By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Seventeen unvaccinated Port Authority employees have been fired, while over 100 remain unemployed pending their disciplinary proceedings.
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The COVID-19 vaccination mandate led to a shortage of drivers and delays and cancellations, but 100 staff have since returned to work, a Port Authority spokesman said.
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The Port Authority said 127 employees were pending disciplinary proceedings and were paid. Nine employees have retired.
About 500 unvaccinated staff were laid off when the mandate went into effect last month. At the time, the Port Authority said about 80% of its 2,700 employees had been injected.
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The union representing Port Authority workers went to court to stop the mandate, but a judge sided with the agency.
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