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NTEU Kicks off Annual Legislative Conference

About 300 frontline federal employees from around the country are on Capitol Hill this week to participate in NTEU’s Legislative Conference and meet with members of Congress about their service to the nation.

The conference opened this morning with speeches from National President Doreen Greenwald, and NTEU allies Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA; via a recorded message) and Reps. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) and James Walkinshaw (D-VA).

The union’s 2026 agenda is focused on defending workplace rights, protecting pay and benefits, and fulfilling agency missions.

"Our union stands the test of time because of you. Your commitment. Your courage. Your belief in service. Your belief in each other. The future is not something that happens to us. The future is something we build,” Greenwald told NTEU members.

DHS Funding Standoff Continues with No End in Sight

Negotiations over funding for the Department of Homeland Security remain tense with no clear path to ending the partial government shutdown anytime soon.

Democrats and the White House have been trading counteroffers for weeks without making much progress. Some Democrats have proposed splitting the DHS bill to fund agencies that don’t deal with immigration enforcement and moving forward with funding those parts of the department. However, Republicans have opposed that approach since the funding lapse started 18 days ago.

Stand with your fellow NTEU members impacted by the shutdown in urging Congress and the White House to come to a bipartisan agreement to end the shutdown and ensure your union brothers and sisters get paid.

New Report: Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025

Despite the relentless attacks on unions, union membership rose last year, including in the federal sector.

According to a new report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 16.5 million workers in the United States were represented by a union last year—an increase of 463,000 from 2024 and the highest number of unionized workers in 16 years.

“The message is loud and clear,” said National President Doreen Greenwald. “Americans support unions, and their right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining.”

Despite constant union-busting executive orders, union membership among federal employees grew more than 31 percent. This is the largest single-year increase since 2011, as federal employees resist efforts to illegally strip their collective bargaining rights.

Keep up with our fight in the courts and tell your members of Congress to protect our union rights.

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