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PEF’s effort to restore the jobs of 24 federal stimulus funding has been set restore these positions,” Sumlin said.
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Cancer Institute in Buffalo research grants. following the press conference, members
went public in March with “Those grants support and their supporters held informational
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abolished. Then they were Kevin Hintz. “The layoffs send a strong
escorted out of the building message Roswell Park is turning it’s back
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leave for the next three weeks. Members carried posters featuring the
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February 24 address to a joint session of during the pickets
Congress in which the president singled with a large
out cancer research as a priority, banner that said,
promising to commit significant federal “Donald Trump,
funding toward finding a cure. you’re fired.”
“Apparently, Roswell Park Cancer Brynien sent
Institute has decided to sit this one out,” letters to all of the
Brynien said. Roswell employees
PEF Executive Board member Cheri it represents
Frank, a research scientist at Roswell assuring them
Park was one of the employees laid-off. their union will do
“In it’s advertising, Roswell uses a
slogan, ‘brilliant minds and caring
hearts,’” Frank said. “The administration
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