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At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says

On August 20, 2025, the CDC sent permanent termination notices to at least 600 employees at its U.S. campuses.
The layoffs follow an HHS decision to reduce staff by over 20 percent, occurring less than two weeks after a shooting at CDC killing a police officer.
The terminations involve around 100 specialists focused on violence prevention efforts, impacting initiatives aimed at preventing sexual assault, abuse of children, and violence in adolescent relationships.
Employees affected by the cuts pointed out the irony that those with specialized knowledge and skills to identify, intervene in, and stop this type of violence were among the individuals who lost their positions.
A recent court ruling protected some CDC employees from layoffs, but the terminations went into effect Monday, with the union citing a lack of transparency from HHS.

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