Of the 4,000 warned, New York City reported Monday that laid off 1,430 workers who breached the vaccination requirement against covid-19. Most were part of the Department of Education.
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At the end of January, the only municipal workers who had not been vaccinated were notified that they had until last Friday, February 11, to show that they had at least two doses. Otherwise, they would lose their job.
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The office of alcalde Eric Adams reported, through a press release, that the dismissed represent less than 1 percent of the 370,000 municipal workers who “took a step forward and fulfilled the objective that was set for them”.
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They do not anticipate a strong impact on services due to these layoffs
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The departure of these workers, he assured, should not represent a severe blow to the services offered in the city, since 1,072 had already been there for months. suspended without payfor not getting vaccinated.
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The Department of Education was the most affected, as 64 percent of the 1,430 laid-off workers were on its payroll.
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