Laid off IRS workers in Kansas City trying to figure out what’s next
Union president Shannon Ellis said exact numbers are still being determined, but that there are around 1,000 or more probationary employees on campus as of Friday morning.
Around 100 Kansas City IRS workers fired in nationwide mass termination, union leader says
The employees were terminated in a move that will cripple an agency that has been understaffed and underfunded for years, the union leader said.
Thousands of IRS workers in Kansas City brace for layoffs amid federal government purge
On a day when dangerously cold weather forced the Internal Revenue Service to close its downtown processing center, hundreds of probationary employees are on notice that their jobs are likely going away.
‘Just turn in my stuff and see ya later’: Layoffs begin at Kansas City IRS campus
President of the local chapter of the National Treasury Employees Union, Shannon Ellis, told KSHB 41 News about 100 probationary employees lost their jobs at the Kansas City campus Thursday.
Kansas City IRS workers brace for mass layoff. Union fears 1,000 workers will be cut
A union representing IRS workers in Kansas City was preparing for the layoff of potentially hundreds of probationary employees.
Union for IRS workers says job cuts are fewer than feared
Terminations of IRS workers in KC were fewer than union officials expected, but they don't know whether more are coming.
1,000 IRS workers in Kansas City expect to get laid off, federal employee union warns
While tax season ramps up, the Trump administration’s wave of federal employee layoffs is expected to hit the IRS offices in Kansas City this week, according to one union leader. Workers with less tenure at the already-understaffed location are likely to be most affected.
Kansas City IRS employees anxious amid whispers of potential layoffs
The National Treasury Employee Union Chapter 66 President Shannon Ellis updated members on potential layoffs in a video Wednesday evening.
IRS in Kansas City braces for big layoffs after Trump push
In a second video message, Ellis said the IRS building in Kansas City would be closed on Wednesday because of snow. She asked workers to keep the union informed if they received an email terminating their employment.
'Nothing like I've ever seen before': IRS workers laid off amid DOGE cuts
Many IRS workers have been laid off amid nationwide spending cuts from DOGE. National Treasury Employees Union Kansas City ...
IRS starts mass layoffs, with 7,000 expected to lose their jobs
About 7,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs at the tax agency, according to a person familiar with the decision.