NTEU Chapter 98

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Thank You and OPM Guidance

NTEU National President

Nov 13 at 8:55 AM
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Yesterday, Congress and the Administration worked together to end the longest government shutdown in history. Thank you for everyone who contacted their members of Congress and kept the pressure on to stand up for federal employees. Today, efforts to reopen the government begin. I know that you and your family were impacted by this shutdown and likely have many questions as a result. I am sharing with you the guidance that OPM put out to help navigate some of those questions. Please reach out to your local Steward or Chapter President if you need further assistance.

NTEU is continuing our fight to ensure you receive your back pay as soon as possible.

In solidarity,

Doreen Greenwald
NTEU National President

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Congress Approves Funding Bill Ending Shutdown

Congress has approved a spending agreement that will allow the government to fully reopen once it is signed into law, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The President is expected to sign it shortly.

NTEU is now calling on the administration to immediately provide all employees with the back pay that is owed. The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 indicates that federal employees who were not paid during the shutdown will receive their back pay at the “earliest date possible” after the government reopens, regardless of the next regular scheduled pay date.

Employees should not have to endure another minute of hardship waiting for their long-delayed paychecks to arrive, and we will be closely monitoring how each agency carries out this requirement.

The spending agreement provides funding for the rest of the fiscal year for a select group of agencies and programs related to agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, military construction, Veterans Affairs and the legislative branch. All other agencies and programs are funded through Jan. 30, 2026. We urge Congress and the administration to use the next two-and-a-half months to work together to fully fund the remaining agencies through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, 2026.

Importantly, the deal also overturns the reductions-in-force that were initiated during the shutdown and prohibits any more RIFs through Jan. 30.

We must all stand together and continue the fight to make sure employees are paid what they are owed, your agencies have the funding needed to meet their missions, your jobs are protected and elected officials stop using federal employees as leverage in political showdowns.

Keep an eye on OPM.gov or your agency website and watch for an email from your agency with information about reopening.