Amid a major shortage of public safety personnel, and the end of King County's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, some experienced ex-workers who skipped the shot said it was time for them to get back to work. FOX13
, some experienced ex-workers who skipped the shot said it was time for them to get back to work.
"My termination has put multiple important medical procedures on hold, greatly increasing the challenges my family has felt," said the 15-year deputy, who mentioned his wife was diagnosed with cancer shortly before his termination. "We still have a 20% vacancy rate. We still are impacted by large amounts of mandatory overtime. If this helps us just get a couple of our experienced employees back, it helps us," said Randy Weaver with King County Corrections Guild, showing his support of the proposal.
"Forcing people with 15, 20, 25 years of experience to reapply for the same position they faithfully and admirably held is insulting," said a former deputy who mentioned the vaccine mandate forced him to retire after 33.5 years with the sheriff’s office. King Co. judge rejects injunction for Seattle firefighters terminated over vaccine mandate
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