WHEN: On Thursday, October 10, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Eastern, NTEU Chapter 293 will hold its annual member meeting.
WHERE: Union members attending in-person in Headquarters will meet in the Main Auditorium, and may enjoy a lunch… read more
Chapter 293's 2024 election has been completed by our outside election vendor, BallotPoint and the Chapter 293 Nomination and Election Committee is pleased to announce the election results for Chapter 293's 2024-2027 term. We would like to thank our… read more
Civilian federal employees are now almost sure to see a 2% federal pay raise in 2025, after President Joe Biden formally announced his plans for next year’s salary hike. Though nothing will be truly official until Biden signs an executive order… read more
If you are nearing age 65 then you will be absolutely bombarded with phone calls and mailers trying to get you to buy all kinds of Medicare plans/supplements. To add to the confusion, federal employees have FEHB (federal employee health insurance)… read more
Remote workers continue to be a vital part of the federal workforce, but if two bills recently introduced in the Senate are signed into law, federal telework employees could see both pay and retirement benefits decrease...
In a congressionally mandated report, the Office of Management and Budget rebuffed many common complaints by congressional Republicans about the popular workplace flexibility.
Hybrid work arrangements are already in place at many federal agencies, but agency leaders are still looking to continuously evaluate their workplace posture and make adjustments as needed. To help them make those ongoing decisions, agencies have… read more
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved four Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bills that generally provide flat funding or slight increases to NTEU-represented agencies and remained silent on pay, deferring to the President’s proposal… read more
When do you know you have enough to retire? And are you ready? Determining your readiness for retirement is a pivotal stage in your financial journey, necessitating careful planning and assessment. It encompasses not only the financial aspect of… read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic came to an end, a number of large companies pushed for their workers to return to the office five days a week – a policy that prompted many employees to "quiet quit" in protest. That may have been exactly what their bosses… read more
If elected, Vice President Kamala Harris — the likely Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden on Sunday ended his reelection bid — would bring to the Oval Office significant experience in federal workforce issues and a history of advocating… read more
OPM Director Ron Shriver directed that federal agencies that operate their own pay systems governing at least 100 employees must now conduct the same review of pay policies that OPM did for the General Schedule, Federal Wage System and Senior… read more
NTEU-endorsed nominee Anne Wagner was confirmed today to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), ending the stalemate on the panel and allowing many issues before the FLRA that are important to federal workers to begin to move forward...
A long list of proposals affecting federal employment policies, including one seeking to put in law a ban against a future Schedule F, has been offered as amendments to the general government spending bill in advance of a House vote. That… read more
By Erich Wagner at GovExec.com: The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program produced mixed results last month, with only three of the Thrifts Savings Plan’s core offerings finishing June in positive territory.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro at the New York Times: "People will lose their jobs,” the think tank’s president says about federal workers. “Hopefully their lives are able to flourish in spite of that."
If there was a silver lining to the pandemic at the SEC it was this: over three years, frontline staff demonstrated beyond any doubt that the Agency is able to meet its mission successfully working almost 100% remotely. Nevertheless, Chair Gensler’s… read more
4/29/11: In response to a national grievance filed by Chapter 293 in February, the SEC last week delivered to the Union a summary data set for the performance ratings that were distributed to employees in connection with the recently completed pilot… read more
In a rush to the finish, the House and then the Senate both approved the final package of funding bills for the current fiscal year ending the constant threat of a shutdown caused by repeated continuing resolutions.