More than 1,100 staff members at the Epa got notice today that they were considered to be on probationary status and alerting they could be fired immediately, according to an email gotten by CNN.
Probationary workers getting the e-mail have been operating at the firm for less than a year. The emails started to go out late on Wednesday afternoon, according to an EPA union official.
The exact same message will be sent to other agency labor forces, a White House authorities said. Across the US government, the latest data shows there are more than 220,000 workers on probation.
"As a probationary/trial duration staff member, the company can instantly end you pursuant to 5 CFR § 315.804," the EPA email to probationary workers reads. "The process for probationary elimination is that you receive a notification of termination, and your employment is ended right away."
"Each staff member's status will be figured out separately," the e-mail includes.
The e-mail also define an appeals procedure staff members can require to see if they are eligible for additional security.
The technique resembles how Elon Musk, now a crucial Trump advisor, dealt with layoffs when he purchased Twitter - make a brand-new e-mail alias (in this case, notice@epa.gov) and then send out mass termination letters to everybody on it.
The US Office of Personnel Management declined to comment, and the White House and EPA did not respond to requests for additional comment.
The EPA union official said these probationary staff members aren't the exact same as at-will employees
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EPA Workers Receive Emails Warning their Employment might Be Terminated
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