Update: House Approves Anti-Telework Legislation

Last week, the House passed the SHOW UP Act (H.R. 139) to severely limit telework in the federal workplace. See how House members voted.

Ahead of the vote, National President Tony Reardon wrote to House members urging them to vote against this bill.

The legislation would require every federal agency to return to pre-pandemic telework policies, without regard to union contracts or proven positive results based on actual telework experience.

“The so-called Show Up Act is based on false pretenses,” said National President Tony Reardon. “The federal employees we represent who are eligible for telework ‘show up' for work every day, whether they are working from home or at a federal worksite.”

NTEU is working with our allies in the Senate to prevent this harmful legislation from moving forward. Read more