NIH Vigil 10-31-26

This Week’s Updates and Discussion

  • Opening Remarks

    • The Good

      • The Fellows Union won the right to recognition when the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) rejected NIH’s claim that the postdocs, students, and fellows were not employees

      • Six former U.S. Census Bureau directors warn about proposed changes

      • ARPA-H Director on administrative leave, possibly over ethics violation

    • The Bad

      • CDC Deputy Director resigns after only 4 months

      • OPM discontinues Federal Employment Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), undermining decades of consistency in data collection and transparency in the results

    • The Ugly

      • RFK Jr. racist and false claims that Arabs “don’t produce science”

      • Nearly 1 in 5 federal workers have left under Trump

      • CDC measles-in-pregnancy alert not approved

    • Calls to Action

      • Submit public comments

      • Call your elected representatives

      • Vote!!

  • Community Sharing

  • Oath of Office

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NIH Vigil 10-24-26