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| ICYMI: Reardon Talks Federal Pay Raise on Government Matters |
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ICYMI: Reardon Talks Federal Pay Raise on Government Matters
Last week, National President Tony Reardon appeared on television's Government Matters to discuss the administration’s plan to give federal employees a 2.7 percent pay increase for 2022.
Reardon called this a “very good start” and reiterated that NTEU continues to push strongly for a 3.
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| Approval of Labor Unions is the Highest Since 1965 |
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Approval of Labor Unions is the Highest Since 1965
Americans' approval of unions has been ticking upward in recent years and is now at its highest point in more than half a century.
According to Gallup, which has been tracking Americans’ perceptions of labor unions since the 1930s, approval of unions is at 68 percent, the highest it has been since 1965.
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| A Labor Day Message from the National President |
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The first Labor Day parade was held in 1882 when unions in New York threw a parade that drew more than 20,000 people—even though they had to give up a day’s pay to march.
This year’s Labor Day celebrations will likely be much smaller and more subdued than this first one nearly 140 years ago, due to the ongoing pandemic.
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| Biden Announces Vaccine Policy |
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Biden Announces Vaccine Policy
President Biden today announced the outline of a new vaccine policy for federal employees. While we have the broad strokes, NTEU has many questions about how and when the policy will be rolled out across the government, including how the rights of employees will be protected.
Here is what we know. The new policy is not a mandate for vaccinations.
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| Reardon Addresses Workplace Reopenings on Government Matters |
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Reardon Addresses Workplace Reopenings on Government Matters
National President Tony Reardon appeared on television's Government Matters yesterday to discuss concerns some employees have raised about returning to the office and what NTEU wants to see in agency re-entry plans.
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| Juneteenth Holiday to Become Law; Observed Today (Friday) |
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BREAKING NEWS
Juneteenth Holiday to Become Law; Observed Tomorrow
Most federal employees will have a paid day off tomorrow, June 18, in the first-ever federal recognition of Juneteenth.
President Biden is scheduled to sign the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. (ET), declaring June 19 a national holiday.
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| United Benefits - retirement webinar |
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United Benefits is one of NTEU National's long-time partners and they've conducted in person retirement briefings for our chapter in past years, if you recall. They're offering a webinar that looks like it would be useful for our members to access.
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| Reminder: Additional Carryover Leave Must Be Used in 2021 |
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Reminder: Additional Carryover Leave Must Be Used in 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 allowed federal employees to carry over up to 60 hours of additional unused annual leave into 2021. That additional leave must be used by the end of the year and before any other annual leave available to the employee.
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| NTEU Proceeds with Lawsuit Alleging 2018-19 Shutdown Violated FLSA |
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NTEU Proceeds with Lawsuit Alleging 2018-19 Shutdown Violated FLSA
NTEU continues to pursue its lawsuit alleging the former administration violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to timely pay employees required to work during the 2018-2019 partial government shutdown.
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| Excused Absence for Adverse Reaction Due to the COVID-19 Vaccine |
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Excused Absence for Adverse Reaction Due to the COVID-19 Vaccine
The Safer Federal Workforce taskforce has encouraged, and DOI has determined to grant, up to two full workdays of administrative leave (pay code 060) for recovery from an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine (i.e.
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| Surveys Confirm Federal Employee Support For Telework |
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Surveys Confirm Federal Employee Support For Telework
In an NTEU survey, more than 13,800 frontline federal employees from 33 agencies and departments shared their experiences teleworking during the past year. According to the survey, 92 percent called their telework experience “successful” and two-thirds reported an uptick in productivity.
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| Black History Month |
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In honor of Black History Month, NTEU is celebrating the contributions of two pioneers in medicine. Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black female physician in the United States, and Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first Black woman awarded a nursing degree. Attached are fliers celebrating these trailblazers.
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| A New Exclusive Benefit - Tax Paying Benefits |
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Coming Soon! A New Exclusive Benefit
Tax season is just around the corner and NTEU is pleased to announce that all NTEU members can soon prepare their taxes and file them free of charge by using a new NTEU member benefit. This exclusive benefit gives you free access to TaxSlayer tax preparation software for your federal and state return and free electronic filing for both.
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| NTEU on events at U.S. Capitol |
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I am deeply saddened and angry by what occurred this afternoon at the U.S. Capitol Building. Like some of you, I have spent time in that building, and stand in awe of what it represents and the public servants it houses each day.
Our union stands with everyone at the Capitol—faithful public servants who have chosen to serve their country.
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| Repayments of Payroll Tax Deferral |
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More Details on Repayments of Payroll Tax Deferral
Last week, NTEU informed members that the repayment of the payroll tax deferral that was forced on federal employees will begin in the current pay period for employees whose payroll is handled by the National Finance Center.
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