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February News

Donald Trump offers buyout to federal workers; Tim Kaine, and NTEU President Doreen P. Greenwald reaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcCtIANT6ho.

Executive Order Issued to Severely Cut Staffing

President Trump signed an executive order tonight instructing agencies to work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to severely reduce staffing levels and limit future hiring through large scale reductions-in-force. Continue Reading https://www.nteu.org/member

Members of Congress Speaks Out

This immediate onslaught of anti-worker, anti-union and anti-government policies has obviously sparked fear and uncertainty among federal employees, but it has also sparked public outrage as many Americans question whether some of these actions are illegal or even unconstitutional. Members of Congress have been speaking out in support of federal employees on the House and Senate floors, at town hall meetings and in the media.

This week, 25 members of the House Labor Caucus held the House floor to highlight the important work that federal employees do and call out the baseless attacks and union-busting from the Trump Administration.

NTEU Members Join 'Save the Civil Service' Rally on Capitol Hill

NTEU members and National President Doreen Greenwald joined a rally on Capitol Hill calling on Congress to protect the civil service and preserve the rights of federal workers https://www.nteu.org/blog/2025/02/12/NTEU%20Members%20Join%20Rally?hatchact=non-government-computer

Christ Van Hollen And Alsobrooks - Town Hall Telephone

MD Senators Van Hollen and Alsobrooks will host a Telephone Town Hall on Wednesday, February 12 at 7:30pm (EST)

To join the call, you can sign up to be dialed in here. By signing up you will receive a call to join our telephone town hall at approximately 7:30 on Wednesday night – the deadline to sign up to receive this call is Wednesday morning at 9:00 am.

If you’d like to listen in but not join the call via phone – or if you miss the sign-up deadline – you can also join the livestream of the town hall from Senator Van Hollen's website here.

To join our call, you can sign up to be dialed in here.

For more on what we've been doing in the past few weeks, please click here to read my previous newsletter.

Write to Your Representive https://www.nteu.org/takeaction/nteuaction

Probationary Employees - We Will Fight For You!

February 5 2025

We will fight for you, utilizing every tool available to us -

One of the first actions federal employees take when they begin their careers is to swear an oath to defend the Constitution and faithfully discharge their duties.

continue reading https://www.nteu.org/blog/2025/02/03/Probationary%20Employees

In Solidarity,

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Don’t Be fooled. Don’t follow OPM group’s Guidance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcCtIANT6ho

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NTEU in the News Defending Federal Employees

February 5 2025

This threat to the federal workforce is a threat to us all, National President Doreen Greenwald warns in an op-ed published by Government Executive.

Continue https://www.nteu.org/top-news-update

Friends and Family Alert: Protect Federal Employees

I am writing as your constituent and as a friend of federal employees to ask you to support America's civil servants by speaking out speaking out against efforts to drastically cut the size of the federal workforce and to take away employee rights, benefits, and protections. Continue Readiing .https://www.nteu.org/takeaction/nteuaction

WHITE HOUSE

REFORMING THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE TO BETTER SERVE AMERICANS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) workforce optimization initiative. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-works-to-remake-americas-federal-workforce/

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DOE BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES RETURN TO THE OFFICE IS ON HOLD

On April 11, 2025, Headquarters (HQ) and Field Site bargaining unit employees designated as teleworkers and remote workers (within 50 miles) were notified to report for in-person work (RTIPW) on either April 28, 2025 (for teleworkers) or May 5, 2025 (for remote workers within 50 miles).In accordance with the Preliminary Injunction issued by the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action No. 25-0935 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/.../us-dis-crt.../117212574.html , dated April 25, 2025, DOE is temporarily pausing the requirement for HQ and Field Site bargaining unit employees to report for work.

Prior telework agreements for these employees are temporarily reinstated and remote employees (within 50 miles) are not expected to report for in-person work on May 5, 2025.Any NTEU HQ or Field Site bargaining unit employee who already reported to in-person work or was assigned a workspace in anticipation of reporting for work on Monday may voluntarily choose to report in-person or resume their telework/remote work status held prior to April 28, 2025. Please communicate with your supervisor, as necessary.

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