You may have heard that many other municipal labor unions have signed a memorandum of understanding with the City agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Vaccine Mandate. The DEA has not reached any such agreement with the City.
The DEA has made clear our opposition to the Vaccine Mandate and the agreement proposed by the City continues to contain terms that are unacceptable to the DEA. The agreement contains legally flawed provisions and begs more questions than it answers.
The DEA has sent a further list of demands to the City and we are awaiting a response.
Paul DiGiacomo
& The DEA Board of Officers