With New York City's vaccine mandate for employees set to go into effect this week, officials at the fire and police departments are scrambling to deal with potential staff shortages.
The head of the New York City Fire Department has been fighting more the fires this weekend as attention falls on the agency with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the city. Commissioner Daniel Nigro lambasted thousands of members of his department for taking sick leave in an apparent protest o…
Hundreds of New York City firefighters called in sick Monday morning as the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees went into effect, bringing the total number of sickouts in the fire department to 2,300, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said in a news conference.
More than 2,000 New York City firefighters took medical leave this past week as the deadline for showing proof of full vaccination has passed and city workers who failed to comply with the mandate now face being placed on unpaid leave.
The number of New York firefighters requesting sick leave has surged in recent days in what officials said Monday was a protest against the city's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, though they added that all…
In what their deputy commissioner called a "very unusual" move, thousands of New York City firefighters took medical leave in the past week as the mayor's coronavirus vaccine mandate for first responders effectuates.
As of Monday, more than 9,000 workers for the City of New York-- including firefighters and police-- were on unpaid leave for refusing to receive at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio.
At least 2,000 New York City firefighters have taken medical leave this past week, which some officials have labeled a protest as unvaccinated municipal workers in the city face the start of sanctions Monday.
