CNN: Estimated 3,000 Unvaccinated NYC Workers Set to Lose Jobs Today

GOLODRYGA In New York ░░░░░░░░ this morning about 3 ░░░░░░░░ employees are set to ░░░░░░░░ fired because they refused ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated Termination notices ░░░░░░░░ effect today Covid vaccinations ░░░░░░░░ required for all of ░░░░░░░░ city s municipal workers ░░░░░░░░ a mandate took effect ░░░░░░░░ in November New York ░░░░░░░░ mayor Eric Adams says ░░░░░░░░ it will be enforced ░░░░░░░░ s Athena Jones joins ░░░░░░░░ now Athena the mayor ░░░░░░░░ true to his word ░░░░░░░░ more is he saying ░░░░░░░░ He is You know ░░░░░░░░ Mayor De Blasio issued ░░░░░░░░ mandate last year he ░░░░░░░░ Our public employees will ░░░░░░░░ us out of the ░░░░░░░░ era Mayor Adams is ░░░░░░░░ to stick to that ░░░░░░░░ s going to enforce ░░░░░░░░ He says he wants ░░░░░░░░ employees to remain employed ░░░░░░░░ the city but they ░░░░░░░░ to follow these requirements ░░░░░░░░ he put it he ░░░░░░░░ We re not firing ░░░░░░░░ People are quitting If ░░░░░░░░ re not following the ░░░░░░░░ you re making that ░░░░░░░░ Now it s important ░░░░░░░░ note that the vast ░░░░░░░░ of the city s ░░░░░░░░ than 370 000 municipal ░░░░░░░░ have gotten vaccinated as ░░░░░░░░ but an estimated 3 ░░░░░░░░ could lose their job ░░░░░░░░ if they can t ░░░░░░░░ they ve been vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ is less than 1 ░░░░░░░░ the city s workforce ░░░░░░░░ and these are people ░░░░░░░░ to a city official ░░░░░░░░ colleague Mark Morales spoke ░░░░░░░░ these are people who ░░░░░░░░ not gotten a shot ░░░░░░░░ have not been coming ░░░░░░░░ work since the beginning ░░░░░░░░ November So city services ░░░░░░░░ not expected to be ░░░░░░░░ if these workers are ░░░░░░░░ fired And city officials ░░░░░░░░ the final number could ░░░░░░░░ It could be lower ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 because people ░░░░░░░░ decide at the last ░░░░░░░░ to go and get ░░░░░░░░ What s so interesting ░░░░░░░░ is this is coming ░░░░░░░░ at a time when ░░░░░░░░ and mandates related to ░░░░░░░░ were being lifted in ░░░░░░░░ and states all around ░░░░░░░░ country but there are ░░░░░░░░ who d argue having ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandate having vaccine ░░░░░░░░ like this are helpful ░░░░░░░░ bringing down those metrics ░░░░░░░░ improving those Covid metrics ░░░░░░░░ this is something that ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ watch and see what ░░░░░░░░ final number is but ░░░░░░░░ should note of course ░░░░░░░░ did not come as ░░░░░░░░ surprise to these workers ░░░░░░░░ it was announced there ░░░░░░░░ even a 500 incentive ░░░░░░░░ city offered GOLODRYGA I ░░░░░░░░ that Yeah JONES if ░░░░░░░░ got a shot in ░░░░░░░░ certain number of days ░░░░░░░░ a city run site ░░░░░░░░ it s a big ░░░░░░░░ but it s actually ░░░░░░░░ small percentage GOLODRYGA It ░░░░░░░░ important to put into ░░░░░░░░ A vast number of ░░░░░░░░ employees are vaccinated and ░░░░░░░░ mayor making it clear ░░░░░░░░ s their choice they ░░░░░░░░ not being fired JONES ░░░░░░░░ GOLODRYGA: “Athena, thank you.”