Enforcement Bureau Compromise Not Enough, Union Says
The National Treasury Employees Union continues to have concerns about FCC plans to shutter Enforcement Bureau field offices, even after a compromise unveiled Tuesday that would keep most open (see 1506090059). The new agreement doesn't go far enough and still…
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could prevent the agency from adequately protecting spectrum from interference, said Ana Curtis, president of NTEU Chapter 209 (FCC). “Keeping 15 offices open is still not enough,” Curtis said in a Wednesday news release. “The 24 offices each serve several states or large cities. They need to be modernized and fully staffed by compliance specialists and administrative assistants as well as engineers. Those who are served by these offices have testified to the value of the work of these field offices and the need to keep them open and fully staffed.”