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Washington, D.C.—The head of the union representing employees of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today called on Congress to provide those on the front lines of homeland security with the formal designation of law enforcement officer (LEO) for the roles they play in providing a key underpinning of the nation’s safety. “Every day,” said ...

The appointment of Joshua Bolten as White House Chief of Staff is a clear signal that the administration plans no meaningful changes in the policies which hinder federal workers. These policies include its unwillingness to be more open to differing perspectives or points of view on managing the federal workforce, and its determination not to seek the ...

Washington, D.C.—When the American people fully realize the extent to which their sensitive tax information and personal data are going to be made available to private companies by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), they will be “outraged,” the leader of the union representing IRS employees told a noisy, crowded rally of union members today. “The IRS and the ...

Washington, D.C.—More than 100 employees of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and federal workers stood in the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Memorial last night holding glowing candles to honor federal officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The annual Vigil of Lights was held by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), ...

Washington, D.C.—In a suit brought by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), a federal court has ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) illegally used appropriated funds to convert its mailroom functions to a private contractor without giving federal workers a chance to compete to keep their jobs. NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley applauded the ...

Washington, D.C.—The head of the union representing Internal Revenue Service employees took the agency to task for inaccurately presenting anticipated costs and savings in its fiscal year 2007 budget request to provide justification for administration policy goals of reducing programs and service to taxpayers. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National ...

Washington, D.C.—Despite a clear congressional mandate to improve its service to taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appears to be moving in the opposite direction with a fiscal 2007 budget proposal that would result in significant cuts in customer service, the leader of the union representing tens of thousands of IRS employees said today. These ...

Washington, D.C.—Bargaining under regulations issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) would not lead to contracts that are binding and enforceable against DHS. And that alone is enough to invalidate new DHS personnel rules, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said in a legal brief filed with a ...

Washington, D.C.—Many frontline homeland security officers who voluntarily use their foreign language skills as part of their jobs may soon be rewarded for their efforts because of the persistence of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Following a unilateral decision by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) two years ago to stop testing ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today welcomed action by a House-Senate conference committee to provide a 3.1 percent pay increase to federal civilian employees in 2006, as well as approve important and common-sense provisions addressing the need for fairness in the contracting out of federal jobs. The ...

Washington, D.C.—In light of two court decisions ruling against the new personnel system for employees of the Department of Homeland Security, DHS should sit down with the unions to work out a mutually-acceptable system, the head of the National Treasury Employees Union said in a letter presented to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff yesterday. NTEU President ...

Washington, D.C.—An influential congressional leader, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), reiterated his firm support for a 3.1 percent raise for civilian federal employees today at an event organized by a chapter of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). The Senate and House of Representatives both have approved language in their respective fiscal 2006 ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers has called on Congress to rein in the administration’s runaway contracting efforts by ending the use of a vague ‘best value’ concept which more often than not leads to a waste of taxpayer dollars and returning to cost-based contract awards. In letters to key members of ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers has called on Congress to rein in the administration’s runaway contracting efforts by ending the use of a vague ‘best value’ concept which more often than not leads to a waste of taxpayer dollars and returning to cost-based contract awards. In letters to key members of ...

Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today scored a second major legal victory in its efforts to stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing an illegal personnel system. In a significant win for all DHS employees, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia sided with NTEU, rejecting a motion by DHS to ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today acknowledged the small gesture by the Internal Revenue Service in raising the mileage reimbursement rate allowed as a business expense tax deduction from 40.5 cents a mile to 48.5 cents but maintained that it “simply isn’t enough.” The move by the IRS comes in the ...

Washington, D.C.—The introduction today of legislation to increase the mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees would provide “much needed relief” to those who use their personal vehicles during the course of their government jobs, said Colleen M. Kelley, President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). A bill (S. 1678) introduced today by ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the union representing tens of thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees today expressed her great disappointment at an agency decision to turn over to a private contractor the jobs of another 58 IRS employees at five agency service centers around the country as well as in its headquarters operation. “This decision ...

Washington, D.C.—In an effort to help ease the impact of sharply rising gas prices on those who use their vehicles in their jobs—including federal workers—the head of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to raise the maximum mileage reimbursement rate allowed as a business expense tax deduction. Such ...

Washington, D.C.—The administration’s efforts to compete the jobs of as many as half of the federal workforce against the private sector continue to take a toll on federal employees even when they prevail in the public-private competition for their work. Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that IRS employees have put together a winning bid in ...