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CBS News
29-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore sue Trump administration over cuts to federal workforce
A coalition of local governments from across the country along with labor unions and other groups, are suing the Trump administration to challenge cuts made by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and other agencies. On Monday, the group led by the San Francisco and Santa Clara County, California filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court - Northern District of California. Other municipalities that have joined the suit include Chicago and Baltimore, along with Harris County, Texas, which is home to Houston and King County, Washington, which is home to Seattle. The lawsuit accuses the Trump administration, DOGE, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of unlawfully ordering the restructuring and mass termination of federal employees without authorization from Congress, which they said violates the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution. "The President cannot radically restructure federal agencies through massive layoffs with a mere signature on an executive order. Only Congress has the power to reorganize federal agencies as Trump wishes," San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said in a statement. "The Constitution's separation of powers was intended to prevent the abuse of presidential authority, yet here Trump is ignoring checks and balances and trying to act as both President and Congress." The plaintiffs are seeking to stop the implementation of Executive Order 14210, which they said has resulted in cuts to multiple agencies. Officials said the order is leading to the elimination of 10,000 positions at the Department of Health and Human Services. Other agencies that are significantly downsizing include the Small Business Administration (43%), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (51%), the Environmental Protection Agency (65%), the Department of Energy (43%) and the Internal Revenue Service (40%). Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti said the cuts are impacting his county, which is home to San Jose and the Silicon Valley, in multiple ways. "These actions hit home right here in the Bay Area by making it harder for local governments to respond to emergencies like wildfires and earthquakes, reducing resources to combat homelessness, eliminating public health programs that help prevent the spread of disease, and undermining vital collaboration between local and federal government in dozens of other operational areas," LoPresti said. Both Santa Clara County and San Francisco have joined forces in another lawsuit against the Trump administration over policies targeting sanctuary cities. Last week, a federal judge in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction in that case. Along with the municipalities filing suit over the cuts, several unions have joined the lawsuit, including the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
NIOSH layoffs affect hundreds in Morgantown
Apr. 1—MORGANTOWN — More than 100 employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reportedly were sent home Tuesday as part of a national push to dismiss 10, 000 federal employees from the Department of Health and Human Services. The DHHS recently issued reduction-in-force notices to American Federation of Government Employees union locals — including Local 3430, which handles collective bargaining for the NIOSH site in Morgantown. That location has about 500 employees, and the RIF notice targeted 185 positions. The RIF notice applies only to bargain unit-eligible employees, so the number of affected employees remains unknown when considering contractors, supervisors and other positions not covered by unions. Initial reports indicate that several employees were notified by email Tuesday morning of being placed on administrative leave. "Pursuant to Article 18 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement ... this letter services as formal notification that the Department of Health and Human Services will be implementing a Reduction in Force (RIF) of all employees in the noted competitive areas, " the notices state. "This action is being taken in accordance with President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14210, dated Feb. 11, 2025, and HHS's broader strategy to improve its efficiency and effectiveness to make America healthier." The layoffs at NIOSH are eliminating 873 jobs around the country, targeting sites in Morgantown, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Spokane, Wash. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who chairs the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, said while she feels the Trump administration's overtures to right-size government are sound, she still worries miners and others in the state could bear the brunt of such measures. "I'm concerned that today's cuts at CDC /NIOSH could impact vital health programs that are important to many West Virginians, especially our coal miners, " Capito said in a statement. "During my meetings with Secretary (Robert F.) Kennedy prior to his confirmation and as recently as last week, we discussed how important the health of coal workers is to West Virginia. "Any cuts that impact their health monitoring need to be restored immediately. I am working with the Department of Health and Human Services to understand the depth of these cuts, both to programs and the workforce in Morgantown, " Capito said. United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Roberts echoed Capito, saying the cuts will significantly increase the risks to coal miners. "(A)t the direction of the Department of Health and Human Services, NIOSH began laying off hundreds of workers who are engaged in research and the improvement of products and practices that literally save the lives of coal miners every day, " Roberts said in a prepared statement. "The announced significant downsizing of offices in Morgantown, and Pittsburgh, Pa., are particularly devastating to the coal industry, which relies on the research done there to improve its safety practices." Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan last week to remake the HHS department, which, through its agencies, is responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, and monitoring the safety of food and medicine, as well as for administering health insurance programs for nearly half the country. Other layoffs included 3, 500 jobs at the Food & Drug Administration ; 2, 400 positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1, 200 jobs at the National Institutes for Health ; and 300 at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
How many federal employees are there in Missouri and Illinois?
