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NSF firings (and other agencies) focused on probationary and temp workers. The “without cause” and arbitrary reclass shenanigans smell illegal. Has anybody written a really good analysis of how these “reductions in force” comport with civil service rules??? www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...
Feb 19, 2025, 4:39 AM
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