NTEU Chapter 064

10/28/2026

Imagine that. Support agencies. Fund agencies. Empower agencies. Public services get accomplished, taxpayer satisfaction goes up.

Demoralize agencies. Slash funding. Ridicule employees. Morale suffers, performance suffers and taxpayer satisfaction goes down.

An annual scorecard that tracks citizen satisfaction in public-facing services shows the federal government’s first overall decline in five years.

10/28/2026

Members just received encouragement in their inboxes. Not a member, miss those emails that local 64 and national sent out with all the juicy details. Never too late to resume your dues. Contact me for your dues direct link today.

10/27/2026

As employees that received 5.0 during their regular review periods received well below that thanks to ratings caps under this new short period and dumpster fire rule.

We need employees who have historically given 5.0 effort to continue to give that effort when we give them a 3.8. Management is going to find out exactly how well punishing an employee for good work does 🙄

An IRS division that reassigned employees to different parts of the agency to address backlogs is warning staff against “deliberately choosing mediocrity” in their day-to-day work if they get lower…

10/25/2026

Think the workforce is going to continue to work at its best knowing that individual management chains have little to do with the evaluation of the performance from a ratings standpoint. Let's see how this goes, oh like everything else....right down the toilet.

The Trump administration is rolling out seismic changes to federal performance evaluations — and workers say they are already eroding morale and diminishing managers’ input. Read more at the link in our comments.

10/22/2026

Sloppy work generated by AI oh excuse me does that go against something......oh yeah super intelligence. If its so super why did it botch the job so badly. AI is a tool that still must be used responsibly by intelligent people as an aid in their work not a replacement for their work.

FLRA Says Sloppy Legal Work by HHS Smells of AI, Sides with Union in Key Telework Case

In a key decision in one of the many disputes over the widespread cancellation of telework, the FLRA has found that HHS violated a contract with the NTEU union, meanwhile criticizing the department for presenting “fictitious, erroneous, or irrelevant” legal arguments that seemed to be AI-generated.

The case is one of several in which arbitrators have ruled that the administration’s return-to-office policy, set by an early 2025 presidential memo, does not override telework-related provisions in negotiated contracts, which for example set standards for when it may be canceled.

Continues, link in comments 👇👇

10/21/2026

At what point does the administration realize its actions are illegal and that an executive order doesn't supersede statutes or legal contracts 🤔

The Federal Labor Relations Authority sided with NTEU: HHS cannot ignore our contract or telework rights. We’ll keep fighting to restore telework for all NTEU. https://bit.ly/3TMUIwY

10/21/2026

Let blue out our offices guys. Anyone in Beckley wants pictures in front of the banner is welcome to get them.

Mark your calendar for Oct. 28! It’s our official NTEU Day of Solidarity—our chance to showcase our union strength, unity and pride. 💪

10/17/2026

Current dues direct members can sign up now. Not current on your dues email or message the chapter for your link by Monday.

Are you making the most of your federal retirement benefits? NTEU members are invited to a webinar to you turn your hard-earned savings into a reliable, long-term income strategy. https://bit.ly/4B5HjR8

10/16/2026

Great for retirees.

Shows that active employees deserve a raise to cover their increased cost of living as well.

Changes affecting federal retirees in 2027:

• CSRS COLA: 3.6% increase
• FERS COLA: 2.6% increase for eligible retirees
• Social Security COLA: 3.6% increase
• FERS Annuity Supplement: Annual earnings limit increases to $25,560
• Medicare Part B: 2027 premiums have not yet been officially announced

Not all FERS retirees qualify for a COLA, particularly those under age 62.

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Additional thoughts:

The COLA update is better that 2026 but still not nearly enough for most folks when considering the expected increases in health care costs, and cost of living across the board.

For those that retired early, unfortunately most won't get a COLA at all, though the COLA should come through for those with special provisions as allocated by law.

For active federal workers thinking about retiring in the near future, there are programs you can participate in and ways you can plan ahead for lower than expected COLA increases during your retirement. If you're expecting to retire from federal service within the next few years, it's worth speaking with a federal benefits specialist to make sure you're taking advantage of all existing federal and benefit programs available to you.

- MyFEDBenefits
myfedbenefitshelp.com

10/08/2026

When is the lawlessness of this administration going to end. Multiple agencies have now won their union rights in court and are still having to fight against the government to get them back. Rule of law used to be the backbone of our country. Now it ignores it.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons director reportedly said in a meeting shortly before an injunction required him to restore the agency’s union contracts, “I don’t take directives from the court. I take my…