Meanwhile, employees at the National Weather Service are speaking out in support of their colleagues in Alabama.
“They did what any office would do to protect the public,” said Louis Uccellini, director of the National Weather Service on Monday. “They did that with one thing in mind: public safety.”
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The National Weather Service Employees Organization, the trade union representing weather service employees, said it’s taking their complaints with NOAA’s statement supporting the White House position to Capitol Hill.
“Never before has anyone tried to politicize weather forecasting,” said Richard Hirn, a union attorney. “As a result, the morale of the NWS has been totally shattered. These employees work under extremely arduous circumstances.”
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