OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington’s largest state labor union has announced a tentative agreement for Gov. Jay Inslee’s order for state workers.
The Washington Federation of State Employees announced the agreement Saturday, September 4th, days after suing to block one of the nation’s strictest COVID-19 employee vaccine mandates.
The Northwest News Network reports that under the agreement all 46,000 union members must be fully vaccinated by October 18 or lose their jobs.
But they’ll be able to get the shot during work hours and each will get an additional personal leave day in 2022 as a “vaccine incentive.”
The new agreement also further defines the religious and medical exemptions process for employees who can’t or won’t get their shots.