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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Today is D-Day for Pittsburgh Port Authority Employees as the COVID-19 vaccine requirement goes into effect.
The Port Authority says about 500 of their 2,700 employees could face termination.
The employees’ union, ATU Local 85, disputed those numbers, saying around 350 aren’t vaccinated, and around 130 have received one dose of a vaccine.
While the employees’ union wants to collectively bargain with the Port Authority over this mandate, the company says the court has ruled in favor of it, so there’s nothing left to discuss.
Employees who are not vaccinated will be suspended without pay starting tomorrow, until a disciplinary hearing will be held next week.
If they’ve received one dose of a vaccine, they will be offered a chance to get the second dose.