NYC Bans Days Off for Sanitation Workers Before Vaccine Mandate

    

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New York City said it will temporarily outlaw days off for sanitation workers ahead of anticipated employee shortages stemming from a vaccine mandate that goes into effect next week.

The sanitation department also will require Sunday shifts as needed and move to a 12-hour schedule for workers to “create additional capacity,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a briefing Thursday.