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Progress Made to Address CBP Global Settlement Errors

NTEU is pleased to report that significant progress has been made in resolving systemic problems in the global settlement data that CBP initially provided to the settlement administrator. Impacted employees are on track to receive payments early next year. NTEU

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2018 Bid and Rotation

Information and News for NTEU Chapter 177 Members 2018 Bid and Rotation preparation is underway. President Ros and VP Murphy along with your board members and Stewards met and are presently working on Managements draft for the upcoming Bid and

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Global Settlement Concerns 08/04/17

SUMMARY: Because CBP has provided inaccurate data for individuals who, at some point between 2003 and 2015, served as Border Patrol Agents or Import Specialists, miscoded individuals as outside of the bargaining unit from 2008 to 2010 (“J code”), and

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Update on CBP Global Settlement

On July 7, 2017, NTEU notified you that checks are scheduled to be mailed to covered individuals from August 14 to 25. Checks will be mailed in four waves, divided by geographic region. Specific information about the waves follows: •

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VOTE NOW!!!! NTEU ATLANTA

All Atlanta union members, As a reminder everyone should have received the envelope via traditional mail at your home address of record containing instructions on how to vote for your union representatives for the upcoming year. The deadline to vote

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Here are highlights of the new agreement

NTEU and CBP have reached agreement on a new six-year contract that retains critical rights, benefits and protections that the union secured in previous negotiations and builds on these gains. Bid and Rotation Placement CBP Officers and Agriculture Specialists can

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Global Settlement

June 2, 2017 We know many of you are receiving inquiries about when individual checks will be mailed. NTEU have been working diligently with CBP and the settlement administrator Brown/Greer to finalize payment calculations in preparation for the mailing. Given

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Violation of Article 35 Overtime.

This past Monday NTEU chapter 177 had a meeting with CBP management in regards the violation of CBA and past practice. NTEU filed a grievance in regards CBP without notice to NTEU, repudiated the CBA and changed past practice by

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NTEU, CBP Reach Agreement on Six-Year Contract

NTEU, CBP Reach Agreement on Six-Year Contract After two years of bargaining, NTEU and CBP have reached agreement on a new six-year national contract. While the new agreement protects and expands on your rights and benefits, it also stands as

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Congress Passes One-Week Continuing Resolution

Government Shutdown Avoided Congress Passes One-Week Continuing Resolution Congress has passed a short-term funding measure to keep the government open through Friday, May 5. The president is expected to sign the stopgap bill before funding expires at midnight. House and

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