The External Organizing section explains the NTEU organizing philosophy and updates the status of ongoing external organizing campaigns.

In the NTEU Mission Statement, our mission is "to organize federal employees to work together to ensure that every federal employee is treated with dignity and respect." With 60 years of experience representing federal employees, NTEU knows that the strength of our union is linked directly to our ability to influence workplace decisions which have a direct impact on your day-to-day work life. In addition, we know that the strength of our union is also linked directly to our ability to influence Members of Congress and the Administration concerning your pay, benefits, retirement and working conditions. Consequently, at NTEU, we continuously strive to build our union and increase our strength by adding federal employees to the NTEU family.

In accomplishing our goal, NTEU understands the importance of reaching out to employees who do not have the perks of NTEU representation. To that end, our Organizing Department solicits inquiries from federal employees regarding NTEU representation. Once we determine that it is feasible, we begin an external organizing campaign with the goal of petitioning the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a representation election to elect NTEU as the exclusive representative in the workplace.

In order to win a representation election, NTEU organizers work as a team with employees of the agency the campaign is taking place in, to create an Organizing Committee, made up of employees within the workplace, which communicates the benefits of NTEU representation to all employees. Find out more about the representation election process.

If you and your co-workers are interested in comprehensive collective bargaining agreements ensuring fair evaluations and a fair merit promotion process; participation in the decision-making process that impacts your work life via a comprehensive Partnership process; and receiving expert job site representation in grievances, arbitration, EEO matters, local negotiations, etc., contact the staff of NTEU labor relations professionals.

For more information about the benefits offered by NTEU, go to Member Benefits. For information on NTEU and its history—the union’s stand on labor relations, the rights of federal employees and current legislation that will affect federal employees, visit NTEU’s Press Room. For more information concerning ongoing organizing campaigns, select the appropriate agency.