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During his three decades in Congress, Rush has been a steadfast supporter of federal employees and NTEU’s issues.  His support for fair federal pay raises, paid family leave, workplace rights, health and safety issues, and more earned him a 100 percent NTEU voting record. In January, Rush formally announced that he will not run for a 16th term in ...

The president is expected to sign the CR to avoid a lapse in funding.   In addition to the short-term extension of government funding, the CR includes additional funding to cover the user fee shortfall for CBP and a five-year extension of several FDA user fees that are set to expire at the end of the fiscal year. This will prevent as many as 3,500 ...

“These premium increases may be similar to those expected by other large employers in the private sector, but they will still cause sticker shock for federal employees,” said NTEU National President Tony Reardon. “NTEU encourages our members to prepare for price increases and use the upcoming open enrollment season to evaluate all of their options to decide ...

We are in close contact with our chapters and agencies in the affected areas and are working with agencies to ensure all employees are accounted for. We understand that employees will need time to recover from this historic storm. NTEU stands ready to deal with any workplace issues employees may encounter, including time off to deal with storm damage. In ...

Federal employees may: Register and vote as they choose Wear political buttons (except in government buildings, wearing a government uniform or while on duty) Sign petitions, including nomination petitions Assist in voter registration drives Express opinions about all candidates and issues, ...

Causey died Monday at the age of 82, according to Federal News Network. Federal employees across the country depended on Causey’s columns for plain-spoken analysis of issues that mattered most to them, including pay, retirement and health insurance. And for every astute insight there was a delightful anecdote to go with it, making his columns essential ...

Chapter 173 (CBP Detroit) members had an added incentive to get to know their contract when the chapter hosted its first-ever “NTEYou Summer Challenge.” Each week in July and August, Chapter President Robert Holland emailed members a question about their NTEU-CBP contract. Members who replied with the correct answer were entered into a monthly drawing for one ...

Washington D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union will represent frontline federal employees in the Rio Puerco, N.M., field office of the Bureau of Land Management after employees there voted in favor of representation. The Rio Puerco employees are the fourth group within BLM to become part of NTEU in the last two years, and they will be represented by ...

In partnership with Tutor.com, FEEA is offering free online tutoring in most K-12 subjects for the children of federal employees who need extra help. To be eligible, your salary must be less than $80,000 per year. Each participating employee will be limited to 1,000 minutes of tutoring (around 116 hours total per family) for all eligible children in their ...

Until Sept. 15, Jackson had been under a boil-water advisory for nearly seven weeks that left residents without access to safe drinking water. Many were forced to turn to portable showers and brushing their teeth with bottled water after the city’s main water facility failed after flooding. Once the pallets of water were delivered, Chapter 13 President Tonja ...

Today is National Voter Registration Day, a perfect opportunity not only to confirm you’re registered but to encourage your friends, family and colleagues to get #voteready. Too many Americans miss out on voting each election because they miss a registration deadline, don’t update their registration or aren’t sure how to register. With 50 days until the ...

This is especially important as we continue to face threats to limit the rights of federal employees that would harm the merit-based, professional civil service. Watch our new video marking the occasion.

"Unfortunately, disinformation about any federal agency, whether it is the IRS, the FBI or the National Archives, creates distrust in government generally. And it is alarming to federal employees across the country,” Reardon wrote in Government Executive. The NTEU leader went on to urge all Americans to resist those who demonize civil servants and instead ...

Currently, the House has passed six of the 12 appropriations bills; the Senate has not passed any.  The White House has requested that Congress add provisions to the CR with funding for Ukraine and the pandemic. The administration also noted the need for an extension of certain authorities that are due to expire including an extension of the authority for the ...

The Preventing a Patronage System Act would make sure government employees who were hired in a competitive process based on their skills and qualifications are not replaced with political appointees whose only prerequisite is loyalty to a political ideology. NTEU National President Tony Reardon on Tuesday wrote every member of the U.S. House encouraging them ...

To show their appreciation for employees working on the holiday, Chapter 153 (CBP JFK) leaders had pizza delivered to all terminals and operating areas at the John F. Kennedy International Airport staffed by NTEU-represented employees. This show of appreciation isn’t just for Labor Day. Chapter President Lucky Singh and his board arrange to have food delivered ...

Average processing times have not met the 60-day standard at any point in at least two years, according to the latest data from the Office of Personnel Management. As a result, it is more important than ever that federal employees approaching retirement plan well in advance and be financially prepared for possible delays in their annuity checks.  The number ...

However, NTEU earlier this year endorsed legislation for an average 5.1 percent increase because we believe rising costs of living and private sector wages warrant the larger raise. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act would give federal employees across the board a 4.1 percent increase, plus 1 percent would go toward locality pay increases to ...

The poll reveals that 71 percent of Americans support labor unions, with six percent identifying as part of a union and 16 percent having a union member in their household.  Gallup has been tracking Americans’ perceptions on labor unions since the 1930s. The growing support for unions comes as employees from companies ranging from airlines to retail and ...

NTEU has been busy pushing back against the false narratives surrounding the 10-year, $80 billion investment into the Internal Revenue Service. Read statements from National President Tony Reardon in PolitiFact and the Grid setting the record straight. Below is a round-up of other recent media stories featuring your union: Task force eases COVID-19 screening ...

Washington D.C. – Frontline IRS employees are eager for the resources to help rebuild and modernize the agency under the historic 10-year, $80 billion investment approved today by Congress.  “This is a major turning point for the IRS and all American taxpayers,” said NTEU National President Tony Reardon. “Finally, after more than 10 years of growing workloads ...

Chapter President Jay Besch agreed to hold off on formal bargaining over the change in order to work in partnership with the agency to implement the system. The result is an agreement that protects employees and also throws in some creative incentives for early users of the new system. The agreement ensures employees have ample time for training and for ...

Under the limited PSLF waiver, you can get credit for past payments that were not made on time, were not the full amount due, or were not on a the right repayment plan. Here’s what you can do to take advantage of the limited PSLF waiver: To get started, log in to your StudentAid.gov account to use the PSLF Help Tool. Make sure you have your most recent W-2 or ...