Governor J.B. Pritzker is moving back the COVID-19 vaccination deadline for some state workers. The move comes as the governor’s office continues to negotiate with labor unions representing some of those workers. The delay includes employees of state veterans’ homes, prisons, and other group facilities. The original deadline was October 4th, but has now been moved to November 30th for the affected workers.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 said they are still in negotiations with the state about the implementation of the mandate and without an agreement, they said the deadline is meaningless. AFSCME represents about 15,000 employees in the state, including most prison and veterans’ home staff members.
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