NTEU Chapter 71

03/26/2026

Never let them tell you that unions aren't patriotic.

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03/01/2026

Facebook wants us to "say something about this photo."
WE want YOU to say something WITH this photo. Scan the QR code to get to pre-prepared letters to your Congressperson and Senators (which you can of course customize to your heart's content--but keep it clean!), demanding they support federal workers and their rights to union protections.

(If you have problems with QR codes, just go to https://www.nteu.org/takeaction/nteuaction)

02/28/2026

FROM NATIONAL NTEU:

IRS and IRS Office of Chief Counsel Issue Letters Seeking to End CBA, But NTEU’s Fight Continues
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Today, IRS and IRS Office of Chief Counsel employees received a message from the agency telling them that their collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with NTEU have been terminated. This is because the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently told agencies covered by the president’s unlawful Exclusions Executive Orders that they should formally terminate all CBAs, including those with NTEU, even though litigation in court is ongoing. IRS and Chief Counsel then issued OPM template letters to NTEU at the national level, trying to cancel our CBA.

To which we reply: So what?

National President Doreen Greenwald immediately sent a response letter to IRS and a letter to Chief Counsel explaining that their piece of paper means nothing. NTEU remains the exclusive representative of IRS and Chief Counsel bargaining unit employees, our contract remains enforceable, and we plan to move forward with our grievances and arbitrations as a result. In anticipation of receiving these letters from IRS and Chief Counsel, we sent a letter earlier this week to arbitrators on our panels explaining to them that this means nothing in terms of our cases going forward. The arbitrators are agreeing with this posture and moving forward with cases – whether the agency participates or not. In fact, we just held a national arbitration hearing on Wednesday, with many more to come.

We won’t stop enforcing our members’ rights. Your contract rights. Your rights at the MSPB, EEOC, etc. Your rights to have your union petition Congress on your behalf for better working conditions. Or your rights in federal court cases.

An OPM template can’t stop NTEU and our chapters from standing up and fighting for you always. We remain steadfast in your corner.

We will keep you informed of more details as soon as we have them. Stand together with us in absolute defiance of this illegal attempt to trample on your rights.

02/28/2026

State of our Union ...

02/13/2026

BIG NTEU NEWS!

Keep an eye on your home email addresses:

A lot of you have been asking us when dues withholding is going to start up again. Well, that's not going to actually happen until we finally win our court case against the executive orders excluding the union rights from federal employees like us.

But in the meantime, NTEU is taking action to make sure that your union remainss equipped to defend your rights.

All dues-paying members will be getting an e-mail from NTEU at the home email addresses we have on file; it should come to you this Saturday (though some of you may get the e-mail earlier, as the mailing list starts to roll out), Valentine's Day.

The e-mail will have a personalized link to the new dues collection website we're unveiling.
You can use credit cards, debit cards or back accounts to set up recurring dues payments until we win our court case. (The union recommends that you use your bank account; that easy you don't risk getting charged Abby card fees, and NTEU won't be charged any processing fees.)

The dues rates are NOT being raised; they will be whatever they were last year when dues stopped being withheld in the spring.

Just to address a few questions:

* Yes, the website will be securely protected; NTEU is committed to keeping your money and your identity as safe as we are to keeping your rights safe.
* No, you cannot share the link with anyone else; part of that commitment to keeping you safe is the fact that every link we send in every e-mail will be personalized only to the recipient.
* No, you do not run the risk of having any double payments when we finally win the court case and dues withholding is started back up. Built into the system is a mechanism to immediately stop payments as soon as that happens.
* NO, you will NOT be charged for any back dues that missed while dues withholding was not being taken out.

The reason we are doing this is to ensure that NTEU is properly equipped to keep on protecting your rights, even in these challenging times; your dues--the bulk of which go toward paying legal fees and arbitration fees--will make certain that the protection of our members is not in jeopardy.

(If you joined the union over the past year, you will probably not see an e-mail just yet; that will be coming in the next phase of the mailing list rollout, likely in a few weeks.)

If you have any questions, or if you don't get an e-mail, just reach out to Chapter 71.

02/04/2026

... Yes the union knows how bad it is getting out of the parking garage at the end of the dayshift.
(And how that delays some nightshifters when it's really backed up and keeps them from getting in to park.)

Today's was especially bad (which is why you saw one of our people running up the garage ramps over and over to keep people informed), due to really bad traffic, a fire nearby, a couple gate arm issues, and such.

We hate to say this but there's really very little which can be done to fix this.
.. EXCEPT ...

There IS one thing that can help speed this up a bit.

If some people pull off, once they're through the upper gate, and go down to the lower garage exit (after which you turn onto Walnut, go over to 33rd, then up to Chestnut or Market), it will speed things up for everyone else.

No, it won't help YOU get out that much faster (but you won't be waiting to merge into traffic on 30th Street while you sit at the driveway with no one letting you in), but it will help everyone behind you--and if enough people get into the habit of choosing the alternate exit, it might help YOU the next time, when the people ahead of YOU do it.

02/03/2026

SAFETY FIRST!

Though we're all happy that the temperature is finally starting to climb upward, we have to remember what that actually means: Any snow or ice which melts in the daytime ... is going to refreeze in the nighttime. And with the weather getting colder again, that refrozen ice is not going away, day or night.

Whether driving or walking, please watch your step, watch the road, and be safe.

01/14/2026

In case you missed it, the House of Representatives just passed a two-bill "minibus” funding package, funding both the State Department and the Treasury Department, in overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion (the vote was 341-79).

Assuming the Senate follows suit, that will mean no shutdown for us at the IRS.

12/15/2025

Here's an explanation of what went on today in court, legally speaking.
(It is more than ten minutes, just so you know--but we're trying to make this as plain as explanation as possible, and that's not always something which can be done in a short account of time.)

12/09/2025

Please see the changes which have been made to this.

Hello, my name is Cherie Brewer-Giles with United Benefits.For the past eight years, I’ve been dedicated to helping federal employees understand their benefits, navigate retirement options, and much more. My goal is to provide you with the knowledge and guidance you need to make informed decisions

12/04/2025

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Hello, my name is Cherie Brewer-Giles with United Benefits.For the past eight years, I’ve been dedicated to helping federal employees understand their benefits, navigate retirement options, and much more. My goal is to provide you with the knowledge and guidance you need to make informed decisions