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Washington, D.C. —An important decision by a key administrative agency that the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP) violates a statute relating to veterans’ preferences illustrates one of the fatal flaws in this program, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees said today. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury ...

Washington, D.C. —Once again, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show the gap between the pay of federal employees and workers in the private sector is more than 20 percent—in favor of the private sector—sharply undercutting arguments the federal workforce is overpaid, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees said ...

Portland, Ore.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) met yesterday with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officers at Oregon’s largest airport to hear firsthand about current issues that are negatively impacting the workplace. The meeting was held at Portland International Airport (PDX) where, earlier this year, NTEU established ...

Washington, D.C. — National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) President Colleen M. Kelley today supported legislation to allow the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to spend an additional $129 million of its revenue on salaries and expenses in fiscal year 2010. The language is contained in a supplemental appropriations measure, H.R. 5874. “With this funding, ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) wants to ensure that merit remains the foundation of the federal hiring process. In testimony to the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, NTEU said it supports the White House’s efforts to create a prompt and efficient ...

Washington, D.C.-Understaffing and insufficient resources are undermining the ability of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) workforce to fulfill its dual mission of regulating and facilitating international trade, the president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) told lawmakers today. “NTEU is deeply concerned with the lack of resources, both ...

When a pilot a month ago deliberately crashed his private plane into a Texas office building housing some 200 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees, the men and women inside that building reacted with incredible bravery and acts of heroism, the leader of the union representing IRS employees told a House subcommittee today. “I think that hearing what went ...

Washington, D.C.—The head of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today applauded the signing by President Obama of a fiscal 2010 omnibus appropriations measure containing a number of NTEU priorities, including the continuation of a government-wide moratorium on public-private competition for the jobs of federal workers. In addition, the legislation ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees has sharply criticized a media report implying that federal workers are substantially overpaid compared to their private sector counterparts. “The only meaningful way to measure public and private sector pay against each other is to compare salaries for similar jobs,” ...

Washington, D.C.—The fiscal 2010 homeland security appropriations bill signed into law today by President Obama contains yet another prohibition preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from moving ahead with a personnel system that would undercut and erode employees’ workplace rights, the leader of the union representing tens of thousands of ...

Washington, D.C.—Today, for the second time in three months, the leader of the National Treasury Employee Union (NTEU) and a delegation of its Transportation Security Administration (TSA) union leaders met with senior TSA management to continue their work in identifying ongoing workplace issues at TSA. Topics ranged from split shifts and Employee Advisory ...

Washington, D.C.—Four members of the House of Representatives are seeking the support of their colleagues to advance an issue that continues to be an important goal of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)—extending the age for health care coverage for dependent children under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). The House ...

Washington, D.C.—The continuing battle by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) to end agency misuse of the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP) has taken another step forward with a favorable procedural ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). As sought by NTEU, the board reversed a decision by an administrative judge, ruling that a 30 ...

Washington, D.C.—With the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), federal employees lost not only a stalwart champion of their rights, but a man whose vision of public service inspired so many to make their own commitment to serve our country, the leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today. “Sen. Kennedy and NTEU worked together on ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has won an important victory in its continuing fight to prevent federal agencies from undercutting the merit-based hiring process by misusing a program originally created as a limited, special focus hiring program, known as the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP). The decision of U.S. District ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has welcomed new House legislation that would help to reform the federal A-76 contracting out process and reduce efforts to privatize government work. The CLEAN UP Act was introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and is similar to legislation currently pending in the Senate. NTEU ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) strongly supports congressional legislation introduced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) that would limit government privatization efforts and initiate reform of the entire federal A-76 process. NTEU has joined a consortium of other federal employee unions in signing a letter of support for the ...

Washington, D.C.— In an attempt to save the economic livelihood of about 1,500 employees at the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Andover, Mass., service center who are facing the loss of their job this year, a group of six members of Congress has asked the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to ensure preference to Andover ...

Washington, D.C.—Front-line employees at the nation’s border crossing points charged with the important responsibilities of helping protect the county and facilitate its vital trade simply do not have sufficient resources, the head of the National Treasury Employees Union told a key House subcommittee today. These employees are “capable and committed to the ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today welcomed as a good first step word that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), acting in line with requests by NTEU and members of Congress, will create 200 new jobs this year at its Andover (Mass.) Service Center. Roughly 1,500 positions related to the paper processing of tax ...