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NTEU Continues Fight to Protect Merit-Based Civil Service

The President last week signed an executive order to transfer approximately 8,000 employees into a new excepted service category called Schedule Policy/Career. Those employees will now be in the administration’s view, easier to fire.

The administration contends that these employees will no longer have basic due process rights, such as the right to receive notice of any removal from federal service, or the right to appeal it.

The competitive, merit-based civil service was created in 1883, ending a spoils-based system under which government jobs were handed out based on political affiliation. This order violates the Civil Service Reform Act and the Constitution's due process protections by converting career civil service jobs into political appointments.

“The administration continues to focus on trying to strip federal workers of the rights that Congress gave them instead of letting them do the jobs that the American people count on them to do,” said National President Doreen Greenwald.

Along with our ongoing fight against this illegal Order, NTEU is working with our allies on Capitol Hill to pass legislation that would permanently protect civil service rights.

New Webinar: Should You Retire this Year?

Timing your retirement correctly can mean thousands of extra dollars and a smoother transition into the next phase of your life. In this month's member-exclusive webinar on Tuesday, June 16, United Benefits will lead you through important questions to ask yourself to help you make a confident, informed decision.

Members can join the webinar at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., or 4 p.m., ET.

Deadline Today! Take Our Social Media Survey

Today is your last chance to win a free iPad by taking our brief social media survey and providing feedback on NTEU’s social media content and what you want to see. Your insights will help shape our future content.

If you provide your contact information, you will be entered into a drawing for a free iPad.

Take our survey today.

Participation is not required. Please email nteu-pr@nteu.org to enter.

Member-Exclusive: Save on Printing and Office Supplies

NTEU members can access newly reduced pricing through ODP Business Solutions: black-and-white prints cost 6 cents each, and color prints cost 30 cents each. Members can also save money on HP ink and toner for home offices.

With the Store Purchasing Card (SPC), you can access your member pricing when shopping in Office Depot and OfficeMax stores, receiving the member price or in-store price, whichever is lower. Learn more and start saving.

NTEU Chapters Team Up with United Benefits

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Top rows: Last week, Chapter 66 (IRS Kansas City Service Center) and United Benefits teamed up to host an impromptu NTEU Pride Lunch onsite in the cafeteria for employees proudly wearing their NTEU swag. Members demonstrated that the union is not going anywhere, despite management’s efforts to tear down NTEU signs in the workplace.

Bottom rows: Chapter 177 (CBP Atlanta) also teamed up with United Benefits last week to educate members about their retirement benefits, what they currently have, and what United Benefits offers to NTEU members. Chapter leaders answered questions and addressed members’ concerns.

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