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City Gets Some Labor Relief, Pushing Back Need for Major Layoffs

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 10/16/20

City workers can breathe a sigh of relief that they will not be getting layoff notices before the Nov. 3 election, Mayor de Blasio said during his Oct. 14 press briefing.

For months he had warned that without concessions from the unions or additional borrowing capacity from Albany or Federal coronavirus-linked aid, up to 22,000 workers could lose their jobs.

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