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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 ...

Washington, D.C. – Congress and the administration should swiftly approve the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package so federal agencies can function without interruption for the remainder of the 2018 fiscal year, said NTEU National President Tony Reardon. “Avoiding another disruptive and costly government shutdown and allowing federal agencies to keep their ...

Washington, D.C. – National Treasury Employees Union President Tony Reardon will represent federal employees from around the country when he attends the State of the Union address tonight as the guest of a Maryland congressman. Reardon was invited to the president’s speech by Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat whose congressional district is home to 88,000 federal ...

Washington, D.C. – Refusing to keep the federal government open for business would be a failure of basic governing and an unnecessary disruption to all Americans who rely on federal workers every day, said Tony Reardon, National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. “Declaring a government shutdown as harmful to American taxpayers is not alarmist ...

Washington, D.C. – Shutting down the federal government this weekend would be an affront to all Americans who deserve a government that stays open and serves their needs, National Treasury Employees Union National President Tony Reardon said. Funding for government operations expires at midnight Friday, Dec. 8, unless Congress and the president reach an ...

Washington, D.C – Attracting more millennial visitors to National Parks is a laudable goal and agency leadership should consult National Park Service (NPS) employees for ideas, National Treasury Employees Union President (NTEU) Tony Reardon told Congress Wednesday. “Rather than seek costly contracts with firms that believe they can attract the next generation, ...

Chairman Daines and Ranking Member Hirono,     Thank you for the opportunity to share our thoughts on encouraging the next generation to visit our nation’s National Parks.  As National President of the National Treasury Employee Union (NTEU), I represent over 150,000 federal employees in 31 different agencies, including the National Park Service (NPS).   ...

Washington, D.C – Cutting the budget of the National Park Service (NPS) next year would make our nation’s natural and historic wonders less accessible to the American public, said National Treasury Employees Union President Tony Reardon. The proposed $360 million cut in the service’s operating budget would lead to reduced hours for park operations and visitor ...

Chairman Daines and Ranking Member Hirono, Thank you for the opportunity to share our thoughts on ways to improve the workplace at the National Park Service (NPS).  As National President of the National Treasury Employee Union (NTEU), I represent over 150,000 federal employees in 31 different agencies, including the NPS.  Our purpose is “To organize federal ...

Washington, D.C. — The bipartisan agreement setting government spending levels for the rest of the fiscal year avoids massive across-the-board cuts and provides federal agencies some short-term stability but does not resolve the National Treasury Employees Union’s (NTEU) concerns about underfunding and staffing shortages at many agencies. “This deal relieves ...

Washington, D.C. — Operating the federal government and serving taxpayers is the most basic duty of our nation’s elected officials, not something to be imperiled by political brinksmanship, said Tony Reardon, National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. “Government shutdowns have repeatedly proven to be an economic debacle for the country, so ...

Many national parks honor American veterans by preserving the places they fought, such as battlefields, military parks and various historic sites. National parks, in general, are part of our nation’s history and identity, and have been a source of inspiration for veterans. See NPS sites of remembrance. NTEU expresses our deepest gratitude to our nation’s ...