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Washington D.C. – The vast majority of federal employees are bracing for another government shutdown by cutting back on spending and growing increasingly anxious about their families’ financial well-being, according to a new survey of more than 6,200 members of the National Treasury Employees Union. “The pain from the record shutdown one year ago is just too ...

Chairwoman Torres Small, Ranking Member Crenshaw, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 27,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture ...

Washington D.C. – The possibility of setting a new government funding deadline for mid- or late-December is already creating shutdown anxiety in federal employee households around the country, said NTEU National President Tony Reardon. Reports say congressional leaders are considering extending the current Nov. 21 deadline another few weeks to buy more time ...

Washington D.C. – Federal employees on average earn 26.71 percent less than their counterparts in the private sector, according to new figures released by the Federal Salary Council. The council, which includes NTEU National President Tony Reardon, heard alarming testimony Tuesday from federal agencies that are having trouble hiring because of the ...

Chairman Connolly, Ranking Member Meadows and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for allowing NTEU to share its thoughts on how the government can build the most effective workforce, attract skilled and talented individuals, and engage federal employees throughout their careers. As National President of NTEU, I represent 150,000 federal employees in 33 ...

Washington D.C. – Federal employees from dozens of agencies banded together and turned their lunch hours into a high-powered rally Tuesday at the Capitol, calling for an end to the attacks on their rights and their unions. NTEU National President Tony Reardon and local NTEU member and Health and Human Services employee Dannine Johnson were among the speakers ...

 Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) 2017 Legislative Conference opened today when more than 350 federal employees from around the country gathered to rally support for fair pay, secure pensions, a commitment to agency missions, affordable health insurance and workplace fairness. Activities at the three-day conference include ...

Reardon penned a sharply-worded op-ed for GovExec explaining how these disparaging comments from Mick Mulvaney, who also serves as Office of Management and Budget director, mark a new low for an administration with an established track record of attacking federal employees. “Mulvaney has now clearly stated, as administration policy, that relocating federal ...

Chairwoman Torres Small, Ranking Member Crenshaw, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today.  As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 27,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade enforcement ...

Washington D.C. – Customs and Border Protection would be able to hire 1,200 new CBP Officers, hundreds of Agriculture Specialists and other much-needed port personnel under legislation scheduled for a vote Wednesday by a House appropriations subcommittee. The funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security includes $151 million specifically to alleviate ...

Washington D.C. – A new coalition of business and labor groups is urging Congress to initiate a hiring surge at Customs and Border Protection and alleviate the economic and security crisis caused by understaffed ports.   The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 27,000 CBP personnel at the ports, is joined by leading voices from shipping, ...