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Washington D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees today called for far greater attention to the positive role improved workplace benefits can play in the ability of federal agencies to recruit and retain the top talent it needs to deliver services to the public. Improving benefits is increasingly important because ...

Washington D.C. — An amendment to House-passed energy legislation would focus much-needed attention by federal managers on telework programs, and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) will work for its inclusion when energy legislation goes to a House-Senate conference committee, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees ...

Washington D.C. — The best way to achieve a productive telework program at virtually any federal agency is through labor-management cooperation, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees said today—pointing to the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) program as the prime example. “Working with employees,” said President Colleen M. ...

Washington, D.C.—The third and final installment of telework guidelines issued to federal agencies by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is missing two key elements critical to the success of telework—the importance of negotiating with employee representatives and a way to ensure that employees have the equipment they need to perform their jobs, the ...

Increased calls to restrict the expansion of telework programs throughout the federal sector in the name of increased data security are misplaced and counterproductive. The solutions to data security problems reflected in recent incidents of loss involving the Veterans Administration and the Internal Revenue Service lie not in placing roadblocks in the way of ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has reached agreement with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on a first-ever agency-wide telework program that will extend the opportunity to work offsite to the majority of ATF’s more than 920 employees. The agreement was reached during a marathon, 12-hour conference ...

Washington, D.C.—A recent analysis of the considerable dollar savings available to federal employees from working at home at least two days a week rather than commuting is yet another reason why federal agencies should move promptly to put reasonable and fair telework policies in place, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today sharply criticized the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over its continuing refusal to work toward a telework program that is fair and equitable, and that conforms to the general policy of the federal government. During negotiations with the ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today applauded a key lawmaker for recognizing the many benefits of telework and pressing the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to sit down with the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) and negotiate a fair telework program for its ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) promised that throughout 2006 the union would continue to press federal agencies to make opportunities for participation in telework programs available to far more of their employees. “Telework is a proven positive addition not just to the work lives of federal employees, but in very ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) promised that throughout 2006 the union would continue to press federal agencies to make opportunities for participation in telework programs available to far more of their employees. “Telework is a proven positive addition not just to the work lives of federal employees, but in very ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) promised that throughout 2006 the union would continue to press federal agencies to make opportunities for participation in telework programs available to far more of their employees. “Telework is a proven positive addition not just to the work lives of federal employees, but in very ...

Washington, D.C.— The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today offered strong support for legislative language threatening substantial financial penalties against some federal agencies that are lagging in their efforts to put telework programs in place. National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) President Colleen M. Kelley, who ...

Washington, D.C.—For employees of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), little has changed among the key reasons that prompted them to vote to be represented by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) two years ago, the leader of their union said today in commenting on an upcoming follow-up election. NTEU successfully organized some 2,300 ...

Washington, D.C.—Despite a congressional mandate to sharply boost the use of telework among federal agencies, this important program lags because of a failure of managerial commitment and leadership to the idea, the head of the largest independent union of federal employees said today. In testimony submitted to the House Government Reform Committee, President ...

Washington, D.C.—The head of the union representing thousands of employees of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today sharply criticized the agency for ending—only for bargaining unit employees—a highly-successful telework program, even as it retains the program for its managers. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has reached tentative agreement on a three-year labor contract with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley said. NTEU represents some 2,000 SEC employees in a nationwide bargaining unit. The first-ever NTEU-SEC term agreement, which is subject to ratification ...

Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Cummings, members of the Committee, thank you very much for holding this hearing today and allowing me to provide comments on the Government Transformation Initiative. Its purpose, according to its proponents, is to make the federal government more economical, efficient, effective and respected. NTEU has a long history of ...

Chairman Akaka, Ranking Member Johnson, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you so much for inviting NTEU to share our thoughts on the state of the federal workforce, pressing issues that need to be addressed and recent progress that has been made in addressing some of those issues. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union, I represent more than ...

Chairman Brady, Ranking Member McDermott, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 24,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade enforcement ...