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08/21/2012
8/23/12: The last week of scheduled mediated negotiating sessions between the SEC and NTEU over the Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") came to an end earlier this month. The SEC failed to come to agreement with the Union's bargaining team on several issues that are important to SEC employees.... Read more ...
08/21/2012
8/23/12: The recent independent survey of the SEC regarding the agency's new, so-called "evidence-based" performance management system ("EBP") clearly demonstrates what SEC employees have been talking about for the last couple of years around the water cooler: the new system is too complicated, ... Read more ...
08/14/2012
8/23/12: The results of an SEC employee survey about the SEC's so-called "evidence based" performance management system ("EBP") are in -- and the SEC received a failing grade.
Last year, the Union negotiated an agreement with the SEC concerning a second "pilot run" of the EBP for the 2011 rating... Read more ...
Last year, the Union negotiated an agreement with the SEC concerning a second "pilot run" of the EBP for the 2011 rating... Read more ...
08/02/2012
8/2/12: Earlier today the Senate Finance Committee approved legislation, the “Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012,” that would extend a number of tax provisions that have expired or will expire at the end of this year, including a provision that would reinstate parity between the... Read more ...
08/01/2012
8/1/12: As you are aware, NTEU and BJ’s Wholesale Club has teamed up to offer a discount on BJ’s annual memberships. The August enrollment period for our members to take advantage of this discount has been extended through September 30, 2012.
BJ’s is a discount wholesale club that offers... Read more ...
BJ’s is a discount wholesale club that offers... Read more ...
08/01/2012
8/1/12: Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 828, the “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011,” which requires federal employees to be fired if they have a tax debt.
NTEU believes that requiring federal employees, already subject to a two year pay freeze, to be terminated... Read more ...
NTEU believes that requiring federal employees, already subject to a two year pay freeze, to be terminated... Read more ...
06/28/2012
6/28/12: A conference committee working on the Transportation bill, H.R.4348, has reached agreement on that bill. The NTEU-supported phased retirement proposal for federal employees is included in that conference agreement. Under this proposal, which was also included in the President’s FY 2013... Read more ...
06/25/2012
6/25/12: SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro today posted this notice to all SEC employees as part of a settlement with the Federal Labor Relations Authority of a bad faith bargaining unfair labor practices charge against the agency.
In this case, the FLRA alleged that the SEC engaged in what is known as “... Read more ...
In this case, the FLRA alleged that the SEC engaged in what is known as “... Read more ...
06/20/2012
6/20/12: The SEC this week entered into a settlement agreement with the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) and the National Treasury Employees Union resolving an unfair labor practices complaint filed against the SEC. The matter had been scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on June 26. The... Read more ...
06/06/2012
6/6/12: This week, the Federal Labor Relations Authority issued another unfair labor practice complaint against the SEC for failure to bargain with the union over changes to employees' job duties in the Los Angeles Regional Office (LARO). The matter has been scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on... Read more ...
06/06/2012
6/6/12: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government approved its FY 2013 appropriations measure today. The bill does not allocate funding for a 2013 federal pay raise, but also does not require a pay freeze for 2013. It includes a small $50 million increase in... Read more ...
06/04/2012
6/4/12: Late last week, NTEU National President Colleen Kelley sent this letter to President Obama urging opposition to a proposal to use federal employee pension contribution increases to offset student loan interest rate reductions. The proposal came in the form of a letter from House Speaker... Read more ...
05/30/2012
5/30/12: A new report released this week by the Partnership for Public Service shows that federal employees’ satisfaction with their compensation is dropping, but also that levels of satisfaction vary widely between federal agencies. The report provides further evidence of persistent problems with... Read more ...
05/23/2012
5/30/12: Over the past year, the SEC has quietly transformed its Employment Relations unit in the Office of Human Resources. Many of the new staffers, including several managers, who now work in this important office come from another agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component... Read more ...
05/16/2012
5/16/12: Yesterday, Congressman Barney Frank gave a speech on financial regulation at the SEC at the invitation of NTEU Chapter 293. During his visit, Congressman Frank also accepted an award from the Union.
Frank visited the Boston Regional Office for the lunch event which was videocast to all of... Read more ...
Frank visited the Boston Regional Office for the lunch event which was videocast to all of... Read more ...
05/15/2012
5/15/12: There is no place in the highway funding bill currently under discussion by House-Senate conferees for a provision to change federal pensions to fund that measure, NTEU National President Colleen Kelley told conferees in this letter today.
“Further cuts to federal compensation will... Read more ...
“Further cuts to federal compensation will... Read more ...
05/11/2012
5/11/12: Congress must ensure that parity is reinstated between the transit and parking portions of the commuter benefit in final highway funding bill providing relief to America’s employees facing high commuting costs, NTEU National President Colleen Kelley said in a letter this week to conferees... Read more ...
05/11/2012
5/11/12: The House of Representatives’ approval yesterday of the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 (H.R. 5652) represents yet another attack on the federal workforce and advances an unfair and illogical partisan budget that fails to address what the American people want or need, said... Read more ...
05/11/2012
5/11/12: The SEC informed NTEU this week that the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) will be available for SEC employee participation soon, probably as early as next week. NTEU Chapter 293 strongly encourages all SEC employees to take this important opportunity to provide feedback... Read more ...
05/06/2012
5/6/12: During NTEU's national steward training conference last week, several Chapter 293 leaders were recognized for their leadership roles over this past year. Among the recipients of these awards was Sue Schneider from OCIE.
Sue was honored not only for her work as a Union steward but also for... Read more ...
Sue was honored not only for her work as a Union steward but also for... Read more ...
05/06/2012
5/6/12: During NTEU's national steward training conference last week, several Chapter 293 leaders were recognized for their leadership roles over this past year. Among the recipients of these awards was Tom Melton of the SLRO.
Tom was honored not only for his work as a Union steward but also for... Read more ...
Tom was honored not only for his work as a Union steward but also for... Read more ...
05/06/2012
5/6/12: During NTEU's national steward training conference last week, several Chapter 293 members were recognized for their leadership roles over this past year. Among the recipients of these awards was Terry Coley in OAS.
Terry was honored for being a top recruiter of new Union members in... Read more ...
Terry was honored for being a top recruiter of new Union members in... Read more ...
05/06/2012
5/6/12: During NTEU's national steward training conference last week, several Chapter 293 leaders were recognized for their leadership roles over this past year. Among the recipients of these awards was Danny Gay of OFM.
Danny, who was unable to travel to the conference, was honored for his work as... Read more ...
Danny, who was unable to travel to the conference, was honored for his work as... Read more ...
05/06/2012
5/6/12: During NTEU's national steward training conference last week, several Chapter 293 leaders were recognized for their leadership roles over this past year. Among the recipients of these awards was Allan Capute of OGC.
Allan, who was unable to travel to the conference, was honored for his work... Read more ...
Allan, who was unable to travel to the conference, was honored for his work... Read more ...
05/06/2012
5/6/12: During NTEU's national steward training conference last week, several Chapter 293 leaders were recognized for their leadership roles over this past year. Among the recipients of these awards was April Keyes of OIEA.
April, who serves as the Secretary of NTEU Chapter 293, was honored for her... Read more ...
April, who serves as the Secretary of NTEU Chapter 293, was honored for her... Read more ...