NFFE NEWS BRIEF: MAY 11-16,
2013
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NEWS ARTICLES:
Administration Orders Extensive
Study of Gender Pay Gap in Federal
Workforce
May
16, 2013
President Obama this week released
a memo to federal agency leadership calling for
a government-wide effort to reduce the gender
pay gap in the federal workforce. With the
study, the Administration hopes to find answers
to this persistent disparity despite the
government's extensive efforts to equalize pay.
The gender gap has been an obstinate and deeply
complex issue in the federal workforce for
decades. Despite increasingly strict rules
ensuring fairness in the hiring and promotion
process, the gap survives. (Full
Story)
Defense Secretary: DoD Employee
Furlough Days Reduced from 14 to
11
May
14, 2013
The Department of Defense announced
Tuesday that it will be reducing the number of
mandatory furloughs for employees from 14 days
to 11. This is down from a total of 22
anticipated furlough days originally scheduled
for the department's 800,000 employees. The
latest announcement, delivered at an afternoon
press conference by Defense Secretary Chuck
Hagel, also included details on exemptions for
nearly 150,000 employees, bringing the total
number of workers being furloughed to roughly
650,000. Furloughs are scheduled to commence no
earlier than July 8. (Full
Story)
Legislative Conference 2013 is
Officially
Underway!
May
13, 2013
After months of preparation the
2013 IAM Legislative Conference has officially
arrived. As you read this, hundreds of NFFE-IAM
members are meeting in Washington, D.C to kick
off a week of lobbying elected officials and
networking with leaders in labor and politics.
At the top of NFFE's legislative agenda this
week are putting an end to furloughs, securing
a pay increase in 2014, and warding off attacks
to your retirement benefits. Between today and
Thursday evening, NFFE delegates have more than
200 meetings scheduled with elected leaders
from all over the country. (Full
Story)
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Pelosi Brings
Rousing Close to 2013 IAM Legislative
Conference
NASA Hitches $70 Million Per Seat
Ride to Space with Russia
Spanish Leadership
Recognized for Language-Based
Curriculum
Southern Territory Scores Virgin
Island Win
IAM Applauds Las Vegas Taxi
Drivers 60-Day Strike Win
IAM and TWU to
Jointly Represent 30,000 at American
Airlines
IAM Activists Gather for 2013
Legislative Conference
Boston IAM Members
Honored for Bravery Under Fire
Bangladesh
Factory Deaths Prompt Inspection Accord
IAM
Joins Farmworker Protest at Reynolds
American