,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#bc1 #bjah ,ms4 ,baldwin submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,national ,treasury ,employees ,union on
 its #hjth 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 ,union4  ,whereas1 in #aich1 
a group of employees in ,wisconsin      
banded together to eliminate political  
influence in the jobs of those employees
 as revenue collectors1 marking the     
beginning of the ,national ,treasury    
,employees ,union 7referred to in this  
preamble as the ,,nteu72 ,whereas that  
group persisted for #ad years and       
finally won civil service protections1  
leading to the establishment of the     

professional workforce at the ,internal 
,revenue ,service that exists today2    
,whereas1 in #aigb1 the ,,nteu signed   
the first negotiated bargaining         
agreement of the ,,nteu1 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 ,service2 ,whereas1 
since that initial agreement1 the ,,nteu
 has promoted new and innovative        
workplace policies that benefit ,federal
 employees and agencies1 such as        
alternative work schedules and telework 
policies2 ,whereas the ,,nteu-- 7#a7    
serves as a powerful voice for the      
members of the ,,nteu and for ,federal  
employees in general2  7#b7 has         
successfully sought to promote and      
defend ,federal service as a noble      
calling involving a variety of          
challenging and rewarding professions2  
and  7#c7 has fought tirelessly to      
ensure that ,federal employees are free 

from discrimination1 politicization1 and
 retaliation for disclosing ,government 
waste1 fraud1 and abuse2  ,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 
,states2 ,whereas the ,,nteu has grown  
to represent more than #aej1jjj         
employees from #cb different ,government
 agencies1 and the members of the       
,,nteu--  7#a7 collect the money to fund
 the ,government2  7#b7 help protect the
 borders of the ,united ,states2  7#c7  
ensure that individuals in the ,united  
,states have clean air and water2  7#d7 
regulate financial services companies2  
and  7#e7 make sure that the manner in  
which the airways are used is in the    
public interest2 ,whereas the mission of
 the ,,nteu1 to help create workplaces  
in which every ,federal employee is     
treated with dignity and respect1 has   

been met by the efforts of the ,,nteu   
to--  7#a7 advocate for fair pay and    
benefits2  7#b7 negotiate for work-life 
balance initiatives2 and  7#c7 ensure a 
merit-based1 nonpartisan civil service2 
,whereas1 whether advocating on ,capitol
 ,hill1 at the bargaining table1 or in  
workplaces across the ,united ,states1  
the ,,nteu continues to make history    
through its accomplishments2 and        
,whereas1 in #bjah1 the ,,nteu is       
celebrating its #hjth anniversary3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 congratulates the ,national        
,treasury ,employees ,union on its #hjth
 anniversary2 and  7#b7 commends--  7,a7
 the work of the ,national ,treasury    
,employees ,union2 and  7,b7 the members
 of the ,national ,treasury ,employees  
,union for their outstanding            
contributions to the ,united ,states4