"The union representing CDC workers, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2883, has been assessing the cuts since termination emails began arriving in employee inboxes late Friday. The union estimates that the Trump administration sent termination notices to 1,300 CDC employees on Friday, in what they called an illegal "politically-motivated stunt." Of those 1,300 terminations, around 700 were rescinded, beginning on Saturday."
"In a normal federal layoff-called a reduction in force, or RIF-the agency would be given a full outline of the roles and branches or divisions affected, as well as some explanation for the cuts, such as alleged fraud, abuse, or redundancy. But, the Trump administration has provided no such information or explanation, leaving current and former employees to essentially crowd source what has been lost and only guess at the possible reasons."
Mass termination notices affected about 1,300 CDC employees, with roughly 700 rescinded after backlash. The union estimates the notices were an illegal politically-motivated stunt and links the chaos to trauma and despair among workers. The administration called the rescinds a "coding error", but employees contend the terminations were intentional. Standard federal RIF procedures and explanations were not provided, forcing staff to crowd-source information and speculate about losses. Some of the positions targeted included experts responding to domestic measles outbreaks and those handling an Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The cuts prompted concern about damage to public health operations.
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