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06/22/2009
6/22/09: On June 4, 2009, Republican Leader John Boehner and Republican Whip Eric Cantor submitted a proposal to the President to change the calculation of federal annuities and to eliminate official time for full-time union representation. The overall package proposes sweeping cuts to many federal... Read more ...
06/17/2009
6/17/09: President Obama today announced the administration's sweeping plan for financial regulatory restructuring. This broad and ambitious plan is a reaction to what the President called "a culture of irresponsibility" that resulted in the financial crisis, and it would result in a significant... Read more ...
06/17/2009
6/17/09: NTEU National President Colleen Kelley yesterday supported the call of three members of Congress for President Obama to re-establish, by executive order, partnership in the federal sector. The letter was issued by Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) and Delegate... Read more ...
06/17/2009
6/17/09: The House last Friday passed the Senate version of tobacco legislation with NTEU-backed language changing the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), but without federal retiree provisions.
The bill provides for automatic enrollment of federal employees in the TSP and the addition of a qualified Roth-... Read more ...
The bill provides for automatic enrollment of federal employees in the TSP and the addition of a qualified Roth-... Read more ...
06/16/2009
6/16/09: Last week, NTEU joined a number of labor unions in a coalition of those who oppose the taxation of health insurance benefits in the context of national health care reform. The union has agreed to sign on to a letter which was sent to Congress last week (LETTER), and will be further... Read more ...
06/12/2009
6/12/09: Yesterday, in NTEU's latest victory, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in NTEU's favor on the SEC's appeal of a decision by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) requiring the SEC to make back pay distributions to all SEC employees who... Read more ...
06/11/2009
6/11/09: The Senate is expected to cast its final vote on H.R. 1256, the FDA tobacco regulation bill today. Included in the legislative package are changes to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), including the automatic enrollment in TSP for new employees and the addition of a qualified Roth contribution... Read more ...
06/10/2009
6/11/09: The first phase of the merit pay settlement, which occurred a few months ago, involved the distribution of $2.7 million in lump sum amounts to affected employees based on their service dates, the merit pay raises they received and, in the case of employees over the age of forty, the date... Read more ...
06/09/2009
6/9/09: Federal employees came one step closer to gaining paid parental leave last week when the House passed H.R. 626. This bill, introduced by Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), was designated a legislative priority by NTEU's Legislative Advisory Committee in January, and NTEU worked closely... Read more ...
06/03/2009
6/3/09: SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government yesterday. Click here to read the testimony.
05/22/2009
5/21/09: Chapter 293 recently increased the ranks of its senior leadership.
Katie Nix will now be serving as a Senior Chapter Adviser with an emphasis on EEO and disabilities issues. Katie will be consulting with chapter stewards on these types of cases. As part of her shifting duties, she will be... Read more ...
Katie Nix will now be serving as a Senior Chapter Adviser with an emphasis on EEO and disabilities issues. Katie will be consulting with chapter stewards on these types of cases. As part of her shifting duties, she will be... Read more ...
05/22/2009
5/21/09: A key Senate committee's approval this week of legislation that would expand federal telework opportunities is a needed and welcome step forward in efforts to expand the availability of this important workplace program, said NTEU National President Colleen Kelley.
The bill, the Telework... Read more ...
The bill, the Telework... Read more ...
05/21/2009
Here are the managers assigned to the various Enforcement Division Working Groups:
Specialization:
David Bergers
Andy Calamari
Kit Addleman
Kay Lackey
Michele Layne
Lou Mejia
Merri Jo Gillette
Rick Firestone
Cheryl Scarboro
Marc Fagel
Tim Warren
Management Plan:
Roz Tyson
John Dugan
Don Hoerl... Read more ...
Specialization:
David Bergers
Andy Calamari
Kit Addleman
Kay Lackey
Michele Layne
Lou Mejia
Merri Jo Gillette
Rick Firestone
Cheryl Scarboro
Marc Fagel
Tim Warren
Management Plan:
Roz Tyson
John Dugan
Don Hoerl... Read more ...
05/17/2009
5/15/09: NTEU has appointed the bargaining unit employees listed below from those who volunteered to fill the slots provided by management on the various Enforcement Division Management Work Groups that are currently discussing the following issues: specialization, revising management structure,... Read more ...
05/08/2009
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05/07/2009
5/6/09: NTEU is looking forward to working with new leadership at the SEC “to alter the course of the misguided human capital policies” of the last administration, NTEU National President Colleen Kelley today told the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance... Read more ...
05/06/2009
5/5/09: During oral arguments in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals today, NTEU asked the court to uphold a Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) ruling that the SEC committed an unfair labor practice when it unilaterally moved from the General Schedule (GS) to a merit pay system prior to the... Read more ...
05/06/2009
5/5/09: The House and Senate last week approved a final 2010 conference report supporting military-civilian parity in next year's pay raise.
Along with preserving the long tradition of pay parity, the resolution calls for additional funding of the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security... Read more ...
Along with preserving the long tradition of pay parity, the resolution calls for additional funding of the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security... Read more ...
05/02/2009
5/2/09: NTEU is moving aggressively to demand appropriate steps to protect employees at the nation’s air, land, and sea ports of entry from the possibility of contracting swine flu. NTEU National President Colleen Kelley has asked senior management in the Department of Homeland Security to modify... Read more ...
05/02/2009
5/1/09: The head of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees applauded this week's announcement of a new administration program seeking to expand employee opportunities across government to telework. The program is in line with bipartisan legislation introduced in the House last... Read more ...
05/02/2009
5/2/09: Last week, yet another sister financial regulatory agency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), notified its employees that it was increasing the maximum monthly transit subsidy for its employees from $120 to $230. This increase, which was made pursuant to the American Recovery... Read more ...
04/23/2009
4/23/09: With the federal workforce poised to play an increasingly important role in helping resolve the nation’s serious problems, it is vital that Congress and the administration address a number of key workplace issues—particularly dealing with recruitment and retention, the leader of the nation... Read more ...
04/23/2009
4/23/09: Employees at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently received the news that their maximum public transportation subsidies would be increased from $120 to $230, effective June 1, 2009. This increased benefit was provided for in the economic stimulus bill signed into law by... Read more ...
04/21/2009
President's Perspective, April 2009: There has been much discussion both inside and outside the SEC over the past several years – not to mention the last several months – about how to improve the SEC’s Enforcement program. Beyond the obvious suggestion of hiring more staff, many opportunities exist... Read more ...
04/21/2009
Last year, the SEC filed with the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals a Petition for Review of NTEU's Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) victory in the 2002 within grade increase (WIGI) case. Briefs have been filed in this appeal, and the Court has scheduled oral argument for May 5... Read more ...