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Washington, D.C.—National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) President Colleen M. Kelley applauded action taken yesterday by a Senate subcommittee that would provide federal civilian employees with a 2.7 percent pay increase in 2007.

The NTEU leader said the subcommittee’s action in including the 2.7 percent increase for federal civilian workers next year in marking up the 2007 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations bill is welcome recognition of the important role fair pay has in agency recruitment and retention efforts.

“The paltry 2.2 percent raise proposed by the administration is unacceptable considering the critical role federal employees have in the successful operation of our country,” said Kelley. “The strong bipartisan support for a higher increase for federal employees is important recognition of the contributions of federal workers and that the competition for skilled and talented employees will only heat up in the future.”

The House version of the bill, approved June 14, includes the 2.7 percent pay raise for civilian employees.

As the largest independent union, NTEU represents some 150,000 federal workers in 30 agencies and departments.