Items Tagged with 'Plant Protection and Quarantine'

A union that represents 1,500 of the Agriculture Department's plant protection and quarantine employees is suing the Trump Administration after seeing its collective bargaining agreement revoked.

Thousands of USDA employees are planning to leave the agency through a deferred resignation program that could challenge the department’s ability to fulfill critical functions such as food import and export inspections. According to one report, 16,000 USDA employees have opted for buyouts over two rounds.