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Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Katko, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record on the FY 2023 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- specifically Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) and personnel at the Federal Law Enforcement ...

Washington D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union is hosting more than 350 union members at this year’s virtual Legislative Conference, where employees from around the country connect with their members of Congress about issues important to the federal workforce.   In today’s opening session, NTEU National President Tony Reardon announced the union’s ...

The House also passed a four-day continuing resolution in case the Senate needs additional time to pass the omnibus bill before the current continuing resolution expires Friday. Many NTEU-represented agencies will see funding boosts under the omnibus bill.  The bill includes $12.6 billion for the IRS, an increase of $675 million above fiscal 2021 levels, ...

Washington D.C. – The IRS has canceled plans to close the Tax Processing Center in Austin, a welcome reprieve for frontline employees in Texas who can now stay on the job tackling the backlog of returns, processing new ones and improving service to all American taxpayers. The National Treasury Employees Union, as early as May 2021, had urged the IRS to ...

Chairwoman Barragan, Ranking Member Higgins, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. As National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 29,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) ...

In written testimony provided to the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, Reardon provided detailed recommendations for attracting and retaining federal employees as agencies prepare to reopen federal facilities to all workers and look ahead to the future of federal work.   “While flexible work schedules and expanded telework and ...

Chairman Connolly, Ranking Member Hice and members of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, thank you for the opportunity to share the thoughts of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) on how the government can build and support an effective workforce for the future. As National President of NTEU, which represents 150,000 federal workers in ...

Chairwoman Sinema, Ranking Member Lankford, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today.  As National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 29,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) ...

However, the June 10 guidance from the administration represents a solid start to the long process of making sure there will be improvements in safety protocols at the workplace and favorable updates to employees’ work schedules and conditions. NTEU will work to ensure that agencies follow this guidance. In particular, the guidance makes clear that no major ...

The 2022 budget proposal includes: - A 2.7 percent average pay increase for federal employees. While this is a step in the right direction, NTEU is working with Congress to pass the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act (H.R. 392 and S. 561) which would provide federal employees a 3.2 percent average pay increase next year. -A paid family leave program ...

WASHINGTON –The frontline federal workforce, made up of hundreds of thousands of middle-class civil servants from all 50 states, is battling low morale, heavier workloads and concern about agency missions, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Overall, the findings illustrate the challenges NTEU faces to make ...

Washington D.C. – Federal employees would receive higher pay, expanded benefits and greater resources at the workplace under President Biden’s first budget proposal released today. The proposal includes a 2.7 percent average pay increase for federal employees in 2022, a paid family leave program that would help working Americans care for critically ill family ...