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12/30/2009
12/30/09: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued proposed regulations that would require agencies to conduct periodic reinvestigations (PRIs) of all “public trust” employees at least once every five years. NTEU has submitted these comments in response to that proposal to register NTEU’... Read more ...
12/17/2009
12/17/09: The General Services Administration (GSA) has informed NTEU that they are proposing a decrease in the privately-owned vehicles mileage reimbursement rates for federal employees effective January 1, 2010, to match the rate cap imposed by the IRS.
Recently, the IRS issued a report and... Read more ...
Recently, the IRS issued a report and... Read more ...
12/17/2009
12/17/09: On December 16, 2009, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs marked up S 1102, the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act. This legislation, introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chair and Ranking Member of the... Read more ...
12/15/2009
12/15/09: The Union and the SEC have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) settling a national grievance that Chapter 293 filed last year in response to the imposition of an attire policy by Lori Richards, the erstwhile Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (... Read more ...
12/09/2009
12/9/09: Last night, on December 8, the House Appropriations Committee announced agreement among conferees on the major spending package for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, which includes the federal pay raise. The package provides... Read more ...
12/09/2009
12/9/09: NTEU National President Colleen Kelley today welcomed a White House executive order setting the stage for the meaningful pre-decisional involvement of frontline federal employees in the operations of their agencies and paving the way for longer-term gains for taxpayers. NTEU played a lead... Read more ...
12/09/2009
12/9/09: Chapter 293 is pleased to inform you that House and Senate conferees have produced a FY 2010 omnibus appropriations measure that provides for an SEC budget with an additional $85 million beyond the agency's original request (which itself was a boost from the previous year's budget). This... Read more ...
12/09/2009
12/9/09: NTEU’s work with members of Congress successfully resulted in continuation of the long tradition of allocating a portion of the upcoming federal civilian pay raise to locality pay.
Under a planned fiscal 2010 omnibus funding bill to be advanced by the House Appropriations Committee,... Read more ...
12/08/2009
12/8/09: In the last few days proposals have surfaced in the Senate debate on health care reform that would make OPM the administrator of nonfederal enrollee health plans as part of a “public option.” While NTEU is in the process of assessing that proposal, the Union has taken immediate action to... Read more ...
12/02/2009
12/2/09: On November 30, President Obama exercised his right to submit an alternative plan to Congress on locality pay as presidents of both parties have done in recent years. As expected, he submitted his alternative plan for locality pay increases consistent with his earlier August report. Under... Read more ...
11/27/2009
11/28/09: The federal government could save an estimated $50 million in recruitment and retention costs by putting in place a paid parental leave benefit, according to new research by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The report, and its conclusion, was presented this week at a... Read more ...
11/22/2009
Happy New Year from the volunteer Stewards and Executive Board Members of NTEU Chapter 293 who serve you every day at the SEC. We hope that you and your family have a great holiday!
11/12/2009
11/12/09: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has proposed to change its regulations in two different contexts to explicitly acknowledge the diverse nature of the federal workforce by, among other things, extending benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. NTEU has filed... Read more ...
11/12/2009
11/12/09: Effective this week, NTEU members again have access to Consumers’ Checkbook’s online Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants. All NTEU members who are currently participating, or are planning to participate, in Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plans or the... Read more ...
11/12/2009
I am pleased to announce that NTEU members will again have access to Consumers’ Checkbook’s online Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants. All NTEU members who currently or are planning to participate in Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plans or the Federal... Read more ...
11/12/2009
11/11/09: Over the weekend, in a vote of 220–215, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, the comprehensive health insurance reform bill. As NTEU had advocated, the legislation maintains the integrity of FEHBP. Federal employees and retirees will be able to continue receiving coverage... Read more ...
11/04/2009
11/4/09: A year ago, a federal arbitrator ruled in favor of the Union that all Securities Compliance Examiners in grades 11, 12 and 13 are eligible to receive higher pay rates for their overtime work. The SEC has now completed the process of converting all of the Securities Compliance Examiners to... Read more ...
11/04/2009
A Chapter 293 meeting will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2009, from 1:00-2:00 EST at the Headquarters LL Auditorium. This meeting will be videoconferenced to the Regional Offices. If you work in a Regional Office, please contact your local steward for details. Thanks!
11/02/2009
11/2/09: Last week, President Obama signed the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Bill (S.1390/H.R.2647) into law. This was the culmination of a longstanding effort by NTEU to bring fairness and reform to the treatment of tens of thousands of federal employees and retirees... Read more ...
10/30/2009
President's Perspective, October 2009: In FY 2009, Chapter 293 continued to demonstrate its value as your exclusive representative with a steady stream of successes. Here are just a few for your consideration now that the year is over:
• The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia... Read more ...
• The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia... Read more ...
10/30/2009
H1N1 has become the first pandemic in over forty years, and it has many characteristics that make it unlike a typical seasonal flu. How severe it will be remains to be seen. With the flu season now upon us, it is a good time to review H1N1 concerns and procedures.
Last week, Chapter 293 leaders... Read more ...
Last week, Chapter 293 leaders... Read more ...
10/30/2009
During NTEU's Biannual National Convention in San Francisco a few weeks ago, Chapter 293 President Greg Gilman accepted the First Place Award for Excellence in Chapter Communications. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in overall communications among the hundreds of NTEU chapters,... Read more ...
10/30/2009
Participants in the new Upward Mobility Program will be chosen soon from the members of the support staff across the country who submitted applications. This program was negotiated by Chapter 293 in our most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement, and it will provide an opportunity for... Read more ...
10/30/2009
In September, Chapter 293 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the SEC creating a new Domestic Partners Benefits Program at the agency. Under this agreement, the SEC will provide certain benefits to an employee’s domestic partner and the domestic partner’s eligible dependent children. These... Read more ...
10/30/2009
In early October, almost 100 employees in the Division of Corporation Finance received their career ladder promotions to Grade 14 as the result of an agreement between NTEU and senior management in the Division.
The resolution of this issue began several weeks ago, when Chapter 293 submitted an... Read more ...
The resolution of this issue began several weeks ago, when Chapter 293 submitted an... Read more ...