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The spending bill, which the House approved Wednesday, boosts funding for nearly every NTEU-represented agency for the remainder of this fiscal year. It also contains NTEU-supported provisions continuing the moratorium on A-76 competitions and requiring the Office of Personnel Management to report on telework during the pandemic. Read more  NTEU is pleased ...

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. – Taxpayers are rightfully concerned that the IRS opens the tax filing season Monday with a backlog but the agency and its workforce are depending on Congress to help them resolve the issue, NTEU National President Tony Reardon said.   “It’s fine to give Americans tips on how to speed up their refunds, but we have one big tip for Congress: Give ...

Washington D.C. – Persistent staffing shortages and the global pandemic are taking a toll on the frontline Customs and Border Protection employees who work at the nation’s ports of entry, NTEU National President Tony Reardon told Congress today. “Improving security, trade, and travel, and ensuring the safest possible working environment for CBP personnel ...

One of the most important benefits you have at work is your NTEU contract. It is a binding legal document that outlines your rights as an employee and restrictions on what managers can do. It puts in place programs like telework and alternative work schedules, and provides key protections, like challenging performance reviews you believe are unfair.  As an ...

Every year, Congress make decisions about your work life: whether there will be a pay raise or a pay freeze; whether an agency sees budget cuts or increases; whether the federal health care program remains intact; whether federal work is done by federal employees or sent to a private contractor.  Our work on Capitol Hill pays off in big ...

Why a union? When you think of union members, you might not think of federal employees. But our members are lawyers, CPAs, IT experts, scientists, law enforcement officers and clerks in our federal government. Our union is a progressive organization that believes in good government and fights for the rights of every federal employee. We are part of the ...

HHS wants to want to eliminate AWS, telework, performance awards, transit subsidies and many other negotiated rights and benefits that employees currently enjoy. Today it is HHS. Tomorrow it could be your agency. NTEU is calling on all our members, governmentwide, to get involved this Friday during NTEU’s ‘Shame on HHS’ Day. On Friday morning, NTEU ...

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 ...

Under the leadership of Chapter President Christie Saunders, Chapter 224 is developing strong professional relationships with agency leadership based on mutual respect and ample communication.    “We are goal-driven, said Saunders. “That goal is protecting our employees and their rights. We ask questions and talk through the issues. That way, we have a meeting ...

The blueprint outlines three goals for repairing damage done to the federal government and improving services for all Americans. They are: -Strengthening and empowering the federal workforce; -Delivering excellent federal services and improved customer experience for the American people; and -Improving the management of the business of government. The ...

Chapter 14 (IRS St. Louis) To accommodate employee schedules, Chapter 14 convened three Zoom meetings on a variety of workplace issues including employee pay, the paid parental leave program, telework and highlights of the new NTEU-IRS contract. More than 500 employees attended the meetings, which also covered changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness ...