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House Passes Legislation to Reopen the Government
The House passed the funding package needed to end the partial government shutdown that began on Saturday.
The massive bill, which the Senate passed last week, would fund agencies and programs under the Defense, Labor/Health and Human Services, Transportation/Housing, Financial Services/General Government and National Security/State Department appropriations bills, for the remainder of FY 2026.
The bill also includes a short-term extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 13to give parties more time to negotiate a deal on immigration enforcement issues. The President is expected to sign the bill.
NTEU Continues the Fight to Protect Employees’ Rights
NTEU, joined by the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), has submittedcommentsstrongly opposing the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) latest effort to slash federal employees’ rights.
An proposed OPM regulation would eliminate the right of terminated probationary employees to file certain appeals with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Instead, it wouldforce them to go to OPM. Our comments explain that this is wrong because such appeals belong before a neutral body like the MSPB, not a federal agency dedicated to carrying out the President’s agenda like OPM.
OPMalso wants to deny probationary employees any right to a hearing or obtaining information from the agency to help with their appeal. Additionally, OPM’s proposal would make it harder for unions to assistprobationary employees with their appeals.
NTEU thanksthose members who took the time to submit their own comments in response to OPM’s anti-employee proposal. We will keep you updated on OPM’s next move.
Chapters 51 and 293 in Action
Top: Chapter 51 (IRS Kansas) hosted a meet and greet lastmonth giving members the opportunity to meet their NTEU field representatives and ask questions about our union and workplace.
Bottom: Chapter 293 (SEC) leader William Ostrow (L) attended a breakfast meeting last week with Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), where the congressman discussed his concerns about the attacks on the federal workforce, the use of AI in the federal government and the dismantling of CFPB.
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