Dominick Ocampo, KLKN, June 17, 2024
“Union members made their voices heard Monday afternoon outdoors the native United States Citizenship and Immigration Companies workplace amid impending layoffs. The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Staff of America Native 808 Union referred to as upon the federal authorities to halt mass layoffs occurring nationwide and accused the company of union busting. In April, 110 USCIS employees had been laid off in California, with 110 extra scheduled to be let go within the coming days. Layoffs will quickly start in Vermont, with Nebraska up subsequent. As of proper now, the Lincoln location — close to Eighth and S streets — is the house of 400 workers. However by the tip of 2025, the UCSIS goals to have that quantity all the way down to 173, in accordance with union President Daybreak Meyer. She stated the staff on the Lincoln workplace are already struggling to maintain up. “Now we have extra work than we all know what to do with.” Meyer stated. “With the consolidation of workers in California, their leftover work is being funneled into Nebraska, leading to extra work as a result of the present pool of workers in Nebraska can solely achieve this a lot.” She stated immigration employees will maintain pushing again in opposition to the layoffs. “We’ll proceed to rally,” Meyer stated.”
