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02/04/2022
Your Contract: What Does it Really Mean?

Below is a preview of our cover story: Your contract is so important because it provides for workplace programs, benefits and protections, and creates a process for resolving workplace disputes. It holds management accountable and ensures everyone has equal opportunities. Because every workplace is different, each NTEU contract is tailored to address the ...

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02/01/2022
New Academic Agreements Offer Reduced Tuition Rates

The Federal Academic Alliance program now partners with 26 colleges and universities to offer federal employees, and in some cases their family members, discounted tuition rates and scholarships.   Florida Institute of Technology, Rosemont College, and Villanova University’s College of Professional Studies or College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Office of ...

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01/25/2022
News Release
01/21/2022
Tax Season Tip: Fund the IRS

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 ...

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01/20/2022
CBP Lists Top 10 Agriculture Seizures in 2021

There were all intercepted and restricted from entering the country by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last year—and they were included in the agency’s top-10 list of agriculture seizures in 2021. These finds range from the ordinary (peppers from Guatemala with fraudulent paperwork) to the outrageous (poultry wrapped in stockings inside a purse). Check out ...

Congressional Testimony
01/19/2022
Assessing the State of America's Seaports

Chairwoman Barragan, Ranking Member Higgins, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. As National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 29,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) ...

News Release
01/19/2022
Reardon Testifies about Staffing Shortages at Ports of Entry

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 ...

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01/18/2022
News Release
01/13/2022
NTEU Endorses Legislation for 5.1 Percent Pay Raise in 2023

Washington D.C. – Federal employees would receive an average 5.1 percent pay increase next year under legislation introduced today in the House and Senate and endorsed by the National Treasury Employees Union.    The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, is essential to ...

News Release
01/12/2022
NTEU Endorses Legislation to Increase Death Benefits for Federal Employees

Washington D.C. – Death benefits for federal employees killed on the job would increase under bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday and endorsed by the National Treasury Employees Union.    The Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act would raise the benefit for survivors from $10,000 to $100,000, bringing it more in line with benefits for ...

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01/10/2022
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01/07/2022
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01/06/2022
Benefits

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 ...

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01/06/2022
Protection

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 ...

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01/06/2022
Our Values

NTEU proudly represents federal employees in 34 federal agencies and departments. Everything we do on behalf of those we represent is driven by these 12 values: Active Internal and External Organizing Best Representation in the Federal Sector Good Stewards of Our Union’s Resources Innovative and ...

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01/06/2022
Advocacy

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 ...

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01/06/2022
NTEU 101

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 ...

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01/04/2022
NPS Announces 2022 Fee-Free Days

Mark your calendar: January 17: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. April 16: First day of National Park Week August 4: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act September 24: National Public Lands Day November 11: Veterans Day Before you go, check out the helpful online resources at NPS.gov to plan and prepare. There are maps, updated ...

News Release
12/30/2021
NTEU National Executive Vice President Bailey Retires; Greenwald Elected

Longtime NTEU leader Doreen Greenwald was elected to replace Bailey and finish out the term of office that runs through the union’s 2023 convention.    “Jim is a brilliant lawyer, a tireless advocate and a skilled negotiator who helped guide and grow our union through his leadership and dedication to our members,” said NTEU National President Tony ...