Happy Independence Day NTEU!

As our NTEU family prepares to celebrate Independence Day, let’s remember those who have fought for our freedoms and the federal employees who support and defend our Constitution by faithfully performing their duties for all Americans. Thank you for your contributions!

House Appropriators Approve Deep Spending Cuts for Several Agencies in FY 2026

The House Appropriations Committee has advanced five of its 12 fiscal year 2026 spending bills that would deeply cut funding at several NTEU-represented agencies.

The spending cuts would harm crucial public services and the employees at the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; non-intelligence programs at Department of Defense; and the Food and Drug Administration. Although Customs and Border Protection would receive funding to hire an additional 450 officers, this is far short of the 6,000 needed under the latest Workload Staffing Model and insufficient to address the expected retirement wave in 2028.

The president is proposing to cut $163 billion from the federal budget in fiscal year 2026, a shocking one-year cut to discretionary spending that would spark mass layoffs and eliminate countless vital public programs.

Congress is still in the early stages of the appropriations process. NTEU will continue to closely monitor the FY 2026 budget process and advocate for adequate funding for agencies.

Report Warns Budget Bill Could Complicate Tax Season

After “one of the most successful filing seasons in recent history” in 2025, the 2026 tax-filing season could be at risk due to cuts to jobs and funding at the IRS.

According to a new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, the president’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal calls for deep cuts to the IRS that would complicate the tax filing season, harm taxpayer services and negatively impact revenue collection.

The White House plan would turn the clock back for the IRS to its lowest funding level since 2002, eliminating up to 19,000 jobs and slashing the enforcement budget by one-third.

The report also warns that the agency may need additional employees and improved digital tools if significant changes in the tax law are passed in the budget reconciliation bill.

NTEU will continue to urge Congress to adequately fund the IRS so employees can continue to collect the taxes that keep our country moving forward.

NTEU Members Speak Out About Working Conditions Four New York members of Congress joined frontline employees from the IRS and CFPB Monday to raise concerns about poor working conditions in their federal offices. The press conference was held by Democratic Reps. Nydia M. Velázquez, Grace Meng, Gregory Meeks and Dan Goldman. NTEU members from Chapters 47 (IRS Manhattan), 271 (IRS Brooklyn/Queens) and 335 (CFPB) bravely shared personal stories about how new workplace policies from management have created conditions that impact their health, safety and productivity. In a strong showing of solidarity, the event was also attended by union members from NTEU Chapter 18 (IRS Hartford), CWA District 1, Teamsters Local 804, IFPTE Local 98 and the Federal Unionists Network.