National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)

NTEU supports the rulemaking announced today which would crack down on illegal shipment practices and allow CBP employees to interdict more fentanyl that is hidden in international shipments: https://bit.ly/3zlknT4

National Executive Vice President Terry Scott attended Chapter 92’s (IRS San Diego) steward training and member appreciation dinner last month. He also visited the Tax Assistance Center and met with employees to discuss workplace issues impacting them.

Federal employees fear a shutdown could once again threaten their paychecks and interrupt services to the American people: https://bit.ly/3Zl0Xs0

"We only get one chance to get it right": Inside the top-rated agency in the country. https://wapo.st/3MDRDI7

Congress is back on Capitol Hill this week and federal employees face uncertainty ahead of the Sept. 30 funding deadline. Read more on the potential for a CR, and more in today’s eBulletin. https://www.nteu.org/nteu-publications/e-bulletin-archive

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen thanked Chapter 72 employees at the IRS Austin Campus today while discussing how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has improved the agency.

If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988. NTEU is proud to represent the SAMHSA employees who oversee the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.

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When civil servants mess up, they're usually dragged before Congress and into the news. But when civil servants do something great, it often goes unrecognized, Michael Lewis writes.

For example: Meet Christopher Mark, who led the development of industry-wide standards and practices to prevent roof falls in underground mines, leading to the first year (2016) of no roof fall fatalities in the United States.

NTEU stands in solidarity with the members of UNITE HERE fighting for higher wages, fair workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts at hotels around the country.

Federal employees would have new workplace protections against heat-related illness and injury under a rule proposed by the Biden administration: https://bit.ly/3OAwctC

We celebrate the labor movement and the union members like you who stand up for workers around the country.

Another reason to support paid family leave? The surgeon general called for the program to help alleviate parental stress. NTEU agrees!

Parental Mental Health & Well-Being Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents. The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory 2024

FEEA’s free online tutoring program is back! Children of eligible federal employees can get access to more than 3,500 tutors who can help with K-12 subjects, test preparation, AP courses and more: https://bit.ly/3ASG7WD

NTEU’s website is back online. We’re moving quickly to restore any missing content. If you created an account for the first time or changed your password between mid-April and today, you may need to do it again.

Be advised that the NTEU website is currently offline. We are working to restore NTEU.org and it should be back online soon. Apologies for the inconvenience.

NTEU celebrates the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. The law has significantly improved IRS taxpayer services and made the agency a better place to work: https://bit.ly/3yxb569

A new report by OMB debunks false claims that federal employees don’t come into work. Get the details in today’s e-Bulletin: https://bit.ly/3OAwctC

CBP Officers and members of Chapter 116 (CBP Arizona) at the Port of Lukeville recently seized more than 1,000 pounds of fentanyl, making it the largest singular fentanyl seizure in the agency’s history: https://bit.ly/4diPiOp

During a recent visit to New York, National President Doreen Greenwald met with employees from Chapters 154 (CBP Buffalo) and 290 (FDA NY/NJ) to discuss workplace issues impacting them.

With input and collaboration from NTEU chapters, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is shrinking its backlog of pending patent and trademark applications—and working more efficiently and effectively: https://bit.ly/3SEFcPG

Federal employees are sometimes assigned higher-graded duties for months or even years. A new regulation that NTEU fought for removes a 120-day cap on back pay remedies that had been in place for two decades. https://bit.ly/3OAwctC

Congress is out until September, leaving little time to finish work on fiscal 2025 funding bills. Get an update on where government funding stands: https://bit.ly/3OAwctC

Earlier today, NTEU Chapter 155 (CBP Ohio) President Heidi Tien joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown at a press conference in Cleveland to call for more inspections and more staffing to stop illegal fentanyl shipments. Tien represents nearly 300 CBP employees across Ohio: https://bit.ly/4dLItFh

United Benefits is back with another members’ only webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 20 to help you simplify the federal retirement process. Learn more and register today: https://bit.ly/3WMzKg5

They are aspiring nurses, economists, cancer researchers, physical therapists and dentists—and they are this year’s winners of NTEU-FEEA scholarships. Read more: https://bit.ly/3WIqmu6

Congress must act now to ramp up hiring at CBP before a surge in officer retirements, expected in 2028, National President Doreen Greenwald warned.

NTEU seeks CBP officer hiring surge to offset looming retirement wave The National Treasury Employees Union says CBP’s staffing model shows it’s already short 5,850 officers, even before the retirement wave hits.

NTEU is urging Congress to make sure CBP can ramp up hiring before the number of officer retirements more than triples in 2028: https://bit.ly/4fpbvMl

One of the best parts of visiting our national parks and historic sites is interacting with rangers. We are proud to represent NPS park rangers in the National Capital Region.