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own phone) and tell them VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT
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ACTION ALERT: TODAY Tell the House of Representatives to Vote NO on Amendment 38 to Ban Official TimeOnce again, politicians are trying to beat up on federal employees and their unions by eliminating official time for union representatives. This time is used to represent employees in grievance proceedings, unfair labor practices, and discrimination investigations. Without it, many will suffer. Congress is trying to tack this harmful provision onto an important piece of legislation in a last-ditch effort to target federal unions. We urge all federal workers to call Congress (on your own time, using your own phone) and tell them to VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 38 to the National Defense Authorization Act. : : MORE
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Senate Committee Approves Bill Extending Benefits to Same Sex Partners of Federal Employees
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs today passed S. 1910, a bill to extend federal benefits to same sex partners of federal employees. Formally known as the Federal Employees Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, the newly approved measure seeks to open health, retirement, transportation, and other benefits to federal workers in committed same-sex partnerships. Were the bill to become law, an estimated 30,000 federal workers living in domestic partnerships would be eligible for benefits equal to those currently enjoyed by their heterosexual coworkers.
News Item · National Federation of Federal Employees · May 16, 2012
ACTION ALERT: May 16th Tell House to Vote NO on Amendment 38 to Ban Official Time
Once again, politicians are trying to beat up on federal employees and their unions by eliminating official time for union representatives. This time is used to represent employees in grievance proceedings, unfair labor practices, and discrimination investigations. Without it, many will suffer. We urge all federal workers to call Congress (on your own time, using your own phone) and tell them to VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 38 to the National Defense Authorization Act.
News Item · National Federation of Federal Employees · May 16, 2012
NFFE Position Papers for 2012 Legislative Conference Now Available!
As you know, the 2012 IAM Legislative Conference is just around the corner. Next week, hundreds of NFFE-IAM members from across the country will come to Washington, D.C. and talk federal worker issues with their members of Congress. NFFE’s Legislative Department has assembled these position papers for members to bring with them to Capitol Hill. Give them a look:
News Item · National Federation of Federal Employees · May 11, 2012
Press Releases
President Dougan Blasts “Unconscionable” House Oversight Committee Proposal Increasing Employee Pension Contributions Six-Fold
“These retirement cuts are absolutely unconscionable. At a time when many federal workers and their families are struggling through the great recession, some in Congress are proposing to increase six-fold the amount they pay toward their retirement. Burdened with two years of frozen pay, increased pension contributions for new hires, and crushing cuts to agency budgets, federal employees are reaching the end of their rope. We understand that sacrifices will have to be made to keep our nation’s fiscal house in order, but these must be shared sacrifices – not cut, after cut being heaped on a small minority of Americans."
Press Release · Apr 26, 2012
National President Dougan Blasts Mitt Romney’s ‘Bureaucrats Look for Places to Interfere’ Comment
“Governor Romney’s recent comments regarding federal workers are very concerning. To hear someone who may soon become the President of the United States express such a profound misunderstanding of the critical role federal workers play in our nation’s well-being is deeply disturbing. The characterization of federal workers sitting idly in Washington looking for people to bother is deeply offensive and completely out of touch with reality. Federal employees are tasked with maintaining our national defense, caring for our veterans, inspecting our food and medicine, keeping our border safe, and hundreds of other critical missions. These are not bureaucrats riding desks in Washington, these are our neighbors who answered the call of national service.
Press Release · Mar 27, 2012
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Defensive Positions
Pay and benefits top the list of worries for military families, according to survey.
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On Not Noticing What Government Does Well
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AFGE, Social Security reach agreement
Contract resulting from 27 months of negotiation will be valid for four years.
News Item · Govexec · May 16, 2012