EPA employees work day in and day out to keep our communities safe from environmental hazards. The irony of legionella, along with lead and copper contamination, being found in EPA buildings across the country is not lost on us. Legionella can become airborne and deadly.
Expecting staff to come into the office and put themselves at risk of exposure is completely unacceptable. We have the ability and the technology to allow our workers to continue working safely from an alternate work location while the situation is being remediated.
Legionella is associated with various infections, including the pneumonia-like illness Legionnaires' disease, although the type found in the EPA facilities is not the type most commonly associated with the disease.
AFGE Local 704 has filed a grievance noting that its contract requires telework options when the agency cannot provide a safe and healthful workspace.
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