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Washington, D.C.—The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) report released today on the 16-day government shutdown outlines the economic, budgetary and programmatic costs of the government shutdown, demonstrating the severe and needless damage done by Congress’ inability to perform its most basic duties, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of ...

Washington, D.C.—Federal employees are real people who will be seriously hurt by the government shutdown and do not deserve such treatment, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees told the media at a Capitol Hill event today. “Federal employees have mortgages and kids in college and elderly family members that need care,” ...

Washington, D.C. —The most instructive finding in a Washington Post poll of public attitudes toward the federal workforce is that nearly three in four respondents said their interactions with federal employees over the past year have been positive, the leader of the nation’s largest independent union said today. “When respondents were asked about a specific ...

Washington, D.C.— A federal appeals court has issued, for the second time, a ruling that prevents the narrowing of whistleblower rights for federal employees, a decision hailed by the leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees. “Whistleblower rights are a critical element in an effective and transparent government,” said President ...

Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal workers today sharply criticized a 2-1 decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) that she described as “dangerous to the public safety” because it “dramatically narrows protections” for federal employee whistleblowers who disclose serious health and safety ...

Washington, D.C.—The head of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today accused the National Park Service (NPS) of violating the law in refusing to sign the parties' negotiated labor contract in an apparent effort to deny its employees the benefits called for in that agreement. NTEU President Kelley said that while “it is unfortunate that NPS has ...

Washington, D.C.—In the face of a growing atmosphere of suppressing of employee voices in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has asked an independent federal agency to uphold the right of federal workers to speak freely about matters impacting public safety and security. The union’s friend-of-the-court ...

Washington, D.C. -The National Park Service (NPS) is targeting more than 2,600 natural and social science positions for possible outsourcing to the private sector, according to an analysis by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) of the Park Service’s most recent Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act list. The employees in these ...

Washington, D.C.—Some 2,300 employees of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent federal agency with key financial regulatory responsibilities, have voted for representation by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley said OCC employees voted 839 to 721 to become part of NTEU. The addition of ...

Thank you Chairman Lynch for this opportunity to present the views of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) on HR 2517, the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009. NTEU is the nation’s largest independent federal sector labor union, representing workers at 31 government agencies. For over 70 years our union has been in the forefront of ...

Good morning Chairman Lieberman, Ranking Member Collins and members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. My name is Colleen M. Kelley and I am National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). NTEU is the nation’s largest independent federal sector labor union, representing workers at 31 government ...

Chairman Crane, Ranking Member Levin and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley, and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). On behalf of more than 150,000 federal employees represented by NTEU, almost 13,000 of whom work for the United States Customs Service, I would like to thank you for this opportunity ...