An internal memo circulating through the NYPD outlines how the department will enforce a new mandate requiring police department employees to either get vaccinated or be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing.
The new requirement comes as the NYPD is struggling to get its employees vaccinated. Data from late last month shows less than half, about 48%, of its 35,000 uniformed officers and 18,000 civilian employees are vaccinated.
All testing must be done outside of working hours.
Anyone who refuses to get vaccinated or provide proof of a COVID-19 test will not be allowed to work and will not be paid.
In response, the Police Benevolent Association sent out a memo to its members saying it plans to fight the mandate.
"In the PBA's view, any testing mandated by the Department must be conducted on job time and at the city's expense, and any test received outside of the MOS's regular working hours should be subject to overtime compensation," the union said in a memo to its members. "Accordingly, the PBA will immediately pursue an improper practice petition and/or grievance with the Board of Collective Bargaining.
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