<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>nteu143.org Current Articles Feed</title><link>http://nteu143.org</link><description>Current Articles From nteu143.org</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>300</ttl><item><title>2013 Pay Raise Fight Underway</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:18:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[
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					<img border=0 height=89 id=_x0000_i1025 src=http://images.nteu.org/special-alert.]]></description><link>http://nteu143.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&amp;homeID=230759</link></item><item><title>Senate Rejects Proposal to Extend Pay Freeze</title><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:43:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[.]]></description><link>http://nteu143.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&amp;homeID=228139</link></item><item><title>Cost-of-Living Adjustment for CSRS and FERS</title><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:42:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Department of Labor released the data used to calculate the COLA for federal retirees.&nbsp; The data translates to a 3.6 COLA for CSRS retirees and 2.6 percent for FERS retirees, who are 62 or older.&nbsp; The COLA adjustment takes effect in December and will appear in January 2012 annuity checks.]]></description><link>http://nteu143.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&amp;homeID=221824</link></item><item><title>NTEU Opposes Increased Pension Contributions</title><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:59:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[
	&nbsp;The White House released the President&rsquo;s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction, which the president will submit to the super committee, the congressional group charged with finding up to $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction over the next 10 years.]]></description><link>http://nteu143.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&amp;homeID=221153</link></item><item><title>NTEU Welcomes New Bargaining Unit Members</title><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:48:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[
	
	&nbsp;Thanks to NTEU&#39;s efforts, more than 1,000 additional CBP employees now enjoy the <a href=http://www.dhsunion.org/Documents/NewCBPBUFlier.]]></description><link>http://nteu143.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&amp;homeID=213911</link></item></channel></rss> 
