President Trump signed a memorandum implementing an immediate hiring freeze on all executive branch agencies, unless they meet a specialized exception. The freeze exempts military personnel and provides agencies with the ability to continue to fill […]
With the announcement, just weeks before year’s end, that federal employees would see a 2.1 percent pay increase in 2017, NTEU achieved its goal of pay parity with the military. Federal employees will receive a […]
In a welcome move, the administration announced it is raising the awards cap for front-line federal employees but NTEU would like to see it raised even higher. Federal agencies are authorized to spend up to […]
NTEU’s diligent work on behalf of federal employees paid off today as President Obama announced the 2017 federal pay raise will increase from 1.6 percent to an average 2.1 percent. On Nov. 30, immediately following […]
We want to be sure you get your retroactive transit subsidy payment, so here is what you need to know Current IRS and Chief Counsel employees will be notified by IRS of their eligibility by […]
NTEU is urging Congress to pass legislation in a continuing resolution that would protect millions of federal retirees from a potential spike in Medicare Part B premiums next year. According to the 2016 Medicare Trustees […]
Congress was on vacation in August but NTEU was hard at work fighting for federal employees. President Reardon made headlines last month by lobbying for appropriate resources for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), fighting for […]
TO: Chapter Presidents and Legislative Coordinators RE: Senate Passes 10-Week Continuing Resolution Today, the Senate passed a 10-week continuing resolution (CR) (HR 5325) to fund the government through December 9th. The legislation now moves to […]
Today the President sent Congressional leaders a formal letter transmitting an alternative pay plan for the calendar year 2017 pay raise for federal workers in the General Schedule. Under current law, absent congressional action to […]
Understanding the federal pay system and locality pay rests comfortably between difficult and impossible. Even when regularly working in this field in an agency, the differences in pay systems may render an expert in one […]
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