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Chairman Connolly, Ranking Member Hice, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for today’s hearing. As National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents 150,000 dedicated federal employees across 33 agencies. From the ...

Chairman Lankford and Ranking Member Sinema, thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement to comment on the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service and discuss how the government can build the most effective workforce, attract skilled and talented individuals, and engage federal employees throughout their ...

Washington D.C. – Customs and Border Protection employees at the ports of entry are in dire need of on-site COVID-19 testing, reliable contact tracing and emergency funding to make up for the dramatic drop in user fees, according to testimony today from NTEU National President Tony Reardon. “Throughout the pandemic, most international air, sea, and land ...

Chairwoman Torres Small, Ranking Member Crenshaw, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today.  As National 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) Office of Field Operations (OFO) ...

Washington D.C. – The IRS has informed the National Treasury Employees Union that it is planning to recall employees into work sites in multiple states over the next four weeks. After IRS employees in Utah, Texas and Kentucky started reporting back to their buildings this week, the next wave is scheduled to report June 15 in Michigan, Georgia, Missouri and ...

Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member McCaskill and members of the Committee, thank you for allowing NTEU to share its thoughts on the Administration’s plans to reorganize the federal government. As National President of NTEU, I represent over 150,000 federal employees in 32 agencies and I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this important issue. As the ...

Washington D.C. – The federal tax filing deadline should be pushed to Oct. 15 according to the National Treasury Employees Union, which first called for the extension two months ago as the health crisis worsened. “It has been eight weeks since we proposed giving taxpayers an additional six months to complete their 2019 federal returns, and it remains painfully ...

Washington D.C. – Federal employees with jobs that require interaction with the public would receive premium pay under coronavirus emergency response legislation introduced Tuesday and endorsed by the National Treasury Employees Union. The premium pay is one of several provisions of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act to ...

Washington D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union today released the health and safety conditions that must be met before federal employees are required to return to the workplace. The conditions include: lifting of state and local stay-at-home orders; proof of a thorough cleaning; widespread access to COVID-19 tests for federal employees; adequate ...

The guidance does not include a timetable for any recall of employees, or mandate a time to return. NTEU closely reviewed the guidance and it is clear that agencies need to consider local conditions regarding coronavirus before resuming normal operations. Read the full story from the NTEU e-Bulletin here, and know that NTEU is ensuring the health and safety of ...

Members of the coalition, made up of 30 organizations including NTEU, wrote every member of Congress about the needs and challenges of federal and postal employees, especially those in public-facing positions. The seven-page letter details the safety, health and precautionary measures the coalition is urging Congress to provide for frontline employees, as well ...

In addition to our regular member email updates, NTEU’s website has news, guidance, primers and ways to get involved in our efforts to protect all federal employees amid the pandemic. Dedicated Coronavirus Resource Webpage Updated daily, this page features the latest news from NTEU, the Office of Personnel Management and key documents and information from your ...

Washington D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union today updated its checklist of steps the government can take to better protect federal employees from coronavirus, showing some progress over the last two weeks but still plenty of tasks that remain unfinished. NTEU issued the list on March 16 in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Washington D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union supports the Senate-passed economic rescue package that includes emergency funding for agencies to better protect federal employees as they stay on the job throughout the coronavirus crisis. The House is expected to pass the $2.2 trillion bill Friday and send it to the president for his ...

Checklist Urges Closures of Federal Buildings and More Necessary Safety Steps NTEU is strongly urging the government to take immediate steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus, including closing federal workplaces with more than 50 employees. This falls in line with the advice of the government’s own public health officials. Here is what else NTEU is ...