Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports on the “catastrophic” exodus of thousands of U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Employees, which threatens “all of the core aspects of working life,” insiders have warned, amid fears the Trump Administration will further slash the agency’s operations. The USDOL has already lost about 20% of its workforce, according to Employees, as nearly 2,700 Staff took retirement, early retirement, deferred resignation buyouts or “fork in the road” departures earlier this year. Remaining Workers fear further cuts are on the way, as the threat of a mass “reduction in force” firing looms large after a February order from the White House for agencies to draw up “reorganization” plans.

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