TAMPA, FL. – Members of the three unions representing 80 percent of City of Tampa employees have voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify the vaccine policy for city employees that Mayor Jane Castor announced last month.
Members of the Tampa Police Benevolent Association, Tampa Fire Fighters Local 754, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1464 voted by a 75 percent majority to formally approve the policy.
The policy requires all city employees to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30 unless they can show they have COVID antibodies or prefer to be tested weekly for COVID and wear a medical-grade mask at work.
Union leaders had supported the policy, but it required a vote by rank and file employees.
“I could not be prouder of our City of Tampa team,” Mayor Jane Castor said.
“Our goal is simple: to protect our employees and our community, while maintaining the high level of service that our residents expect. In an effort to balance health and safety, we provided employees options that include weekly testing instead of vaccinations, and we worked in collaboration with our union leaders to get the facts out to all employees and dispel false rumors.”
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