Employees at Grand Canyon National Park plan to file union paperwork with the Federal Labor Relations Board Monday.
It's part of a larger move by workers in parks across the West to push back against the Trump administration's job cuts.
Organizers say almost half of Grand Canyon National Park's nearly 500 employees have so far signed union cards.
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How federal cuts impact Arizona
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Millions rely on this help to pay their bills during extreme cold and heat surges -
After a recent report found that Arizona’s SNAP participation numbers have dropped by roughly 47%, the question is: Why? -
The plan would consolidate research leadership — currently dispersed across the country — in Fort Collins, Colo., while closing laboratories in Montana, Utah and Nevada. -
The study says the Arizona Department of Economic Security shows a 47% decrease — a reduction of more than 400,000, including 180,000 children. Arizona had fewer than 490,000 SNAP recipients as of February. -
Since becoming President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent a lot of time in Arizona. His latest stop in the Valley came on Wednesday while visiting the Gila River Indian Community.
