On Monday, January 13, 2020, NTEU legislative leaders from chapters across the country met to discuss NTEU’s legislative program and legislative agenda for the 2020 Legislative Conference. The following issues were selected as legislative priorities for 2020…
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The NTEU Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) guarantees NTEU representatives the right to reach out to Congress. Representatives are guaranteed the right to:
act for a labor organization in the capacity of a representative and the right in that capacity to present the views of the labor organization to … the Congress….
receive official time to contact members of Congress and their staffs to discuss legislative and related matters affecting the Employer and its employees.
But it’s not only union officials that can reach out to Congress. You also can contact your member of Congress on matters that concern you during your breaks and lunch periods. NTEU makes it easy to do through its congressional action website at action.nteu.org.
You can write Congress about the lack of pay raises to keep up with inflation, the removal of employee rights through the President’s anti-employee executive orders, protecting EPA’s budget, and many other issues. All you need to do is type your zip code, it will automatically locate your member of congress, pre-format a letter you can then edit or send.
Legislative Information & Action Center
Chapter 280 just added a direct link to NTEU's legislative information and action page on its website. Now you can learn about NTEU's legislative priorities, sign up to receive legislative updates, discover your members of congress using your zip code, and take action on legislation that concerns you. Simply visit action.nteu.org for all this and more.
Current topics on which you can take action include.....
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