NYC Sanitation Commissioner Says Up to 25% of Crew Out Sick, Garbage Collection Delayed this Week
As New York continues to tackle the highly contagious omicron variant, the Department of Sanitation is seeing up to 25% of the employees out sick, the sanitation commissioner said Monday.
Commissioner Edward Grayson told the PIX11 Morning News the sick calls this week have fluctuated between 20 to 25% of workers, but they are working through it by expanding tours and canceling days off.
However, with a snow response plan in place amid frigid temperatures and preparations for icy conditions, staffing levels will be “robust” for the possible snow event, Grayson guaranteed.
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