美国农业部计划解雇SNAP专家Ellen Mei, 在10月的访谈中讨论福利问题, USDA plans to fire SNAP specialist Ellen Mei for discussing benefits in an October interview, citing unauthorized comments, though she says it's protected speech and retaliation.

美国农业部雇员Ellen Mei, SNAP方案专家和工会领袖,接到通知说,她将在10月2日讨论SNAP和WIC福利的MSNBC采访43天政府停业结束后30天后被解雇。 USDA employee Ellen Mei, a SNAP program specialist and union leader, was notified she will be fired 30 days after the 43-day government shutdown ended for an October 2 MSNBC interview discussing SNAP and WIC benefits. 该机构引述未经批准的公众评论和披露未经批准的信息,尽管讨论的议题已经公开。 The agency cited unauthorized public comments and disclosure of unapproved information, though the topics discussed were already public. 作为工会代表和个人发言的Mei说,她的发言受到联邦劳动法的保护,并认为终止是报复。 Mei, who spoke as a union representative and individual, says her remarks were protected under federal labor laws and believes the termination is retaliation. 她计划在20天内上诉,并将向工会成员提出抗议。 She plans to appeal within 20 days and will protest with union members.