Keith’s note: To my NASA JPL readers: I am doing my best to report what I learn about what is going on at your workplace. I get calls and texts at all hours of the day 7 days a week that I then have to check out. I am supposed to be retired and yet I spend hours a day on this. Even with contributions this costs me money to […] The post FYI JPLers appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: JPLers got this email this morning from JPL Human Resources about the “Phase Two reorganization and upcoming layoff in October”. People are being warned that as many as 4,000 of the 5,500 JPL employees could be gone by 15 October 2025 and that there will be a mandatory return to the office for teleworkers who are still employed by 31 October 2025. Full note below. September 26, 2025From: […] The post JPLers Get Layoff Update Letter appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Just as a new threat of RIFs and cancellations across NASA emerges – and the rebound that will have across the rest of the space community – JPL picked this opportunity to talk its employees out of working together to protect their careers by unionizing. Last month I posted “Is JPL Anti-Union?“: “Last week there was a NASA JPL town hall. The ongoing effort to unionize JPL was […] The post Perfect Timing For Pre-emptive Union Busting At JPL appeared first on NASA Wa...| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Last week there was a NASA JPL town hall. The ongoing effort to unionize JPL was a topic of discussion. Shortly after that an anti-union email was sent by management to all employees. Here is the JPL Workers United website: https://jplworkersunited.org The post Is JPL Anti-Union? appeared first on NASA Watch.| Activism Archives - NASA Watch
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