The U.S. Agency for International Development has warned staffers not to participate in organized strikes or work stoppages in the midst of a workforce dispute that has caused major disruption inside the agency’s Bureau for Global Health.
In a series of emails sent last week and obtained by Devex, USAID’s lawyers and leadership delivered a combination of threats to take disciplinary action and messages of understanding to the agency’s staff.
The latest exchange comes as contractors inside the Bureau for Global Health, or GH bureau, continue to raise concerns about the agency’s handling of a transition of their employment from one contracting firm to another — a dispute that has persisted since it was first reported by Devex last month.
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Michael Igoe@AlterIgoe
Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.
