Andrea Hsu
Stories
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How a funding freeze ordered by Trump is impacting 2 early-career scientists
With a sudden freeze of funding, two scientists find their livelihoods and futures upended.
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Legal questions surround Trump's federal worker resignation offer
More and more questions are being raised about the legality of the Trump administration's offer to nearly all federal workers to resign now and keep their pay through Sept. 30.
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'Not a buyout': Attorneys and unions urge federal workers not to resign
Unions and attorneys who represent federal employees are telling workers not to take the offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and still be paid through September.
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Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.
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Trump calls DEI programs 'illegal.' He plans to end them in the federal government
President Trump has issued sweeping executive actions swiftly ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs within the federal government. Already, the work is underway.
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Trump's crackdown on DEIA programs within the federal government is underway
Federal agencies had a Wednesday deadline to place employees of DEIA offices on paid leave -- and to take down any of mention of DEIA programs and initiatives from agency websites and social media.
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Trump seeks to end telework for federal workers
President Trump has signed an executive action ordering federal agencies to bring their workers back to the office full time. Roughly 1.1 million federal employees are telework-eligible.
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Immigrant workers are helping investigate labor abuses. Will Trump let them stay?
Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.
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Undocumented Whistleblowers
Thousands of undocumented workers have received deportation protections under the Biden administration in exchange for participation in labor investigations. The future of the program is uncertain.
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Dockworkers strike averted as shipping companies reach agreement
The threat of a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports ended when the dockworkers union and the shipping companies reached a tentative contract deal that appears to allow for some use of automation.
