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“Still a lot of chaos …” NIOSH black lung researcher describes DOGE cut

Kingsport Times-News 12 Apr 2025
Almost two weeks ago, A. Scott Laney was one of thousands of federal employees wondering where the Department of Government Efficiency axe would fall ....
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'Still a lot of chaos …': NIOSH black lung researcher describes DOGE cut

Johnson City Press 12 Apr 2025
Almost two weeks ago, A. Scott Laney was one of thousands of federal employees wondering where the Department of Government Efficiency axe would fall ....
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AIHA Launches Campaign to Restore NIOSH

Hastings Tribune 09 Apr 2025
FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 9, 2025-- ... .
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Coal miners' health care hit hard in job cuts to CDC

National Public Radio 09 Apr 2025
The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of health agencies. Mining communities must now grapple with its disappearance. (Image credit. Howard Berkes / NPR) ....
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Elfreth Honors Maryland Firefighters, Calls Out DOGE Cuts to NIOSH (Sarah Elfreth)

Public Technologies 08 Apr 2025
Floor Speech on Behalf of Fallen Maryland Firefighters and cuts to NIOSH ... In Mark's case, the NIOSH report spurred a new emphasis on identifying and communicating the presence of a basement upon first arrival.
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Landsman Leads 100+ Members of Congress in Letter to Save NIOSH, Reinstate Federal Workers (Greg Landsman)

Public Technologies 07 Apr 2025
opposing the Administration's decision to cut 1,500 jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ... "We urge you to reverse the termination decisions at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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Cincinnati congressman Greg Landsman to Trump: Unfire NIOSH workers

Business Journal 05 Apr 2025
The Trump administration should reverse its decision to lay off more than 400 Greater Cincinnati employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, said U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman ... .
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Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab

Newsday 05 Apr 2025
NEW YORKGovernment staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S ... The cuts are “a very pointed attack on workers in this country,” said Micah Niemeier-Walsh, vice president of the union local representing NIOSH employees in Cincinnati ... Sign up ... Credit ... 0.22.
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Scott, Omar, Follow-Up Letter to HHS re: NIOSH Cuts (US House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor)

Public Technologies 04 Apr 2025
NIOSH's expertise is essential to the functioning of those laws ... • Two divisions (Spokane and Pittsburgh) in NIOSH's Mining Program; ... As a result, Congress permanently established NIOSH's Office of Mine ... SAFETY & HEALTH, DHHS (NIOSH) PUB.
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NNU statement on NIOSH layoffs (National Nurses United)

Public Technologies 02 Apr 2025
NNU statement on NIOSH layoffs ... "For more than 50 years, NIOSH has been an essential resource for workers across the U.S ... "As part of the CDC, NIOSH staff help prevent illnesses and injuries and investigate hazardous situations workers face.
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Senator Murray Statement on Evisceration of Seattle HHS Office and Spokane NIOSH Office Amidst Mass Layoffs at HHS (Patty Murray)

Public Technologies 02 Apr 2025
Today, the Trump administration began suddenly firingmost-if not all-workers at the HHS Region 10 office in Seattle-around 2oo people-as well as at the NIOSH Spokane Research Laboratory-an estimated 90 employees.
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NIOSH research lab in Pleasant Hills reportedly lays off 200 employees amid federal cuts

Business Journal 01 Apr 2025
Federal cuts hit close to home as a renowned Pittsburgh-area research facility faces sudden closure ... .
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At least 165 Cincinnati NIOSH workers fired in Trump cuts

Business Journal 01 Apr 2025
At least 165 Cincinnati workers have been fired as a part of President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s purge of the federal workforce ... .
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