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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 378 

Congratulating the National Treasury Employees Union on its 80th anniversary and commending the dedication to Federal employees of and continued service by the National Treasury Employees Union and the members 

of the National Treasury Employees Union. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 23, 2018 

Ms. BALDWIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the National Treasury Employees Union on 

its 80th anniversary and commending the dedication to 

Federal employees of and continued service by the National Treasury Employees Union and the members of 

the National Treasury Employees Union. 

Whereas, in 1938, a group of employees in Wisconsin banded 

together to eliminate political influence in the jobs of 

those employees as revenue collectors, marking the beginning of the National Treasury Employees Union (referred 

to in this preamble as the ‘‘NTEU’’); 

Whereas that group persisted for 14 years and finally won 

civil service protections, leading to the establishment of 

the professional workforce at the Internal Revenue Service that exists today; 


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Whereas, in 1972, the NTEU signed the first negotiated bargaining agreement of the NTEU, which developed a 

shared set of responsibilities for managers and bargaining unit employees that were designed to improve the 

workforce and achieve the mission of the Internal Revenue Service; 

Whereas, since that initial agreement, the NTEU has promoted new and innovative workplace policies that benefit 

Federal employees and agencies, such as alternative work 

schedules and telework policies; 

Whereas the NTEU— 

(1) serves as a powerful voice for the members of 

the NTEU and for Federal employees in general; 

(2) has successfully sought to promote and defend 

Federal service as a noble calling involving a variety of 

challenging and rewarding professions; and 

(3) has fought tirelessly to ensure that Federal employees are free from discrimination, politicization, and 

retaliation for disclosing Government waste, fraud, and 

abuse; 

Whereas the work of the NTEU and the knowledge and skills 

of the highly trained individuals represented by the 

NTEU who work for the Federal Government contribute 

significantly to the greatness and prosperity of the 

United States; 

Whereas the NTEU has grown to represent more than 

150,000 employees from 32 different Government agencies, and the members of the NTEU— 

(1) collect the money to fund the Government; 

(2) help protect the borders of the United States; 

(3) ensure that individuals in the United States have 

clean air and water; 


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(4) regulate financial services companies; and 

(5) make sure that the manner in which the airways 

are used is in the public interest; 

Whereas the mission of the NTEU, to help create workplaces 

in which every Federal employee is treated with dignity 

and respect, has been met by the efforts of the NTEU 

to— 

(1) advocate for fair pay and benefits; 

(2) negotiate for work-life balance initiatives; and 

(3) ensure a merit-based, nonpartisan civil service; 

Whereas, whether advocating on Capitol Hill, at the bargaining table, or in workplaces across the United States, 

the NTEU continues to make history through its accomplishments; and 

Whereas, in 2018, the NTEU is celebrating its 80th anniversary: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the National Treasury Em3 ployees Union on its 80th anniversary; and 

4 (2) commends— 

5 (A) the work of the National Treasury 

6 Employees Union; and 

7 (B) the members of the National Treasury 

8 Employees Union for their outstanding con9 tributions to the United States. 

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