Nov 9, 2018Veterans Day Message from NFFE National President Randy Erwin
This Sunday is Veterans Day. It gives me great pride to recognize and honor the millions of men and women who have selflessly answered the call to serve in our nation’s armed forces.
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Nov 2, 2018Exercise Your Right to Vote!
The most important midterm election of our lifetime is just days away. On Tuesday, Nov. 6th (or earlier if your state allows it), I hope you will join me in exercising your constitutional right to vote. This election cycle, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 of 100 seats in...
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Oct 26, 2018Government Request for Expedited Appeal Denied
“We believe the Judges made the right decision in denying the Government's request to cut to the front of the line with the briefing schedule,” stated Suzanne Summerlin, NFFE Associate General Counsel.
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Oct 22, 2018Voter Registration Deadline
With Election Day two weeks away, NFFE wants to ensure that all our members are registered to vote. Inside you will find a chart listing the remaining states where registration deadlines have not passed.
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Oct 9, 2018NFFE Local 12 Membership Hosts Appreciation Cookout
Local President Carmella Thomas remarked, “It’s great to come together and spend some time outside of work getting to know each other’s families and relaxing a bit. We’re so grateful to our members who not only do a great job in their demanding positions every day, but then find the time...
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Sep 27, 2018Down to the Last Few Minutes to Sign a Continuing Resolution…Once Again
The President is expected to sign an appropriation “minibus” bill that includes a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the rest of government until December 7. If the President does not sign the bill before Monday, the government will go into a lapse in funding (i.e., a partial...
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Sep 26, 2018FEHB Rates Tick Up for 2019
Beginning November 12 through December 10, 2018, federal employees and retirees will have access to the annual Open Season for health insurance, dental and vision insurance in which they can review current plans, make changes, and in enroll in coverage.
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Sep 23, 2018New Legal Benefit for NFFE Members!
As part of the goal to provide additional benefits for members, NFFE has secured an agreement with the Harris Federal Law Firm to provide NFFE members with discounted legal services for federal disability claims. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Harris Federal Law Firm operates a nationwide...
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Sep 7, 2018Call, then Send a Letter to Congress: No Pay Freeze!
After President Trump ordered a pay freeze for FY 2019—and then said he needed more time to think about it—two groups of House lawmakers sent two separate letters demanding that Trump support a 1.9% pay increase for federal employees in FY 2019.
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Sep 3, 2018Labor Day 2018 | Message to all NFFE Members, Family and Friends
“They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost. They remind us that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. You and I must protect and preserve freedom here or it will not be passed on to our children.”
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Aug 30, 2018NFFE Statement on OPM Executive Order Guidance
“I am glad that OPM is taking immediate actions to ensure that agencies fully comply with Judge Brown Jackson’s order,” stated Randy Erwin, NFFE National President. “These executive orders were a clear violation of the law..."
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Aug 17, 2018Help Needed for Families of Letterkenny Explosion Victims
Please support the members and the families of those involved in the fatal explosion that occurred at Letterkenny Army Depot last month.
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Aug 15, 2018Congratulations to the July Organizing Award Winners
A big congratulations goes out to NFFE Locals FL 1431, FL 1904, FL 919, FL 2096 and FL 1031. These are NFFE’s fastest growing locals for July.
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Aug 13, 2018Federal Workers Speak: Kim Valadez, President FL1
In direct response to the false narratives and attacks by the White House on America's unionized workforce, NFFE-IAM members are using their voices to speak the truth.
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Aug 3, 2018NFFE and IAM Fighting to Save Hundreds of Red River Army Depot Jobs
NFFE and IAM represent approximately 2,200 employees at RRAD. IAM Local 1243 represents federal contract employees and NFFE-IAM Local 2189 represents federal term employees.
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Jul 23, 2018Wear Red to Support Federal Employees (#RedForFeds) on Wednesday, July 25th!
This Wednesday, July 25th, federal employees across the country are asked to wear red in a nation-wide act of solidarity. Federal workers are standing up for their rights, including the right to legitimate representation, due process, and a meaningful voice in the workplace. The #RedForFeds event...
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Jul 13, 2018NFFE Correctional Employees Ratify Contract and Win Big
On top of a 17.5% wage increase over the life of the contract, employees covered under the contract have won a new paid time off (PTO) system as well as a commitment from GEO Group to seek out vendors for better quality uniforms.
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Jul 6, 2018Congratulations to the June Organizing Award Winners
We are fighting to protect federal workers from the onslaught of attacks to pay, benefits, jobs, and workplace protections that have been coming fast and furious in recent months. It is only dues-paying members that provide the resources to do so.
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Jul 3, 2018Happy 4th of July!
Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On this day 242 years ago, the Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies were free of British rule and will govern themselves.
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Jun 27, 2018NFFE Congratulates Brother Mike Gropman
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is pleased to announce that one of our valued members, Mike Gropman, was the recent recipient of the Sturdivant award, a prestigious honor in the labor community.
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Jun 22, 2018NFFE Wins Overwhelmingly at Billings VA Clinic
Professional employees at the Billings, Montana VA Health Care Center recently voted overwhelmingly to have NFFE as their exclusive representative. Eighty percent of the voters chose NFFE...
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Jun 20, 2018NFFE Local 1031 Celebrates 70th Anniversary
The union was formed after the end of World War II when many veterans came home from the war and sought employment with the federal government. These returned veterans quickly realized they needed to have a voice in the workplace and so FL 1031 was chartered.
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May 30, 2018FL 2152 Wins Big with BLM Organizing Campaign in California
Over the years, NFFE has continuously worked at organizing all BLM employees in California. After an agency re-organization almost 20 years ago, then a NFFE local merger about 15 years ago, there remained one group of Northern California BLM professional employees left without representation....
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May 23, 2018Legal Eagle, May 2018 Edition
WEATHER LEAVE AND TELEWORK: New Rules Updates -New weather and safety leave regulations are in effect at federal agencies. May 10, 2018 was the deadline for federal agencies to have new rules in place implementing the Office of Personnel Management’s guidelines.
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May 18, 2018Tell Your Senators to Vote ‘No’ on Gutting the VA
The VA Mission Act is a giant step toward dismantling the world-class VA health care system by allowing virtually unfettered access to private sector providers. That would mean large-scale privatization and the elimination of jobs. TAKE ACTION
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