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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 378 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.

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                   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

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                               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;
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;

    (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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the National Treasury Employees Union on 
        its 80th anniversary; and
            (2) commends--
                    (A) the work of the National Treasury Employees 
                Union; and
                    (B) the members of the National Treasury Employees 
                Union for their outstanding contributions to the United 
                States.
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