| NTEU's every action is geared toward creating an employee-centered workplace that produces high quality public services including recognition of the value of federal service; respect for employee rights as workplace participants and as citizens; professional development and employee growth; and employee involvement in all workplace decisions. To continue setting standards for labor relations in the federal sector, NTEU employs: |
- Aggressive contract negotiations, enabling NTEU to expand employee rights
- Effective lobbying and testimony before Congress
- Expert litigation and job-site representation, protecting employee rights and ensuring fair treatment of workers
- Pro-active public relations on behalf of NTEU members and, indeed, all federal employees
- A comprehensive range of membership benefits
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| Through NTEU's actions, all federal workers have enjoyed greater rights and benefits. The union is responsible for: |
- First negotiated alternative work schedules for employees
- First nationwide labor-management program for on-site care
- First contract to provide impartial arbitration for adverse personnel actions
- First comprehensive proposal to Congress for reform of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
- First federal union lawsuit challenging the President of the United States, and the first to win $500 million in back pay for federal workers
- First joint labor-management committee for employee monetary awards
- Stands on pending legislation
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