Further cuts at NIOSH including firefighters cancer registry

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Among the newly terminated are those employees who worked for the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer. After CBS reported on those firings on Friday night, HHS pushed back, claiming that no CDC employee had been laid off and that the firefighter health and safety programs would remain “top priority” for the agency.

A source who worked for the firefighter registry disputed each of HHS’s claims, confirming that they’d been fired on Friday evening and noting that the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer had already been closed to new applicants. The agency’s website affirmed that the program was taken offline.

https://www.progressreport.news/p/rfk-jr-massacre-paves-way-to-give

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Legit question: Outside of writing out state officials, what can we collectively do?

Nothing about this is acceptable.

[u/HazMatsMan → u/Elegant-Nebula-7151]

Since the Executive Branch has the most control over how departments and agencies are operated, contact the White House via this link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ . Writing an accusatory, expletive-laden tirade will likely get your message filtered to the circular file. If you want it to be seen by an advisor, frame your message in a concerned but neutral manner. Avoid "dogwhistles", accusatory language, partisan talking points, etc. You can find instructions on how to look up and contact other elected officials here: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials .

If you're a member of the IAFF, write your District VP, Ed Kelly, etc. Again, going on a tirade is likely to get your message filtered or immediately deleted.