An Alaska-based employee of the Small Business Administration provided disaster recovery support to small businesses. He was among those fired by the Trump administration in a chaotic process. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Derek Copeland, who was recently fired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, holds a USDA work shirt near his residence in Opelika, Alabama. The Air Force veteran had worked as a dog trainer for the USDA. Alyssa Pointer for NPR
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Employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture work to secure the nation’s border and food supply. Still, many were fired last week, told their further employment was not in the public interest. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won an innovation research grant from the USDA to help further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. His grant remains frozen, along with others, pending review. Ryan Dowdy hide caption toggle
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Liz Goggin, a licensed clinical social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, accepted the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer before her agency said her position was exempt. Justine Kenin/NPR hide caption toggle caption Justine Kenin/NPR The “Fork in the Road”
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Teamsters workers at Amazon facilities around the country joined picket lines, demanding that Amazon bargain a contract with them. Amazon called the union’s move a PR play. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su introduces President Biden during a ceremony Monday at the Department of Labor. Biden signed a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle
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The Biden administration’s overtime rule would have expanded overtime protections to more than 4 million workers. A federal judge struck down the rule in November, finding the Labor Department had exceeded its authority. Mallivan hide caption toggle caption Mallivan Imagine
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Three years ago, councilmembers in Washington, D.C., approved a tax hike on the wealthy as a way to raise the wages of child care workers. It’s led to big gains for the city’s child care workforce. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Boniece Gillis, an assistant teacher at Educare DC in Washington, D.C., says the wage bump she receives through the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund has kept her on the job. Caroline Gutman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Caroline
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