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New York’s Unvaccinated City Workers Face Firing Deadline

Over two dozen unions sued the city to overturn the rule
Teachers, cops among 4,000 employees at risk of job loss

Eric Adams
Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

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By Alicia Diaz

February 11, 2022 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated on

February 11, 2022 at 9:03 PM UTC

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the city’s decision to issue termination notices to unvaccinated city workers on Friday in light of protests and backlash from municipal worker groups.

More than two dozen unions this week sued over the Feb. 11 vaccine deadline for municipal workers to get vaccinated, including the Police Benevolent Association, the United Federation of Teachers and the Uniformed Fire Officers Association.