Federal workers union says HHS layoffs 'targeting science'

Labor unions say layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are threatening science even as some employees get their jobs back.In a statement released Friday, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) said the layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) "gut frontline science and shut down life-saving public health programs."
While some staffers are being brought back, the uni