25 h. ago Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from last year’s Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate, albeit by “makeshift routes,” according to an investigation from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration released on Wednesday. “It was found that Impact Plastics, Inc. exercised reasonable diligence to dismiss […]

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3 d. ago Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices come just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the government. […]

Science

2 w. ago Province, Agency Failing Children as Windsor CAS Lays Off 10% of Frontline Workers and Closes Essex

WINDSOR, Ontario — On March 19, the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society laid off 26 workers – about 10 percent of their non-management staff, putting the safety of children at risk, say CUPE members working at the agency. The CAS also targeted their Leamington Office for closure at the end of this month – an additional […]

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2 w. ago Trump Agencies’ Plan for Fired Workers Faces Judicial Pushback

The Trump administration’s placement of thousands of federal workers on leave drew mixed reactions this week from judges who had ordered those employees back in their jobs after they were initially fired.

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3 w. ago Six Federal Agencies Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Orders

A San Francisco federal judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of the government’s newest employees who were terminated in February.

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4 w. ago London agency for sex workers lays off staff, blames city hall

Safespace, a London outreach agency for at-risk sex workers, has laid off its staff and is returning to a volunteer-run model

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