Summer swimming could be going smoother for New York City, which is still short on lifeguards and forced to keep some pools closed or open fewer hours.
Garrido hopes the pay proposal could be enough to turn the tide on staffing issues, but the city acknowledged it might take more to boost their numbers.
“We are in active negotiations with the lifeguard union to overcome outdated agreements that are preventing us from getting lifeguards into chairs regardless of the pay rate we offer. Given these hurdles pay rate increases alone will not substantially contribute to solving our current shortage," a city spokesperson said.
In the meantime, most of the 51 outdoor pools are open, but some have limitations. Over in Astoria, a shortage of lifeguards was keeping the pool at 50% capacity on Friday. Families stuck in long lines to get into certain pools and frustrated to find their neighborhood location closed for the day hope the city can improve communication when staffing issues will impact the day.
City officials say in addition to pay increases, they hope waiving their double employment rule will help the shortage crisis. By dropping that rule, municipal employees already trained could work part-time as lifeguards.
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