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Washington, D.C.—It is time for the federal government to make family leave a real benefit for federal employees, and not a mirage they cannot afford to use, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees told a Senate subcommittee today. “Being able to substitute leave without pay under the Family and Medical Leave Act with four ...

Washington, D.C—Today the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved two bipartisan measures increasing telework opportunities for federal employees and potentially boosting their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts. “These are solid measures for federal employees and I am pleased to see this approval,” said President Colleen M. Kelley of the ...

Washington, D.C.—An effective and expansive telework program is one of the proven best ways to bring real flexibility to the federal workplace with positive effects for both employees and their agencies, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees told a White House gathering today. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National ...

Washington, D.C.—A key House subcommittee has approved legislation expanding federal employee opportunities for telework, providing a way for them to boost their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts and extending greater oversight to drug pricing in the federal employee health program. Each is a proposal advanced and supported by the National Treasury Employees ...

Washington, D.C.—While the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) continues to analyze the White House fiscal 2011 budget blueprint, its leader said today a preliminary review of the voluminous document shows a number of proposals—including several dealing with the question of who will do the work of the federal government—that would benefit the nation by ...

Washington, D.C.—After months of seeking a definitive policy that would help protect our country’s frontline homeland security employees during a health crisis such as the swine flu outbreak, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has won agreement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that agency workers can don respirator masks at their ...

Washington, D.C.—A key Senate committee's approval today of legislation that would expand federal telework opportunities is a needed and welcome step forward in efforts to expand the availability of this important workplace program, said the leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). The bill, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2009, would ...

Washington, D.C.—The head of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees applauded today’s announcement of a new administration program seeking to expand employee opportunities across government to telework. The program is in line with bipartisan legislation introduced in the House last month. “Combined with the House legislation, the Obama ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees today called for prompt consideration of a bill introduced in the House that would lead to both development of a uniform policy across the federal government concerning telework and an expansion of telework opportunities to more of the federal workforce. The bipartisan ...

Washington, D.C. — Even as key congressional leaders expressed their outrage—one called it “a power grab by the executive branch,”—employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were being notified by their agency the White House stripped from them workplace rights they have enjoyed for more than 30 years without incident or ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees today welcomed action by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to expand work schedule options for federal employees. Rep. Hoyer made the request for a comprehensive analysis on how federal agencies might transition to a four-day, 10 hour-a-day work week in a letter ...

Washington, D.C.—With approval of a measure to expand federal telework programs, the House has moved to provide government agencies with an enhanced version of this highly-successful tool in their continuing efforts to recruit and retain the talented employees they need, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees said ...

Washington, D.C.—The Senate Appropriations Committee has voiced its approval for strengthening federal telework efforts when it approved an amendment to the war supplemental funding bill to expand the program. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), who has been leading the effort to expand federal telework programs and ...

Washington, D.C.—A key House Committee has approved legislation to expand and strengthen federal telework initiatives, a move that was commended by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Marked up today in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the bill, H.R. 4106, would allow more federal employees to participate in telework programs and ...

Washington, D.C.—Approval today by a key House subcommittee of legislation to expand and strengthen telework programs in the federal government was applauded by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). The bill, H.R. 4106, would allow more federal employees to participate in telework programs and create a reliable method to measure and track federal ...

Washington, D.C.—A federal panel has ordered the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to allow legal instrument examiners to telework, a move the agency has been resisting. The decision from the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) came at the request of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), which has negotiated a telework program ...

Washington, D.C. — Opportunities for federal employees to telework took a major step forward today when a Senate committee marked up S. 1000, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2007—a move applauded by the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees. The legislation advanced by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ...

Washington, D.C. — The leader of the union representing thousands of federal telework employees welcomed new legislation introduced yesterday by Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) that will allow more federal employees to participate in telework programs. H.R. 4106 was introduced with bipartisan support just two days after National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) ...

Washington, D.C. — The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has signed a new collective bargaining agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that provides agency employees with new and enhanced rights and benefits encompassing several workplace issues such as compensatory time, leave sharing and telework. NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley ...

Washington, D.C. — Meaningful and practical federal telework programs are in place at some federal agencies, but uneven commitment by many others has resulted in a spotty track record of success, the leader of the union representing thousands of federal telework employees told a House subcommittee today. In submitted testimony, National Treasury Employees ...