Posts tagged NIOSH
Labor unions representing laid off NIOSH, CDC workers to protest in DC next week
May 20, 2025 // The unions are demanding four things, per the release: Full reinstatement of all laid-off employees Restoration of funding to all affected programs An end to “retaliatory and offsetting” layoffs Direct engagement with union leadership before any future restructuring at the federal level
UAW Joins Critics Slamming RFK Jr.’s Cuts to Worker Safety Unit
April 8, 2025 // While other unions, like those representing miners, have criticized the NIOSH cuts, the UAW adds an especially powerful voice to the opposition. With about 400,000 active members, the union secured significant wage gains from the three largest US automakers in 2023 after a six-week work stoppage. In a letter to senators last week, a coalition calling itself the “Friends of NIOSH” also asked senators to reverse the cuts, saying “the health and safety of the American workforce is a shared goal of all our organizations.”