Trade Union Chairman Marie Owens-Powell on behalf of more than 8,500 employees Environmental protection bureauThere was no irony words among members on Friday: "This is bad.
Starting on Wednesday morning, more than 1,100 employees of EPA received an email, which has been checked by CBS News to warn them that they may be fired immediately because they have less than one year of trial status as employees.
"As a trial/trial employee, the agency has the right to terminate you immediately based on 5CFR §315.804," read the email. The email was sent by the main deputy deputy deputy administrative personnel supported by the EPA mission Kimberly Patrick. For employees.
According to Owens-Powell, employees with a series of experience have received these email-some have worked in EPA for less than a year, and lifelong employees have recently moved to a new position in the agency.
She said: "As far as we know, EPA workers are the only workers who have received a notice from their agency to try to try their intimidation and scare Shouge, thinking that they are going out."
The news of Columbia Broadcasting Corporation contacted EPA and the White House about email information, and confirmed how many government employees received emails and were waiting for response.
Owens-Powell said she was appealing to other union leaders of the workers representing various government agencies, and no one said that their trial employees received such emails.
Owens-Powell said: "Every day, people are afraid of opening the computer, and they don't know what the news will be sent next."
In addition to worrying about their work, the management and budget office also felt pressure and confusion about the temporary stopping of government funds.
"Hundreds of EPA awarders were completely locked out of the gift system." They could not handle their salary, they could not pay the invoices, they could not complete the grant to the granted. Work. "
ROOS said that although the OMB memo was revoked, the agent employees still lacked a clear statement and were told that they should not communicate with the gift receiver before issuing new guidance.
She said: "Most people are afraid of talking to the gifts, 'I'm sorry, I can’t talk to you.'
Gift receivers are increasingly worried that if they cannot get some of the required plans and some approval, they will lose compliance and lose funds.
"These actions are unconstitutional and have no legal authorization," Jillian Blanchard, vice president of environmental judicial judicial judges, said that the lawyer of a good government is a non -profit organization, which is a non -profit organization. Sexuality, caring lawyers across the country protect government employees and their work.
"Ninety -five percent of the funds obtained by EPA said that the funds obtained by EPA were not only allocated, but also locked in the law.
Although the internal mood of EPA seems severe, all Owens-Powell and Blanchard said that they have seen new membership qualifications and the surge in their organization, because EPA workers believe that Administrative order And email about many people in the future.
On the reddit page specially discussed Federal workers' acquisition offerOne poster wrote: "I have been looking for any way to get rid of this new hell. But now I have been fired, so that these fools are as frustrated as possible." Another wrote: "I will continue to do my job for I won the position I won and I spent 10 years applying for application in my field and 20 years of experience to reach here. "
"This is counterproductive, and people are angry," said Owens-Powell. "She said that more than 4,000 employees tried to visit the city hall this week to solve their concerns. "We just try to help them guide this energy."