Most City Employees Must Comply With COVID Vaccine Mandate: Arbitrator

CHICAGO (CBS) — The ruling, issued Thursday, applies to city employees represented by several labor unions, including Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2, AFSCME, SEIU Local 73, IBEW Local 21, Teamsters Local 700, and all Coalition of Unionized Public Employees (COUPE) trade unions.

The arbitrator’s ruling means employees in those unions must get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. Employees who get either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine must get their second dose by Jan. 31, 2022. Employees who do not comply with the vaccine mandate can be put on no-pay status.

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