Boulder workers fired under Trump now struggle to get unemployment

Boulder workers fired under Trump now struggle to get unemployment

Joe Sedlar spent five years as a research scientist studying atmospheric thermodynamics at CU Boulder’s CIRES, a research institute that partners with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Last fall, he transitioned to working directly for NOAA. The switch put him on a leadership track but didn’t change much about his day-to-day work.  Then, in March, Sedlar was abruptly fired along with an estimated 80 other NOAA employees…