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Applause as Teary State Department Workers Exit After Mass Firings
Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly ...
Laid-Off State Department Employees Receive Applause As They Leave The Building
Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump ...
Sources describe disarray at State Department after Trump administration's layoffs
Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...
State Department tells staffers that layoff notices are coming soon
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
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State Department orders staff back to work, says they will be paid
The State Department is ordering its staff back to work next week, pledging that it will find the money to pay them despite the partial government shutdown. In an “urgent message” issued on ...
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State Department Brings Employees Back To Work Despite Shutdown - NPR
The department said it "is taking steps to make additional funds available to pay employee salaries." State has 75,000, including nearly 50,000 local hires, most of whom have been receiving pay.
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Americans Can't Travel Because State Department Employees Won't Work
"The State Department must get their employees back to work to handle the backlog," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R–Staten Island) said in a statement July 10.
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Most State Dept. Employees Will Return to Work Next Week Despite ...
Most of the State Department’s more than 75,000 employees, based around the world, have been affected by the shutdown. The department said employees will be paid on Feb. 14 for work they do ...