Daily News | Philly’s long-delayed vaccine mandate for city workers is set to take effect May 31, for now
requiring unionized city workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is now set to take effect May 31. But it could be delayed again because the city has not yet reached an agreement over the policy with the Philadelphia firefighters union.
All of the labor agreements, however, include provisions that delay the policy’s implementation if other unions secure later deadlines, and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 22 is still fighting tooth and nail to prevent language that could lead to its members being fired from being included in its arbitration decision.
The arbitration panel meets next on May 4, and it’s unclear how soon after that it will issue a decision, said Mike Bresnan, who is the president of Local 22 as well as its appointee on the three-person panel. The panel also includes a city appointee and a neutral arbitrator.Bresnan said Kenney’s stance is “mind-boggling” because the mayor’s father served in the Fire Department.
Kenney has spoken of his father’s public service as an inspiration for his career, and his administration has helped to rebuild the Fire Department following major cuts during former Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s tenure. The vaccine policy, he said, is intended to keep city workers and the public safe.
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