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All across the political horizon, there are promises to shrink the federal workforce, weaken government, slash agency resources, gut federal employee unions and politicize the civil service. 

It is not just one big looming threat from one source, but a series of attacks on nearly every single corner of the federal workplace. The threat level is high and far exceeds the usual perennial proposals to cut employee pay and benefits. For federal employees, more than ever, everything is on the line in the 2024 election cycle.

What Federal Employees Could Lose:

  • Your job

  • Your fair, negotiated contract

  • Promotion opportunities

  • Control Over Your Schedule

  • Some or All Telework Days

  • A Union Lawyer at Your Side

  • Your Voice in the Workplace

  • Agency Resources Necessary for Your Job

  • Due Process Rights

 A Threat to Your Union is a Threat to You, Too

What NTEU Could Lose:

  • Ability to Represent Federal Employees

  • Members Removed from Bargaining Units

  • Access to Agency Workspace and Email System

  • The Balance of Power between Union and Management

  • Resources that Pay for Union Representation Work

NTEU is in the process of anchoring down everything we can to withstand any and all attacks on federal employees and their unions.

The only guaranteed protection, however, is to vote for candidates who support federal employees, support federal agencies and support federal employee unions.

The anti-government, anti-union forces pursuing these extreme ideas are perpetuating some harmful myths about federal employees and their work. Equip yourself to fight back with the truth.

When they say...
Federal employees are unaccountable and can’t be fired

The “Deep State” bureaucracy blocks the president’s agenda

Federal workers are politically liberal

Federal employee unions have too much power

Presidents need loyal employees to enact their agenda

Federal employees need to move out of Washington, D.C.

Teleworking employees need to get back to work

You Say...

Failure to meet strict performance standards can result in discipline and removal

We swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and carry out the law, no matter who is president

The workforce reflects the political diversity of the entire U.S. population and serves administrations of both parties

Our contracts are negotiated with management, as provided by law

Presidents can appoint 4,000 partisans to government jobs; We are civil servants who compete for jobs based on merit

85% currently live and work outside the Washington D.C. region

Teleworkers are working. Studies show that telework boosts productivity, recruitment and retention, while creating cost savings

In the News

Trump’s vow to fire thousands of ‘crooked’ federal workers prompts alarm, LA Times, Aug. 30

Trump gutted federal employee unions. They believe he'd do it again, NPR, Aug. 15

Trump’s plan to upend federal workforce could rattle DMV economy, Washington Post, Aug. 8

A chief architect of Project 2025 is ready to shock Washington if Donald Trump wins a second term, AP, Aug. 5

Trump’s second-term agenda plans a purge of the federal workforce, Washington Post, July 26)

Another Trump Presidency Could Be Disastrous For Unions, HuffPost, July 16