NYC Settles Vaccine Dispute with Major Labor Unions

New York City reached an agreement with four labor unions, including the group representing sanitation workers, on the future of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city workers.

The agreement affirms the city’s right to place employees who refuse to get vaccinated on unpaid leave. It also sets a process for employees pursuing an exemption and ends litigation over the rules, according to a Wednesday statement from the mayor’s office.

The terms apply to District Council 37, Teamsters Local 237, SEIU Local 300 and the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association Local 831. These unions collectively represent 75,000 sanitation and ...