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NTEU Lawsuit

2/19/2025 3:20 am

COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 

Plaintiffs National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) (collectively, the Unions) represent hundreds of thousands of employees in dozens of federal agencies and departments across the nation. 

The Unions bring this action to protect the workers they represent from the Executive Branch’s attempts to dismantle the federal government through the mass firings of hundreds of thousands of employees (those who are considered “nonessential” for purposes of a government shutdown and those who are in probationary status) and a pressure campaign on federal workers to quit their jobs through a “deferred resignation program.” 

Guidance for Probationary Employees

2/4/2025 10:54 pm

AFEU and IFPTE are committed to supporting AFEU and Bargaining Unit members. You have rights as a probationary employee and you have recourse if you are terminated for purely political reasons.

With so much uncertainty facing federal employees, many on probation want to know what their rights are—especially when it comes to actions against their employment like removing civil service protections, terminations, or reductions in force. Here are some of the most common questions about probationary employment in the federal government. 

(This article provides general information about federal employment rights and procedures. It is not intended as legal advice, and employees should consult with their union representative, or a qualified attorney, for guidance on specific situations.) 

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Follow Up to Resignation Offer

2/4/2025 10:44 pm

To All IFPTE Federal Locals:

Here's a follow-up to our letter regarding the so-called "deferred resignation" offer titled "Fork in the Road" (copying the title of a similar offer to Twitter employees by Elon Musk).  This offer was emailed to federal employees last week and asks for "deferred resignations" to be submitted by this Friday, February 6 that will purportedly become effective on September 30, 2025.  

Federal agencies have now also sent out a sample contract agreement, telling employees they can "memorialize" the offer.  However, it is unclear who the government signatory would be and whether and how the authority exists to make such an offer.   The contractual language itself asks employees to waive numerous rights, many of the terms of which are unenforceable and improper.  It is also unclear who from the government would sign the agreements, or whether the contracts would be legally binding.

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IFPTE Guidance on 'Resignation' Offer

1/30/2025 6:42 am

IFPTE Urges Members to Reject OPM "Offer" of “Deferred Resignation”

IFPTE is aware of and has received numerous questions regarding the “Fork in the Road” email (which is included at the bottom on this email) from the email hr@opm.gov (an email address that is itself currently the subject of a lawsuit).  

The email in question was sent to federal employees yesterday around 5 pm Eastern Time. 

AFEU recommends that Ames bargaining unit employees remain calm regarding the requested “deferred resignations” and refrain from responding to the email because of significant unanswered questions and concerns regarding the facts.  

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Words from IFPTE Leadership

1/28/2025 6:21 am

The following is a statement from Matt Biggs, IFPTE President and Gay Henson, Secretary-Treasurer. 

To All IFPTE Federal Locals/Members:

Federal employees have been through a harrowing week. 

In just a handful of days, you all have seen the multiple communiques sent from the highest levels of government leadership that take a disrespectful, accusatory, and mean-spirited view of the federal workforce. They convey the message that the leadership of our nation is discounting the contributions of federal workers who are part of a vibrant workforce, one that is strong in no small part due to its multifaceted diversity.

Federal workers take an oath to defend our nation and the Constitution and to faithfully discharge the duties of their office.  The commitment, pride, and effort that federal workers show when they serve the American public stand in sharp contrast to those in our government who willfully sow fear among the federal workforce, seek to enact undemocratic and unaccountable structures, and are driven by an ideological understanding of government and government workers that is not grounded in reality. 

You are not and IFPTE is not alone. Your union, IFPTE,  is working with our union partners, with the AFL-CIO, the Federal Workers Alliance, and with organizations allied with labor unions to protect federal employees’ jobs and pay and benefits, uphold the civil service, and to maintain collective bargaining rights.

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Future Of the Federal Workforce Discussion

1/23/2025 2:00 am

The following link is to a discussion with Max Stier- CEO and President, Partnership for Public Service and Everett Kelly- President, American Federation of Government Employees, hosted by Todd Zwillich, political reporter at WAMU, a public news-talk station in Washington DC.

Listen to the Discussion

IFPTE Statement on EOs

1/23/2025 1:42 am

Union Plus

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