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NTEU Preparing to Again Fight Schedule F

The Office of Personnel Management on Friday issued proposed regulations aimed at taking away civil service protections for thousands of federal employees. These regulations, once final, will pave the way for a new Schedule F, now called Schedule Policy/Career. OPM estimates that around 50,000 federal workers would be placed in the new job category with the intent of making such employees easier to fire. NTEU is concerned the numbers could be even higher.

NTEU will fight this proposal. If, however, OPM finalizes this proposed rule without change, which would be sometime after a 30-day public comment period, we anticipate that the Administration will begin moving employees into this new Schedule Policy/Career.

The Trump administration issued a Schedule F executive order in 2020 that President Biden rescinded days after he took office. NTEU took steps during the previous administration to protect our members from any future attempts to strip employees of their civil service protections. NTEU immediately filed suit in federal court. And NTEU petitioned OPM for additional safeguards for employees in the event of an action like this and those regulations became final in May 2024. President Trump re-issued his 2020 Schedule F executive order on Inauguration Day of 2025, and NTEU again has filed suit to stop it. Our lawsuit is ongoing.

ICYMI: Help Us Tell Your Story

Last week, NTEU launched the Faces of the Federal Workforce campaign, a platform where federal employees can speak truthfully about their experiences with the Trump administration’s attacks. This is your opportunity to set the record straight on the narrative surrounding federal employees, and the important work you do.

Tell us your story and share the stories of your colleagues with your family and friends—and encourage them to do the same. When you email us your testimony, you have the option to remain anonymous through submitting your written testimony without attribution or through submitting a video, which we can then edit to blur your face and distort your voice, to protect your privacy.

Get Active! Visit the We are Essential Action Calendar

Looking for ways to get involved? We have an action calendar featuring events to help you find ways to fight back and make your voice heard.

If you are hosting or attending an event you’d like us to feature, email us to have your event added to the calendar.

NTEU members, your family and friends can get involved anytime and anywhere by contacting your members of Congress through our Legislative Action Center and telling them to support federal workers.

NEW! Weekly Legal Roundup

Our members will now be receiving weekly summaries of where NTEU stands with our legal cases protecting our members against attacks to your jobs and the important work you do. We will continue to email you messages on specific cases and breaking developments.

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