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Supreme Court denies NYC teacher vaccine mandate request
The Supreme Court has denied an emergency request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city's vaccine mandate for workers who were not given a religious exemption.
NEW YORK - Friday is the deadline for New York City municipal workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs. About 1% of city employees are not vaccinated.
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city's vaccine mandate for workers who were not given a religious exemption. It is the second time the teachers' request was rejected.
On Thursday, a judge denied a motion for a temporary restraining order by a group of unions.
The mass firing will be the largest worker reduction in response to a vaccine mandate in the country.
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Unvaccinated NYC workers protest impending firing
Dozens of unvaccinated city workers protested the state's vaccine mandate on Friday.
"We are not firing them," said Mayor Eric Adams during a briefing Thursday. "They are quitting. If you hire, you get this job, you have to be vaccinated. If you are not following the rules, you are making that decision."
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About 95% of the city's 370,000 employees have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, an increase from 84% when the mandate was first announced in October.
Unvaccinated municipal workers have been on unpaid leave since November.
The vaccination rates among city employees are uneven.
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Unvaccinated firefighters to be fired
Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro says unvaccinated firefighters face termination Friday for failing to adhere to the vaccine mandate.
The NYPD vaccination rate is 188%, Department of Correction 88%, FDNY 95%, Department of Sanitation 95%.
The United Federation of Teachers says 700 teachers face dismissal.