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Washington, D.C: -- The president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today urged a House?Senate conference committee to "move promptly" to resolve their differences on legislation designed to make the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) "a more effective instrument of service" for American taxpayers. Robert M. Tobias said he was gratified that both ...
Washington, D.C.-- As the health of the U.S. economy remains uncertain, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has indicated its intent to move forward with a workforce reduction plan that will eliminate the jobs of some 95 employees in its legal division. The proposed reduction-in-force (RIF) at the nation’s key banking regulatory agency is “risky, ...
Washington, D.C.—The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today that NTEU and the Justice Department have made “substantial progress toward completion of a written agreement” that would conclude this phase of the long-running case involving back pay due special rate federal employees. NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley said that part of ...
Washington, D.C.—The results of a survey of federal employees released this week by the Brookings Institution reinforces what the National Treasury Employees Union has long known—that given the tools, resources and training, federal employees are willing and able to perform at the highest levels for the American public. The survey results also reveal a ...
Washington, D.C.—President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today called congressional action federalizing airport security employees “a step forward,” but expressed her disappointment and concern that the full range of conditions of employment for these workers would be at the sole discretion of a political appointee, rather ...
Washington, D.C.—A federal court status conference with the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) and the Justice Department involving the long-running special salary rates case has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 18. NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley said that while she understands the frustration of those current and former federal employees who ...
Washington, D.C.—Legislation announced by Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) seeking to improve the ability of the federal government to attract and keep skilled workers is of significant interest to the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), said NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley. Announced during a press conference to launch the Partnership for Public Service, ...
Washington, D.C.—In light of the dramatic increase in security concerns around the nation, including the threat of contracting anthrax, the leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has asked the federal government’s chief personnel officer for information about measures the government is taking to protect members of the federal workforce. In a ...
Washington, D.C.—In a candid assessment of the impact of sharply rising health care premiums, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today told Congress that not only are rising costs making health coverage “prohibitively expensive” for some federal employees, they are a key factor in making jobs in the federal sector ...
Washington, D.C.— The loss and possible destruction by a federal contractor of as many as 40,000 tax-related documents, including not just tax returns but checks in payment of taxes, “is yet another example of the dangers of the foolhardy rush to contract out federal work,” the president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today. NTEU ...
Washington, D.C.—The concept of improving government service to the public is one that federal employees have long supported, but without adequate funding for federal agencies, it will remain “a most difficult goal to achieve,” the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers said today. In commenting on a lengthy report by the federal ...
Philadelphia, PA—The leader of the union representing some 150,000 federal employees told more than 350 delegates to the organization’s national convention today that they and every member of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) “must prepare for a coordinated, grassroots stand against the arbitrary contracting out of federal jobs.” In her keynote ...
Washington, D.C.—Any attempt by Congress to address concerns about personnel costs in the Customs Service by attacking night differential pay without looking at the expanding workload demands placed on Customs employees is “misguided and wrong,” the head of the union representing more than 12,000 Customs employees told a House subcommittee today. In ...
Washington, D.C.—The president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today declared a matter of “common sense and simple justice” passage of legislation that would extend law enforcement officer status to thousands of federal employees whose principal duties involve law enforcement, including more than 13,000 Customs Service and Internal Revenue ...
Washington, D.C.—Congress should take immediate steps to increase the accountability of the federal contractor workforce and determine whether they are delivering the services they promised, on time and within budget, the head of the National Treasury Employees Union today told lawmakers at a congressional hearing on contracting out. “Even though more dollars ...
Washington, D.C.— In a letter to the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the leaders of the two largest unions of federal workers have expressed their “profound concern about the strong pro-contractor bias” shown by the Bush administration in connection with several issues dealing with the contracting out of federal jobs. Presidents Colleen ...
Washington, D.C.— The announcement by Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont that he will leave the Republican Party “holds the potential for a healthy and more thorough review of the agenda of the Bush administration,” the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers said today. Sen. Jeffords has said he will serve as a political independent, ...
Washington, D.C.—President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today lashed out at a Bush administration proposal to divert into the general treasury $207 million in fee revenue generated by the Patent and Trademark Office, calling it “a disastrous and reckless plan.” NTEU represents about 2,250 PTO employees. Kelley said NTEU ...
Washington, D.C.—In a letter to a key member of Congress, President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) urged that a congressional review of the contracting out of governmental services focus on “the problems of waste and overstated savings” resulting from “the lack of accountability” in the current system. In a letter to Rep. ...
Washington, D.C.—The head of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today sharply criticized the Bush administration for proposing steps that almost certainly would expand federal contracting out, a move that came only two days after establishment of an independent panel mandated by Congress to review the policies and procedures governing ...