive a paycheck. Absolutely! That will absolutely happen. We're here to negotiate that this be a smooth transition and that members are afforded their time to make their decision and get their affairs in order. And as I said, we left a negotiation session two days ago and we have not heard back in the city. This is what my members are dealing with. They've either they've already been sick or they had the vaccine and they feel there's no need to have a vaccine forced on them when they have already had covid.

One in six New York City municipal workers remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the city said Saturday.A last-minute rush of jabs boosted the vaccination rate to 83% among police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors and other city workers covered by the mandate as of 8 p.m. Friday, up from 76% a day earlier.The more than 26,000 workers who haven’t complied with the requirement will be put on unpaid leave starting Monday, leaving the Big Apple bracing for the possibility of closed firehouses, fewer police and ambulances and mounting trash.Vaccination rates for the city’s fire and sanitation departments jumped significantly Friday as workers rushed to meet the deadline for the mandate and an extra incentive: Workers who get a shot by Friday will get $500.The fire department’s rate rose 8% and the sanitation department saw an additional 10% of its staff get vaccinated Friday, according to city data. The fire and sanitation departments each have 23% of their staffs that still haven’t been vaccinated.The NYPD had a 5% jump in vaccinations Friday, leaving 16% of police personnel who had yet to get a dose.City officials have been weighing various contingencies to deal with an expected staffing shortfall come Monday.The fire department said it was prepared to close up to 20% of its fire companies and have 20% fewer ambulances in service while also changing schedules, canceling vacations and turning to outside EMS providers to make up for expected staffing shortages.Mayor Bill de Blasio said the sanitation department will move to 12-hour shifts, as opposed to the usual 8-hour shifts, and begin working Sundays to ensure trash doesn’t pile up.

NEW YORK —

One in six New York City municipal workers remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the city said Saturday.

A last-minute rush of jabs boosted the vaccination rate to 83% among police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors and other city workers covered by the mandate as of 8 p.m. Friday, up from 76% a day earlier.

The more than 26,000 workers who haven’t complied with the requirement will be put on unpaid leave starting Monday, leaving the Big Apple bracing for the possibility of closed firehouses, fewer police and ambulances and mounting trash.

Vaccination rates for the city’s fire and sanitation departments jumped significantly Friday as workers rushed to meet the deadline for the mandate and an extra incentive: Workers who get a shot by Friday will get $500.

The fire department’s rate rose 8% and the sanitation department saw an additional 10% of its staff get vaccinated Friday, according to city data. The fire and sanitation departments each have 23% of their staffs that still haven’t been vaccinated.

The NYPD had a 5% jump in vaccinations Friday, leaving 16% of police personnel who had yet to get a dose.

City officials have been weighing various contingencies to deal with an expected staffing shortfall come Monday.

The fire department said it was prepared to close up to 20% of its fire companies and have 20% fewer ambulances in service while also changing schedules, canceling vacations and turning to outside EMS providers to make up for expected staffing shortages.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the sanitation department will move to 12-hour shifts, as opposed to the usual 8-hour shifts, and begin working Sundays to ensure trash doesn’t pile up.

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