EPA Union Rejects White House Call to Return to the Office (1)

The EPA’s biggest union is pushing back firmly against the White House’s call to end remote work for federal employees.

Last week the Biden administration said it wants federal staffers to start returning to their offices starting in the fall, according to published reports. That call aligns with pleas from several mayors, including Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who have called on the White House to bring people back to the office to help revive downtown areas.

But Environmental Protection Agency employees are in a unique position because their biggest union, the American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, already ...