Posts tagged reduction in force

    News Article ● Labor Unions

    Agencies’ explanations for implementing labor-management EO run a wide gamut

    July 8, 2025 // If the main harm the unions are pointing out relates mainly to their own budget problems instead of the rights that they help negotiate for employees, such as working conditions or quick turnarounds for a scheduling perspective or other protections. Their argument seems short sighted and seems to miss the broader point of what the union’s job is.

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    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    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

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