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Washington, D.C.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has urged members of Congress to reverse proposed budget reductions to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding that would cost billions in lost revenue to the Treasury, undermine the ability to crack down on tax evaders, and negatively impact vital services that taxpayers depend on. In ...

Washington D.C.—Despite a barrage of steady attacks on federal workers, a government-wide survey of employees shows the federal workforce to be committed and dedicated to its work—even as fewer than 50 percent of respondents believe they have the resources necessary to do their jobs effectively. The annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is administered by ...

Washington, D.C. — Already working under a two-year pay freeze and facing potential increases in pension contributions, federal employees and retirees will see an average 3.5 percent increase in their health insurance premiums in 2012. The overall premium, including both employees and government contributions, increased 3.8 percent. “While the increase is ...

Washington, D.C. — The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today criticized a pending Senate amendment that would increase Border Patrol agents on the southwest border by reducing positions elsewhere in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) including the already understaffed ports of entry. “Congress cannot continue to rob Peter to pay Paul under the ...

Washington, D.C. —The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees today expressed her strong opposition to the administration’s debt reduction proposal provision that calls for $21 billion in ‘reforms’ to civilian federal employee benefit programs by asking federal employees to make higher contributions toward their ...

A Senate committee has recognized the important role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by providing more resources to fulfill its critical mission, said the leader of the nation’s largest independent federal employees union. “FDA employees assure that our food supply is protected and that drugs, vaccines and medical devices are safe and effective,” ...

Washington, D.C.—The head of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees has called on the congressional deficit-reduction super-committee to oppose proposals adversely affecting the pensions or health programs of federal workers and to help maintain an adequate federal workforce. In a letter to each of 12 members of the Joint Select Committee ...

Washington, D.C. – Proposed cuts in fiscal 2012 funding of more than $458 million for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seriously jeopardizes the agency’s ability to collect the nation’s revenue and assist taxpayers, said the leader of the union representing IRS employees. The proposed cut of 3.7 percent from the fiscal 2011 level for the IRS is contained in ...

Washington, D.C.—Senate approval of debt ceiling-deficit reduction legislation sets the stage for President Obama to sign the historic measure, thus avoiding a first-ever default on the nation’s debt, but does little to dampen the uncertainty federal employees feel about the ultimate impact on them and their agencies, the head of the largest independent union ...

The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) joined more than 200 national organizations in a message today to the members of Congress calling for them to oppose any balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution. “A balanced budget constitutional amendment would damage the economy, not strengthen it,” the coalition letter states. “Demanding that ...

Washington, D.C. —A report released today by an independent voice within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reiterated and supported the calls by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) to provide the agency with the funding it needs to collect the nation’s revenue and address the tax gap. The mid-year report by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson to ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees today warned Congress of “chaos” disrupting the ability of federal workers and their agencies to serve the public in the event of a failure to raise the federal debt limit. In a letter to every senator and House member, President Colleen M. Kelley of the National ...

Washington, D.C. — The leader of nation’s largest independent federal employee union called on the U.S. Senate to maintain its position and end the troubling practice of fee diversion from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) after the House approved ineffective language that fails to end the practice of surcharging companies seeking to market their ...

Washington, D.C.—A proposal by a key House subcommittee to slash more than $606 million below current funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a foolhardy idea that would increase the federal deficit, the leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today. President Colleen M. Kelley called the proposal by the House Appropriations ...

Washington, D.C.—A funding measure marked up by an important House subcommittee today could result in the loss of more than 8,000 jobs at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), seriously impacting the ability of this key agency to collect the critical revenue the government needs to serve the public, the head of the union representing IRS employees ...

Washington, D.C. —The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has moved quickly and forcefully in an effort to ensure the Senate rejects two House-passed amendments that would seriously hurt not only the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) but the traveling public whose safety is largely in its hands. In letters to four key senators, NTEU President ...

Washington, D.C. — Legislation introduced today in the House and Senate would bring about long overdue and much needed reform of the federal A-76 contracting out process, said the leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley praised the CLEAN UP Act, introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski ...

Washington, D.C. —The head of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today that more needs to be done beyond the administration’s fiscal 2012 modest budget request to address serious staffing shortages in the number of frontline Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade-related personnel. In testimony submitted ...

Washington, D.C.—For far too long, insufficient attention has been paid to the critical staffing needs of the trade compliance mission of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the leader of the union representing the CBP workforce told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security today. In testimony submitted for the record, President Colleen M. ...

Washington, D.C. —Inadequate funding to support the vital trade-related functions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is costing the U.S. billions in otherwise collectible duties and fees, the leader of the union representing the CBP workforce told a Senate subcommittee today. CBP is the second-largest generator of revenue for the U.S. Treasury, ...