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At Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for example, NTEU secured an agreement on the agency’s rollout of tablets for CBP Officers. This follows an earlier agreement regarding tablets for Agriculture Specialists. Introducing new, mandatory technology in a workplace can understandably create anxiety for some employees and lead to questions about its use and ...

One of the reasons why NTEU is such a special organization is because of the diversity of our members. You come from 31 different agencies, in workplaces around the country performing a vast array of jobs in service to the country. In redesigning our website, we wanted a place where all of these faces, voices and stories can come together. A place to shine a ...

Washington, D.C.—Customs and Border Protection (CBP) urgently needs more resources to hire more staff and strengthen border and economic security, the leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) told a congressional panel today. “Many CBP employees are forced to put in long hours of overtime and accept assignments far from home which damages ...

Washington, D.C.—The 2016 tax season is proving, once again, that Congress must give the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the resources it needs to improve taxpayer assistance programs, catch more tax cheats and criminals, fight the growing problem of identity fraud, and do a better job of enforcing tax laws and collecting more of the taxes that are owed, ...

Washington, D.C.—The union that represents thousands of front-line Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees thanked Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and other House members for making a strong push to secure a much-needed funding increase for the struggling agency. Rep. Ellison got 43 of his colleagues to sign a letter asking the House Appropriations subcommittee ...

Washington, D.C.—Hundreds of federal employees from around the country today kicked off the National Treasury Employees Union’s (NTEU) 2016 Legislative Conference urging Congress to give federal agencies the resources they need to fulfill their missions and stop the ongoing threats to their pay, benefits and collective bargaining rights. The three-day event’s ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) urged House members today to reject H.R. 692, a bill to prioritize payments during a default. In a letter, NTEU National President Tony Reardon wrote: “This bill tries to lull the country into believing that if we reach the debt limit ceiling and cannot pay our bills, we somehow prevent default by ...

Washington, D.C.— Results of the 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) again demonstrate the high levels of commitment federal employees have to their jobs, but survey data fail to capture the tumultuous times federal workers have been facing. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released the early results last week and more detailed results this ...

Hollywood, Fla.—The National Treasury Employees Union’s (NTEU) next leader will be Tony Reardon, a 25-year NTEU veteran who most recently served as the union’s National Executive Vice President. Delegates to NTEU’s 55th national convention chose Reardon today to serve as the union’s next National President. Reardon received 89 percent of the votes cast and ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) urged lawmakers to reject a spending proposal unveiled today, saying it would inflict “damaging cuts” on the Internal Revenue Service and make it even harder for the IRS to fulfill its core mission. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released a draft ...

Washington, D.C.—In the 21st Century, to ensure a well-functioning government, federal employees need Congress to give them the necessary resources to do their jobs and to treat them with respect, the head of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today. Instead, Congress shut down the government in 2013, imposed draconian budget cuts under ...

Washington, D.C.—The number of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees has fallen sharply in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico since 2011, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today, citing new IRS data. The data show that full-time and seasonal staff at the agency fell from 108,460 in fiscal year (FY) 2011 to 90,322 on Feb. ...

Washington, D.C.—By continuing sequestration funding levels and targeting the pensions of federal workers, the House Republican budget plan will have a devastating impact on agencies’ ability to perform their missions and will further erode employee morale, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today. “Our nation depends on highly-skilled federal ...

Washington, D.C.—After House approval of a Senate-passed full-year funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) congratulated Congress for ending the funding standoff that threatened to shut down the department at the end of this week. “I am relieved that Congress, at long last, has ...

Washington, D.C.—Following the midterm elections, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) will carry on its efforts to advocate for strengthening the federal workforce and ensuring agencies have the resources to accomplish their missions on behalf of the American people. “When our country is faced with a serious challenge, whether it is a global ...

Washington, D.C.—Employee morale dropped to an all-time low in 2014, according to the rankings released today on the best places to work in the federal government. The score for employee satisfaction and commitment was 56.9 out of 100, the lowest since the Best Places to Work survey was first conducted in 2003. Done by the Partnership for Public Service and ...

Washington, D.C.—The Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) latest survey of federal employees shows that the vast majority of them remain committed to public service despite sagging morale caused by last year’s unnecessary government shutdown and severe budget cuts, the leader of the nation’s largest independent federal union said today. “Federal employees ...

Washington, D.C.—There are plenty of challenging and rewarding jobs in government service, but fewer than four in 10 parents—37 percent—have encouraged their children to consider a federal career, a survey taken for the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees shows. The online survey of more than 1,000 adults with children between the ages of ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today unveiled its latest public service campaign—including an effort to encourage parents to discuss potential federal careers with their children. The nationwide campaign, which features a video of NTEU members discussing their career choices with their children, will use social media, blogs and ...

Washington, D.C.—The head of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today strongly endorsed a Senate measure introduced by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), which would provide federal employees with a 3.3 percent pay raise in 2015. The Schatz-Cardin bill matches legislation pending in the House—the Federal Adjustment of Income ...