National Treasury Employees Union

• House committee pushes forward on encouraging federal telework expansion

  The House Oversight and Reform Committee passes federal telework legislation that would call on OPM to offer more guidance and require agencies to report telework goals.

  Congress

  June 16, 2022
• IRS makes rare call to set higher gas reimbursement rate for rest of 2022

  The IRS outlined “pass-through” provisions of its 2022 National Agreement with the National Treasury Employees Union, which apply to agency managers and non-bargaining unit employees.

  Benefits

  June 08, 2022
• Employees at two headquarters offices vote to unionize

  Federal unions AFGE and NTEU hope to resolve some ongoing workforce challenges after two offices vote to organize.

  Unions

  June 03, 2022
• BLM workers elect to join federal employee union

  In today's Federal Newscast, employees at the Bureau of Land Management's headquarters vote to receive union coverage.

  Federal Newscast

  May 27, 2022
• NTEU calls for clearer FLRA guidelines to increase federal-labor efficiency

  The National Treasury Employees Union petitions to optimize case selection for federal-labor relations program amid 314-case backlog.

  Unions

  May 24, 2022
• Federal employees can now take paid leave to vote and work at the polls

  In today's Federal Newscast: Federal agency CIOs are finalizing plans to create and fund a zero-trust architecture. A former head of the TSA has died. And you can now sport ombre nails while in a Marine Corps uniform.

  Federal Newscast

  March 25, 2022
• IRS brings teleworking staff back to office in phased reentry starting in May

  The National Treasury Employees Union confirmed Thursday that the IRS plans to bring bargaining unit employees back to the office in two phases, one on May 8, the other on June 25.

  Workforce

  March 25, 2022
• SSA hires retired staff to manage crowds at field offices as in-person service ramps up

  SSA leadership anticipates higher than normal wait times for customers seeking assistance for at least the first month of the agency opening its doors to walk-in traffic.

  Workforce

  March 16, 2022
• Biden calls for ‘vast majority’ of federal employees to return to office as COVID-19 conditions improve

  President Joe Biden is calling for more federal employees to return to the office, saying “significant progress” made fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has made it safer to do so.

  Workforce

  March 01, 2022
• IRS creates ‘surge team’ to address backlog, scraps plan to close tax processing center

  The IRS, already dealing with a significant backlog of tax returns and taxpayer correspondence, is scrapping plans to consolidate the number of facilities that process its paper workload.

  Workforce

  February 17, 2022
• Federal appeals court strikes down FLRA decision setting higher bar for union negotiations

  A federal appeals court, for the second time in two weeks, is striking down a Federal Labor Relations Authority decision that set a higher bar for when agencies needed to negotiate with their unions.

  Unions

  February 01, 2022
• Federal appeals court overturns FLRA decision that limited mid-term bargaining for unions

  A federal appeals court is striking down a Federal Labor Relations Authority decision that gave agencies more authority at the negotiating table with unions.

  Unions

  January 28, 2022
• SSA reaches agreement with 3 unions over office reentry plans

  The Social Security Administration has reached an agreement with its three unions on office reentry plans.

  Workforce

  January 20, 2022
• Democratic lawmakers propose 5.1% average pay raise for federal employees

  Continuing with an annual tradition, lawmakers have once again introduced a bill that would give federal employees a pay raise in 2023.

  Pay

  January 13, 2022