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NTEU Wins Key Decision in Fight to Protect NPAA Payouts When NTEU and the IRS sat down to negotiate revisions to the National Performance Appraisal Awards (NPAA), both parties agreed that the award pool program needed to be simplified. NTEU had a plan that protects employees; the IRS took a much different approach. Below is an in-depth look at the two ...

Sometimes it’s coverage of certain treatments and medicines, other times it may be the list of in-network physicians. Federal employees and retirees have a four-week window to evaluate those changes and decide whether they are significant enough to warrant a change in coverage. Yet, few do make changes. According to the Office of Personnel Management, less ...

Our military veterans deserve our gratitude, and they deserve to be treated with the utmost dignity and respect. Unfortunately, federal agencies too often do not provide them with the tools they need to be successful as a federal employee. Many struggle with physical and emotional scars because of their military service. They may need help to navigate training ...

“One of the most important things the CFPB does is protect servicemembers and veterans,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, in his opening statement at a Nov. 2 hearing on financial protections for servicemembers and their families. Brown pointed to a 2006 Department of Defense report showing that payday, auto title, ...

Starting in 2024, the contribution limit for TSP participants will increase to $23,000, up $500 from 2023. The catch-up contribution limit for 2024 remains the same at $7,500. This allows federal employees 50 and older to make an extra contribution to the TSP each year, for a total of $30,500, to further boost their retirement savings. Employee elections ...

WASHINGTON – A diverse coalition of labor unions, anticipating future threats to politicize the federal workforce, has joined NTEU in urging the Office of Personnel Management to adopt new regulations that safeguard the merit-based civil service and the Constitutional rights of frontline federal employees.   In comments filed with OPM today, the 14 unions ...

Currently, the Senate is considering a minibus appropriations package with funding levels consistent with those in the debt limit deal passed earlier this year. The funding package passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on a strong bipartisan basis. The House passed four of the 12 appropriations, but with significant funding cuts beyond those in ...

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All NTEU members are part of a local NTEU chapter with experienced and trained officers (called stewards) ready to assist you. Whether you have a simple question or a complex problem, your NTEU representative will stand with you and for you. NTEU chapter leaders are your coworkers. They are in your workplace and understand your concerns and needs, and are ...

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 ways: ...

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 ...

The duo was honored for their work preventing fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, from entering the country. "The canine section of CBP has some of the most dedicated and hard-working officers in our agency,” said Officer Aquino, a member of Chapter 116 (CBP Arizona), who works with Mann to ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection would be better equipped to stop illegal shipments of fentanyl with the border security resources contained in the $106 billion supplemental funding package that President Biden has sent to Congress.  The proposal, as outlined by the White House, would add 1,000 Customs and Border Protection Officers to the ...

Greenwald’s interview with The Federal Drive with Tom Temin was broadcast on a Washington D.C. radio station during the morning and evening rush hour on Tuesday, and a transcript is now posted at Federal News Network.  “We have a very strong union and 35 federal agencies. We have a new generation coming on board in the federal government. And I want people ...

Johnson has represented the 4th Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana since 2017.   On issues that matter most to NTEU members and federal employees, he has voted in favor of NTEU’s positions 14 percent of the time.  Johnson takes over with a little more than three weeks until government funding lapses. We will keep you updated as the ...

Chairman Green, Ranking Member Thompson, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents 29,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade enforcement and ...

In a partnership with Tutor.com, children of federal employees can get help in K-12 subjects, test preparation, AP courses and more.  To be eligible, your salary must be less than $85,000 per year. Families will be limited to 1,000 minutes of tutoring (around 116 hours) for the school year. Visit FEEA.org/Tutoring to apply.

The artifacts were seized last month by members of CBP’s Trade Intelligence Enforcement Response (TIER) team and returned to President Zelenskyy during a repatriation ceremony. The centuries-old artifacts included iron axes, pickaxes, swords and spearheads. "I am immensely proud of the dedication and expertise displayed by our TIER team,” said Chapter 153 ...

NTEU commends those chapter leaders who bravely shared their stories with their local media, making sure that voices of frontline federal employees were heard. Through your interviews, the nation was reminded that a government shutdown impacts every city and state in the country.  Here are links to just some of the local stories that included comments from ...

NTEU Members: Yesterday, members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions went on strike for increased staffing and better wages. More than 75,000 workers in five states and the District of Columbia are conducting a three-day strike to send a clear message that they will not stand for unfair labor practices, a staffing crisis that harms patient care and ...

The case, CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, involves whether the bureau's funding outside the congressional appropriations process is constitutional. In May, NTEU filed a brief at the Supreme Court arguing that a lower court wrongly decided that the CFPB’s funding structure is unconstitutional. The CFPB’s funding is fully ...

WASHINGTON – Every single member of Congress has thousands of constituents whose paychecks would stop during a government shutdown, impacting federal employee families and local economies across the country.   “A government shutdown is not a harmless, DC drama,” said NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald. “Federal employees in every American community will ...

WASHINGTON – Federal employees and retirees on average will pay 7.7 percent more for health insurance next year under new premium information announced today by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.    “Federal employees, like all Americans, are constantly bombarded by the rising cost of health insurance, but today’s announcement is especially ...

Discover the array of money-saving benefits exclusively for NTEU members. Insurance―Life happens. NTEU members can choose from a variety of insurance products including life, accident, disability, cancer and critical illness. There are also group discounts on auto, homeowners’ and renters’ policies. Travel/Car―Save money on hotel stays ...

Chapter 335 leaders fought long and hard for the reset after discovering that CFPB employees were being paid less than their counterparts at other financial regula­tory agencies and pay discrepancies were harming non-white employees. After a nearly four-year effort by Chapter 335, more than 90 percent of bargaining unit employees received their first higher ...

Who We Are Our union is comprised of a diverse group of individuals who share in common a commitment to public service. We proudly represent law enforcement officers, scientists, attorneys and cyber-security experts. Our members are revenue officers, food inspectors, bank examiners, park rangers and the list goes on. Each of these federal workers plays an ...

Washington D.C. – The political failure to re-open the federal government has become untenable for federal employees who cannot wait any longer for the paychecks they are owed, NTEU National President Tony Reardon said today. Since last week, Reardon has escalated his demands that Congress and the administration find a way to pay federal employees ...

Elections are especially important for federal employees—your paycheck, job security, retirement and healthcare are all decided by Congress and the White House. It’s not too early to get #VoteReady. Learn more here. Once you’re registered, the next step is to be an educated voter. You can get a head start learning about what’s at stake in the 2024 ...

The chapter reached out to the striking workers to see how NTEU could help and got a list of supplies. On Monday morning, Chapter 173 President Robert Holland and Executive Vice President Scott Rayburn delivered trash bags, disposable cups and hot chocolate for the cool nights when workers are out on the picket line. “We met with a group of members and ...