NYC School Unions Warn of Chaos as Vaccine Mandate Nears
- Mayor urged to delay beyond Tuesday because of staff shortages
- Unions warn of the thousands of kids ‘in an unsafe situation’
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The presidents of New York City’s teachers and principals unions urged Mayor Bill de Blasio to push back his Tuesday deadline for staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19, warning it will result in employee shortages that will imperil the safety of children.
Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, and Mark Cannizzaro, president of the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators, said they are urging the delay because the district has no plan to redeploy substitutes and central office employees to hundreds of schools with high absentee rates of educators and maintenance staff.