NTEU History!
In 1938, The National Association of Employees of Collectors
of the Internal Revenue (NAECIR) was established to improve
working conditions, and ensure fair wages and job security for
federal revenue officers.
When the revenue collection agency was re-organized as the
Internal Revenue Service in 1952, NAECIR broadened its scope to
include all IRS workers and adopted a shorter name-the National
Association of Internal Revenue Employees (NAIRE). NAIRE
received its charter as a federal employee union in 1967.
In 1973, the union expanded again to include members throughout
the Treasury Department. The organization's name was updated to
the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) to reflect the
change. In 1975, NTEU merged with the National Customs Service
Association, which brought in the first non-IRS members.
In 1977, members voted to strengthen the union by moving beyond
the Treasury Department to organize employees in other federal
agencies. In 1978, employees of the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) became the first members outside the Treasury
Department.
Today, local NTEU
chapters operate in every state, Canada, the Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, NTEU currently
represents employees in:
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
Bureau of Public Debt (BPD)
U.S. Customs Service (USCS)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Financial Management Services (FMS)
Food and Consumer Service (FCS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
