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Washington D.C. – Even as the federal government is partially shut down and employees are worried about stretching their household budgets to cover missed paychecks, the White House formalized a pay freeze for federal workforce. “This is just pouring salt into the wound,” said NTEU National President Tony Reardon. “It is shocking that federal employees are ...

Washington D.C. – Federal employees around the country are cutting back on personal spending and interrupting holiday plans with family because of the government shutdown, according to a new survey of National Treasury Employees Union members. “Just in case anyone still thinks a partial shutdown over a holiday weekend is harmless, think again,” NTEU National ...

Washington D.C. – Closing the federal government, even partially, is a colossal failure of basic governing and an unnecessary interruption of the services that taxpayers across the country rely upon every day, NTEU National President Tony Reardon said. “Government shutdowns, no matter how long they last, are a disruptive, harmful mess that inconvenience ...

Washington D.C. – Congress has a chance to end 2018 on a high note by preventing a partial government shutdown and approving a pay raise for federal employees for 2019, National Treasury Employees Union National President Tony Reardon said Tuesday. In a letter sent to every member of the House and Senate, Reardon urged lawmakers to finish the fiscal year 2019 ...

Washington D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union today launched a new campaign to showcase the career men and women of the federal workforce explaining in their own words how their work benefits the American public. Telling Our Stories is an ongoing social media campaign featuring video clips of federal employees talking about ways in which their jobs ...

Washington, D.C. – Three executive orders that unlawfully strip federal employees of the right to bargain and risk turning the professional, merit-based U.S. civil service into a minefield of patronage will be challenged in court today by the National Treasury Employees Union and other federal sector unions. U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will hear ...

Keep in mind that many of NTEU’s greatest successes are what we’ve been able to block, particularly when it comes to harmful legislation and efforts to rollback employee rights at the bargaining table. Still, here are some highlights of 2016, brought to you by NTEU: 1. A Higher Than Expected Pay Raise. After working with our supporters in Congress, President ...

NTEU continues to bring the ideas and concerns of frontline federal employees to management. Union leaders met yesterday with National Park Service Acting Director Dan Smith to discuss key issues ranging from staffing to seasonal employees. “It’s a step in the right direction that NTEU appreciates,” said National President Tony Reardon, who attended the ...

Washington, D.C. – The National Park Service’s attempt to clarify the hiring policy for seasonal park workers does not go far enough to ensure veteran employees will be allowed to return to their posts, National Treasury Employees Union President Tony Reardon said. The National Park Service mishandled the situation and caused many long-time seasonal workers to ...

Washington, D.C. – The paychecks and pensions of all federal employees and retirees would be slashed under a series of unwise proposals that Congress should outright reject, NTEU National President Tony Reardon said in a new letter to lawmakers. “Federal employees are middle class workers who can ill afford a 6 to 7 percent take-home pay cut, during a time ...

Washington, D.C. – A new and inconsistently enforced policy at the National Park Service threatens to disrupt hundreds of veteran park employees and deprive Americans of their expertise just as the peak summer travel season begins, National Treasury Employees Union President Tony Reardon said Wednesday. Some of the Park Service’s seasonal workers, including ...

Washington, D.C. – Congress should reassert its authority over salaries for the federal workforce by replacing the administration’s ill-advised pay freeze with a 3 percent increase in 2019, National Treasury Employees Union President Tony Reardon said Wednesday. “If the federal government is to have the ability to compete with the private sector in recruiting ...

Several NTEU-represented agencies avoided deep agency cuts proposed in the president’s budget. They include the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, National Park Service and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other financial regulatory agencies will maintain ...