Since the beginning of the year, many of our brothers and sisters in the federal workforce have opted for retirement. According to a recent GAO report, nearly a third of career federal employees will be eligible for collecting their end of career benefits by September of 2017. This report comes after OPM announced that more federal employees retired in 2013 than any other year in recent history. This influx of retirements comes as no surprise – we always knew they were impending.
However, we are now faced with the reality of a large number of federal employees leaving the workforce.
It is time to be proactive in addressing this issue, and it starts with dedicating ourselves to organizing. We need to make it a priority to recruit new members 365 days a year, and the NFFE organizing department has the resources available to aid Locals in recruitment efforts. From assistance in writing an organizing strategic plan to providing numerous recruitment tools and grants, NFFE’s organizing staff is at-the-ready to usher in our Union’s newest members.
Once organized, we must then cultivate our newest members into the next generation of federal leaders. NFFE has the tools to train new members through courses at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center and with the Young Federal Leaders initiative. NFFE can equip new members with all of the skills necessary to be a leader in their workplace and their Local.
Let us resolve to recruit the next generation of federal employees and cultivate NFFE’s future leaders.
Feb 24, 2014Complete the 2014 Organizing Survey
It is because of members like you that we are able to grow our great Union. It is important that we know what matters to you and your Local. Please take a few moments to fill out our 2014 Organizing Survey. Your experience and suggestions will play a key role as we move forward with NFFE’s...
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Feb 20, 2014No 2014 Sequester
Following a dramatic year for federal employees, the office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a report earlier this month confirming that federal agencies will not experience any further sequester-related spending cuts. With the passage of a congressional budget and OMB releasing this...
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Feb 17, 2014Get to Know the Legislation that Affects You
Every day, legislation is popping up across the country proposing such injustices as ending official time, furloughing public employees, pay, pensions and jobs, just to name a few. When more members are educated on the issues, we can become more of a driving force in letting our representatives...
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Feb 14, 2014Federal Basic One of Many Classes Available
This past week, NFFE-IAM members from around the country came together at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center, located in Hollywood, Md., to participate in the year’s first federal basic course. The six-day course covered numerous topics important to NFFE-IAM members. The...
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Feb 6, 2014Show Your Union Pride
Successful Locals are visible Locals. How can a prospective member join your Local if they don’t know it exists? And you, as a Local officer or member, are your Local’s best advertisement. If you aren’t already wearing your NFFE items, it’s time to start. Show your co-workers and fellow members...
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Jan 31, 2014A New Year, a New Direction for YFL
On Wednesday morning, Young Federal Leaders (YFL) members from across the country gathered for the year’s first YFL conference call to discuss the program’s exciting, new direction. 2014 is a year of change, and YFL is undergoing numerous changes. The first and most noticeable change is the...
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Jan 27, 2014NFFE Minority, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Members Announced
Following the adoption of the Minority, Diversity and Inclusion (MDI) Committee charter in late 2013, NFFE has spent months soliciting NFFE-IAM membership to apply to the committee. Today, NFFE National President William R. Dougan announced the appointment of eight NFFE-IAM members to the MDI...
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Jan 24, 20142014 Retirees' Assistance Programs
The IAM Retirees’ Department is convening two Retirees’ Assistance programs at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland. The programs are designed to educate participants on a variety of geriatric and mental health issues. The IAM’s objective is to equip...
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Jan 22, 2014YFL Joins Young Machinists in San Antonio
This past weekend, numerous NFFE Young Federal Leaders (YFL) members traveled to San Antonio, TX for the IAM Young Workers and Emerging Leaders Conference. With a record number of young machinists attending the 38th IAM Grand Lodge Convention in 2012, IAM has committed to expanding its investment...
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Jan 14, 2014Bill Includes Pay Increase for Blue-Collar Federal Workers
On Jan. 1, 2014, a one percent across-the-board pay adjustment went into effect for white-collar General Schedule (GS) federal employees. While this modest pay bump was welcome following a three-year pay freeze, there was one big problem: Congress forgot about blue-collar Wage Grade (WG) federal...
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Jan 10, 2014Apply For A Union Plus Scholarship Today - Deadline is January 31, 2014
Each year Union Plus provides $150,000 in scholarships to members who belong to a union participating in any of the Union Plus programs. The deadline to apply for a 2014 scholarship is January 31, 2014, 12 p.m. (noon) EST.
