a very reliable source that a DPW employee was instructing staff in the department to falsely report that they were not able to work

 11:47 am Jan 12 2022  427 page views since 7 pm Jan 11.

In a statement through her spokesman Steve Smirti, Lungo-Koehn said on Friday: “The City was informed through a very reliable source that a DPW employee was instructing staff in the department to falsely report that they were not able to work during the impending snow storm because they were in close-contact with a COVID-19 positive person.   https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/medford-transcript/2022/01/07/medford-mayor-demands-dpw-staff-report-duty-despite-positive-tests/9136266002/

"If this allegation is true, it would constitute a work-stoppage which is in violation of the negotiated collective bargaining agreement. It is concerning that something like this may have occurred when the City is dealing with a snow emergency and having as much personnel as possible working to clear and treat roadways is imperative to the safety of residents.