ST. LOUIS – As President Donald Trump's administration intensifies efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, thousands of federal employees across the country have been laid off or offered buyouts, posing a growing challenge for Missouri and Illinois. Trump's Executive Order 14210, Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative, outlines a reform of the federal workforce. It warns agencies across the country to prepare for large-scale layoffs and prioritizes offices with functions not required by statute or law. The order includes all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, along with any programs, components or operations suspended or closed by the Trump administration. It also applies to employees not designated as essential in contingency plans, with exceptions for public safety, immigration enforcement and law enforcement functions. These efforts could possibly affect more than 200,000 federal workers, though the exact number is unknown. In the St. Louis area, FOX 2 has also learned that some employees with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency were offered buyouts, while the DOGE initiative says it has terminated leases or contracts of at least three federal agencies in the region. According to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, there were in Missouri as of January 2024. According to a Congressional Research Service report, the federal civilian workforce in Missouri consisted of as of March 2024. That was the 17th most among all U.S. states. According to a February 2025 news release from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, there are around in Illinois. According to a Congressional Research Service report, the federal civilian workforce in Illinois consisted of as of March 2024. That was the 13th most among all U.S. states. Tens of thousands of federal workers have reportedly departed their jobs since the executive order, while a memo issued Wednesday to federal agency leaders provided further guidance on conducting workforce reductions. The Internal Revenue Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Park Service are among agencies that have already dealt with effects from workforce cuts. It remains to be see how much deeper the federal workforce reductions could go. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Upside-down American flags hung as hundreds protest US Forest Service cuts at RMNP
DENVER (KDVR) — Hundreds peacefully protested the impacts to the National Park Service outside the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center at Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday. Some of the protestors hung upside-down American flags from Eagle Cliff, which is private property near the park. Colorado advocates say impacts of National Park Service layoffs will be 'visceral' An upside-down American flag has been a form of protest for decades, according to the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. A similar act was reported at El Capitan in Yosemite National Park earlier this week, and on Friday, an upside-down American flag was also hung from the 2nd flatiron. It's far from the first protest regarding federal layoffs, which have been determined under Executive Order 14210: The Department of Government Efficiency 'Workforce Optimization Initiative.' Local advocates with the National Parks Conservation Association told FOX31 on Friday that the NFS was given the green light to continue its seasonal hiring, but many positions were still eliminated at Colorado parks. 'It means shorter visitors hours, delayed openings, closed campgrounds, maintenance needs are going to pile up, trash will pile up. It's going to be visceral,' said Tracy Coppola, the National Parks Conservation Association's Colorado senior program manager. Coppola also said that in 2023, gateway communities saw almost $800 million in spending from the approximately 7.3 million park visitors who come to Colorado. It's still unclear how many employees have been — or will be — fired — one group of nearly 500 outdoor-industry organizations said in a letter to Congress that between the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Service and the National Park Service, approximately 5,700 people have lost their jobs. Other protests found Saturday were not in-person: The sign board for the Dry Lake Trailhead parking lot at Buffalo Pass greeted snowmobilers with a number of 'for sale' signs, and a central sign encouraging citizens to call their representatives and 'Keep public lands public.' Witnesses told Shannon Lukens, of Steamboat Radio, that U.S. Forest Service staff was there and saw the signs, which were gone before noon on Saturday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
How many federal employees are there in Colorado?
DENVER (KDVR) — As President Donald Trump's administration intensifies efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, masses of federal employees are being laid off across the country, including hundreds in Colorado. Trump's Executive Order 14210, Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative, outlines a reform of the federal workforce. It warns agencies across the country to prepare for large-scale layoffs and prioritizes offices with functions that are not mandated by statute or other law. The order includes all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, all 'initiatives, components, or operations that my Administration suspends or closes' and all employees who are not typically designated as essential as provided in contingency plans. It also includes exceptions for functions related to public safety, immigration enforcement and law enforcement. 'Should not be happening': IRS workers in Denver let go in Trump administration's mass layoffs Thursday The Trump administration also announced buyouts for federal employees at the end of January, offering about eight months of salary for those who voluntarily left by Feb. 6. Thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees nationwide were laid off in late February, impacting over 100 people in Colorado. Additionally, some 3,400 U.S. Forest Service employees were laid off en masse earlier in February. It's unclear how many of those employees are from Colorado. Colorado is home to tens of thousands of federal employees. In a press release Tuesday, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said there are roughly 57,000 federal workers in Colorado. Colorado has the 16th most federal workers of any state, accounting for 1.8% of all federal civilian employees, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March 2024. District of Columbia 162,144 California 147,487 Virginia 144,483 Maryland 142,876 Texas 129,738 Florida 94,014 Georgia 79,686 Pennsylvania 66,079 Washington 56,772 Ohio 55,487 New York 53,600 North Carolina 51,013 Illinois 44,784 Oklahoma 41,867 Alabama 40,692 Colorado 39,910 How to contact your congressman or congresswoman if you live in Colorado On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis in a press release said that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the Statewide Workforce System are prepared to support Coloradans who are impacted by the restructuring and job cuts. 'Together with the Statewide Workforce System and our Unemployment Insurance Division, we are prepared to help Colorado's skilled and competent federal workforce navigate any potential period of joblessness,' said CDLE Executive Director Joe Barela. 'CDLE is committed to supporting individuals with a variety of workforce development support to ensure all Coloradans can continue to thrive and prosper.' Florissant Fossil Beds to be closed two days a week The layoffs have already made an impact in Colorado, with the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument announcing that it will be closed for two days each week due to short staffing. National parks cutting hours, services amid federal layoffs About 400 National Park Service workers took the federal buyout, and about 1,000 more were laid off, according to the National Parks Conservation Association. John Garder, a representative for the National Parks Conservation Association Government, told NewsNation that people should prepare to lower their standards when visiting national parks this year due to the layoffs. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
