EPA unions oppose move to ‘Phase 2’ reopening during pandemic

EPA’s two largest employee unions are opposing agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s decision to move its Washington, D.C. headquarters and Region 1 office in Boston to “phase 2” of its COVID-19 reopening strategy, warning it is at odds with the government’s “gating criteria” that requires a drop in virus cases before advancing reopening. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in an Aug. 3 statement says the plan is happening despite workers’ repeated objections that any step to bring them back...