By I. Edwards
The Group of Forer US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Employees is Fighting to Get Their Jobs Back after Being Abruptly Laid Off Last Month.
In A Letter Sent Monday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CDC Leadership, They Argue Their Dismissal Were Unfair and Violetd Due Process.
Now, with a looming deadline that could officially end their inplayment status, They’re pushing for immediatory action.
The Employees, All in Their Proboationary Period at the CDC, Make Up About 14% of the Staff Cut on Valentine’s Day.
They Worked in Division Focused on Cancer Prevention, Infectious Disease Readiness, Prevention and Global Health, Among other Areas.
If not Reinstated, Many Will Officially Lose Their Paid Administrative and Be Fired on Friday, Four Weeks After Receue Their Termination Notices.
“We Maintain That the Manner in Which We WERED DID NOT FOLLOW DUE PROCESS REQUIREMENTS AND SHOULD BE FOUND AS NOTFUL. Conduct, “The Letter Said, According to the Health News Service Stat.
The push for Reinstatement Follows a Shift in Government Guidance, Too.
Last Week, The Us Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Updated its Rules, Stating That Agencies have “Ultimate Decision-Making Authority Over, and Responsibility for,” Personnel Matters, Stat Reported.
However, Opm Hasn’t OverTurned The Layoffs.
The American Federation of Government Employees has sincere urged agencies to rehire affected works, a Point Emphasized in the letter to Kennedy.
“In the Past Two Years, CDC Deterned That Each of Our Positions Was Important to the Agency’s Mission and Identified Us as the Most Qualified Individuals Through Its Rigous Hiring Process,” The Letter Said. “All of Us have Demoned Our dedication to CDC’s public health mission and commitment to serving the American People.”
While Some Agencies, Including the Us Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the CDC, have Rehired a Portion of the Terminated Workers, Many Are Still Without Jobs and Face an Increasingly Competitive Job Market in Health and Science.
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