NEW YORK, Oct 29 ― The union representing New York City firefighters asked a state court yesterday to put on hold a mandate by Mayor Bill de Blasio for all city employees to get the Covid-19 vaccination or be placed on unpaid leave.
Uniformed Firefighters Association leaders have already told unvaccinated firefighters to report for duty in defiance of de Blasio's order, essentially daring the city to send them home.Last week de Blasio gave some 50,000 employees of New York City a deadline of 5pm today to submit proof of vaccination against Covid-19.
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