Capito urges HHS Secretary RFK Jr to bring back laid-off NIOSH workers

Capito urges HHS Secretary RFK Jr to bring back laid-off NIOSH workers

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has called on federal Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to bring back employees of a local National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health office that supports the coal industry.

Capito seeks reversal of NIOSH cuts

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has sent a formal letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pushing for a return of employees and work at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, where hundreds of jobs…

Unions say National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health cuts will hurt KY workers - NKyTribune

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to cut a cut a majority of jobs at the federal agency responsible for worker health and safety is seen as a direct attack on Kentucky workers by labor unions in the state. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health could be trimmed from around 1,400 employees to fewer than 150. At the state level, House Bill 398 would also ha…