Summary
The CDC has reinstated about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago as part of Trump and Musk’s purge.
The agency is among several now reversing layoffs, including those overseeing medical devices, food safety, bird flu response, nuclear weapons, and national parks. The total number of CDC terminations stands around 550.
Many reinstated workers were outbreak responders in public health fellowship programs.
Sen. Raphael Warnock welcomed the move but warned that continued cuts endanger public health and national security.
Yeah, no. It’d be renegotiation time. Lots more money, job security guarantee for the next four years, etc or I’d gamble with private sector.
I believe government jobs tend to have pretty structured & compensation is public.
You’re not wrong, but it really does seem likely that the kind of people filling many of these positions aren’t necessarily in it for their own betterment.
Public sector employment terms can’t just be renegotiated on the fly. That used to be part of why they were relatively stable and safe.
No kidding. Yeah then I’d go back for a check and bail ASAP…