3 days ago| From the e-Bulletin
Last week, National President Doreen Greenwald joined other federal employee unions at a meeting with the bipartisan Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus to discuss protecting and rebuilding the civil service. The caucus was formed earlier this year to strengthen efforts to protect federal employees so they can continue to deliver critical services without political interference.
Tags: workplace rights bargaining Funding
March 15, 2019
Benefits
NTEU sent a letter yesterday to the chair of a key house committee pressing for the quick passage of the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, which would give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new child, a sick relative or a serious personal medical condition.
Tags: FMLA Parental Leave Leave
March 14, 2019
Retirement
The federal government came closer to reaching its borrowing limit, known as the “debt ceiling,” earlier this month, prompting the Treasury Department to take its usual steps to buy time for lawmakers to raise or suspend the debt ceiling.
Tags: TSP