1/9/13: Effective January 1, 2013, GSA has increased the gas mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees to 56.5 cents.
NTEU has been continually working to obtain a fair and accurate mileage deduction for business-related travel. Last April we were able to convince the General Services... Read more ...
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01/09/2013
01/07/2013
1/7/13: The Union has notified the SEC's Office of Human Resources that SEC employees expect the transit subsidy to be increased to the new maximum level of $240 per month, in accordance with new legislation passed by Congress in connection with the Fiscal Cliff negotiations, and as is required... Read more ...
01/02/2013
1/2/13: Yesterday, the House of Representatives took up legislation extending the pay freeze for federal employees and members of Congress through the end of 2013. H.R.6726 was considered on the House suspension calendar and could not be amended. The bill passed the House by a vote of 287 to 129... Read more ...
01/02/2013
1/2/13: The fiscal cliff deal approved by both the House and Senate includes NTEU-supported language that would reinstate parity between the transit and parking portions of the commuter benefit through 2013 and make it retroactive to January 1, 2012.
As you know, in 2010, as part of the “Tax... Read more ...
As you know, in 2010, as part of the “Tax... Read more ...
12/21/2012
12/21/12: As the year closes, please remember to donate your "use or lose" leave to the Leave Bank, where it can be put to good use providing leave to your co-workers who have exhausted their own sick leave due to illness or medical emergency. All you need to do is send an email to Jack Waller in... Read more ...
12/21/2012
12/21/12: NTEU and the SEC this week reached agreement on a pay increase. All bargaining unit employees who receive an "acceptable" rating will receive a 2% merit increase in the second pay period in January, beginning on January 13, 2013. Furthermore, once the SEC learns its final funding level... Read more ...
12/21/2012
12/21/12: President Obama issued an Executive Order today closing all executive departments and agencies on Monday, Christmas Eve. Please enjoy the holiday weekend with your family. If you have already put in for leave on Monday, you may simply change that day to a holiday on Quicktime. Here is... Read more ...
12/13/2012
12/13/12: The SEC’s latest low score on the Partnership for Public Service “Best Places to Work” rankings, 19th out of 22 mid-sized agencies, is sobering news – but as the agency transitions to new leadership I am hopeful that our senior leaders will bring the same focus to our internal challenges... Read more ...
12/12/2012
12/13/12: Today, the Partnership for Public Service (“PPS”), a nonpartisan organization dedicated to revitalizing the federal government by transforming the way government works, released its annual “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government” rankings for 2012. The Union today posted internal... Read more ...
12/12/2012
Below are links to the 2012 FEVS reports from the Office of Personnel Management for the SEC and each of its offices and divisions:
2012 FEVS SEC-Wide Report
2012 FEVS Headquarters Division and Office Report
2012 FEVS Regional Offices Report
2012 FEVS Atlanta Regional Office Report
2012 FEVS... Read more ...
2012 FEVS SEC-Wide Report
2012 FEVS Headquarters Division and Office Report
2012 FEVS Regional Offices Report
2012 FEVS Atlanta Regional Office Report
2012 FEVS... Read more ...
12/10/2012
12/10/12: Automatic spending cuts, known as sequestration, which could go into effect on January 2, 2013, if Congress and the White House do not agree on a way to prevent them, would not have the same impact as a government shutdown due to lack of appropriations. When there is an appropriations... Read more ...
12/03/2012
12/3/12: Please contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign -- there are only 12 days to go. As I am sure you know, it is in times like these that donations to charity can really make a difference. Consider how very fortunate all of us are at the SEC this year. Despite the salary freeze and... Read more ...
12/03/2012
12/3/12: As you know, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released the results of its 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) which is a tool that measures employee satisfaction and employee perceptions of whether, and to what extent, conditions characterizing successful... Read more ...
11/27/2012
11/27/12: A group of supportive Members of Congress and the Federal-Postal Coalition urge no further cuts to the federal workforce. Members of Congress have sent this letter to Congressional Leadership and this letter President Obama, pointing out that federal employees have already contributed... Read more ...
11/08/2012
11/8/12: NTEU will match—dollar for dollar—money donated to a special fund that provides emergency assistance to federal employees of NTEU-represented agencies impacted by megastorm Sandy, NTEU National President Colleen Kelley announced today.
“Though more than a week has passed, many federal... Read more ...
“Though more than a week has passed, many federal... Read more ...
10/05/2012
Chapter 293 will hold its annual meeting for Union members on Tuesday, October 16, from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM, EDT. The meeting will occur at the Headquarters Main Auditorium in Washington, D.C., and it will be videocast to the regional offices. An interpreter for the hearing impaired will attend the... Read more ...
10/01/2012
10/1/12: NTEU this week requested that the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) assert jurisdiction over the impasse in the negotiations between the Union and the SEC over a new collective bargaining agreement. After a year and half of negotiations, the SEC and the Union are at impasse over... Read more ...
09/25/2012
10/1/12: Chapter 293's Election Committee has certified the results of the 2012 chapter elections. The winners of the contested elections are as follows:
Executive Board Representatives, HQ Professional: Noel Gittens, Mickael Moore and Kevin Stertzel; and
Executive Board Representative, HQ At... Read more ...
Executive Board Representatives, HQ Professional: Noel Gittens, Mickael Moore and Kevin Stertzel; and
Executive Board Representative, HQ At... Read more ...
09/20/2012
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a report this week outlining the sequester, or automatic budget cuts, that will go into effect on January 2, 2013 pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011, unless Congress acts to cancel them. The budget cuts will total $109 billion for 2013, $54... Read more ...
09/17/2012
August 3, 2012 emails
August 17, 2012 email from Lacey Dingman to management.
August 17, 2012 email from Lacey Dingman to management.
09/05/2012
A little over a year after giving the following special Labor Day message on September 5, 1960, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988 granting collective bargaining rights to federal employees:
May I offer my congratulations to the members of organized labor on this 1960 Labor Day... Read more ...
May I offer my congratulations to the members of organized labor on this 1960 Labor Day... Read more ...
08/30/2012
9/5/12: In a decision last week, an independent federal arbitrator ruled that SEC management in the New York Regional Office ("NYRO") violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") between the SEC and NTEU by reassigning a part-time Staff Accountant and mother of two to a full time schedule... Read more ...
08/23/2012
8/23/12: Last week, NTEU Chapter 293 filed a national grievance against the SEC seeking an order compelling the agency to stop its use of the numerical ratings from the FY 2011 pilot run of the so-called "evidence based" performance management system ("EBP"). The Union expects that it will be... Read more ...
08/22/2012
8/22/12: Yesterday, the White House issued its alternative pay plan which would implement a 0.5% pay raise for civilian federal employees in January 2013. However, the White House has asked Congress to delay the effective date of the raise until the expected CR expires, which is anticipated to be... Read more ...
08/21/2012
What Are “Performance Management” and “Pay for Performance” Systems and How Does the SEC Intend to Use Them?
“Performance management” and “pay for performance” (the latter sometimes referred to as “merit pay” at the SEC) are frequently used interchangeably. Although they are often linked, they are... Read more ...
“Performance management” and “pay for performance” (the latter sometimes referred to as “merit pay” at the SEC) are frequently used interchangeably. Although they are often linked, they are... Read more ...