Long-time federal workers not immune from mass firings

Warren Hill spent more than two decades working at the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, which spans 4 million acres of coastline, forests, lakes and glaciers in Southeast Alaska.

Last summer, he was promoted to serve as maintenance supervisor, in addition to his roles as carpenter and mechanic. But because Hill was starting a new role, he was on probationary status when President Donald Trump ’s administration began firing thousands of federal workers who had less civil service protection.

“I’m furious,” he said. “I am just a few years away from retirement, not to mention all my benefits...

 
 

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