US EditionTrump laid off nearly all the federal workers who investigate firefighter deaths
- Federal health officials laid off staff investigating firefighter deaths and health.
- The Trump administration initiated steps to dismiss many HHS review employees.
- Cuts affected seven of eight Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Program members.
- Nearly two-thirds of NIOSH employees received layoff notifications.
- These actions disrupt studies on cancer and a World Trade Center health program.
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Chicago union leaders say Trump’s cuts risk worker safety
CHICAGO—Union representatives in Chicago are denouncing the Trump administration’s gutting of a health agency that helps keep workers safe nationwide. President Donald Trump’s administration recently laid off about 850 of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s 1,000 employees. The layoffs have negatively impacted NIOSH programs, such as a firefighter cancer registry and a lab that certifies respirators. NIOSH is a part of th…
Fired federal workers in Alaska tell stories of frustration
Federal workers across Alaska have been fired as part of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency cost-cutting efforts, leaving many in a state of uncertainty, frustration and limbo. Three of those former employees spoke with the Alaska Beacon about the work they did, the experience of losing their positions and their insights into how the job losses will affect Alaska. Kitty...
Helena Independent Record
Trump laid off nearly all the federal workers who investigate firefighter deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
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