NY to provide unlimited sick leave to city employees with 9/11 illness
NEW YORK — Mayor de Blasio is finally allowing city civilian employees who worked at Ground Zero and are now suffering from a 9/11 related illness the unlimited sick time they desperately deserve, an EMS union head said at a press conference Tuesday.
EMS officers union president Vincent Variale made the announcement at a City Hall rally Tuesday featuring first responders asking the mayor to act on that very issue.