NTEU this week met with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concerning the recent federal employee data breaches, and the resulting response. This briefing was related to the initial personnel breach. NTEU continues to press for additional information related to the second announced breach impacting… Continue reading President Kelley Discusses Breach with OPM Director
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NTEU Opposes Benefit Cuts to Federal Workers’ Comp Program
Wednesday, May 20 2015 Washington, D.C.—Congress should reject proposals to slash workers’ compensation benefits for federal employees who get hurt on the job, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) told a House panel today.In a statement to the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, NTEU National President Colleen M. Kelley said the union… Continue reading NTEU Opposes Benefit Cuts to Federal Workers’ Comp Program
NTEU Backs Bill To End Higher Federal Pension Contributions
Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) endorsed a House bill today that would end a congressional mandate under which recent and new federal hires must make bigger pension contributions than long-time employees. Congress raised Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) contributions for new hires in 2012 to help pay for an extension of unemployment insurance,… Continue reading NTEU Backs Bill To End Higher Federal Pension Contributions
Kelley Says Employees Deserve a Bigger 2015 Pay Raise
President Colleen M. Kelley was critical of a proposed 1 percent pay increase for federal employees that will be included in the administration’s budget blueprint due out next month. “I strongly believe that federal employees deserve more and this amount is inadequate,” Kelley said, adding that NTEU believes a 3.3 percent pay raise is a… Continue reading Kelley Says Employees Deserve a Bigger 2015 Pay Raise
NTEU Legislative Conference Begins Tomorrow
Hundreds of NTEU members from around the country and across federal agencies will be meeting in the nation’s capital to personally deliver an important message to lawmakers: support federal workers. This is the theme of the annual, three-day NTEU Legislative Conference, set to begin tomorrow. The event features a rally at noon on Thursday on… Continue reading NTEU Legislative Conference Begins Tomorrow