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Jan 9, 2014Tell Congress: Support Federal Blue-Collar Workers
Call your U.S. House Representative and both of your U.S. Senators today and tell them to support HR 3573, and recommend language being adopted in the 2014 omnibus spending bill to achieve the intent of HR 3573. The Capitol Switchboard phone number is 202-224-3121. When contacting lawmakers, be...
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Jan 8, 2014New Year – New Goal
We often think of New Years’ Resolutions on the personal level, but your Local can make some resolutions for 2014 as well. As a Local, consider setting some membership goals for the year. Decide exactly what you want to accomplish, and set some goals accordingly. If you need help setting...
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Dec 18, 2013Congress: No Raise for Blue-Collar Federal Employees in 2014
Under current law, GS federal employees will receive a modest one percent pay bump in January 2014. The adjustment will be applied to base pay, leaving locality pay unchanged. While the one percent pay adjustment ends a three-year pay freeze, it is largely a symbolic victory. On Dec. 12, 2013 the...
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Dec 16, 2013Understanding the Budget: Pensions
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, as it stands, would raise pension contributions for federal employees hired after Jan. 1, 2014 by 1.3 percent. As a result, federal employees hired after Jan. 1, 2014 will be forced to contribute 4.4 percent towards their pensions. Of all the constituencies...
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Dec 6, 2013Tell Congress: No More Cuts Targeted at Federal Employees
Call your U.S. House Representative and both of your U.S. Senators today and tell them to oppose any further targeted cuts to federal workers as part of a budget deal. The Capitol Switchboard phone number is 202-224-3121. When contacting lawmakers, be sure to do so as a constituent, on your own...
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Dec 3, 2013Sequestration or Shutdown: A Lose-Lose for Federal Employees
With less than two weeks remaining before the Dec. 13 deadline, the Congressional Budget Conference faces mounting pressure to reach an agreement to keep the government funded beyond Jan. 15. If a grand bargain is not struck and Congress resorts to passing yet another Continuing Resolution, a...
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Nov 20, 2013FWA Sends Letter to Budget Conference Urging Protection of Federal Workers
Federal employees have contributed more than $114 billion over the past three years toward deficit reduction. This staggering amount is the result of a three-year pay freeze, multiple furlough days due to sequestration, and an increase in pension contributions from new federal workers. As a...
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Nov 19, 2013NFFE/IAM Wins Landslide Election at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Employees of the Army Contracting Command (ACC) at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Gunpowder, MD have a rich history of NFFE/IAM representation. However, a recent agency realignment brought a new group of contractors to the base, forcing a combination between new and veteran Aberdeen ACC employees....
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Nov 13, 2013Senate Passes Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Last Thursday, the Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) with a bipartisan vote of 64-32. Currently, there is no federal law protecting the U.S. LGBT workforce from employment discrimination based on sexual and gender identity. In 34 states, it remains legal for an employer...
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Nov 11, 2013Message from the NFFE Veterans Committee
I want to give a salute of sincere appreciation to all our Cold Warriors because you boldly stared in the face of our enemies and dared them not to do anything to harm Americans at home and around the world. It may have been boring, it may have been tedious, but you still surrendered a part of...
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Nov 8, 2013Support FEEA this Holiday Season
With the holiday season around the corner, NFFE invites its membership to get in the spirit of giving. NFFE members and federal workers are encouraged to make a donation to the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA). FEEA provides needed assistance to federal employees and operates...
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Oct 30, 2013Union Plus Scholarship 2014 Application now available!
The Union Plus Scholarship application for 2014 is now available. The application deadline is Friday January 31, 2014, 12pm EST. All NFFE-IAM members, spouses and children of members that have already been accepted into a U.S. accredited university, college, community college or...
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Oct 28, 2013Federal Employees Once Again on the Table for January Budget Talks
Since 2010, federal workers have experienced a three-year pay freeze, cyclical furloughs, and a reduction in retirement benefits. These reductions, coupled with the recent government shutdown, have led some lawmakers to take a stance in defending the rights and wellbeing of federal employees. A...
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Oct 24, 2013ASSURE Act to Increase Transparency and Protect Federal Retirees from Predatory Lenders
H.R.3310, The Annuity Safety and Security Under Reasonable Enforcement Act, or ASSURE Act, would extend the 1968 Truth in Lending Act to lenders who distribute loans on federal pensions. This would require lenders to be more transparent in disclosing information on loans costs, including...
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Oct 22, 20132014 IAM Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
The IAM Scholarship is now open for 2014. All NFFE-IAM members and children of members pursuing college or vocational/technical schools are strongly encouraged to apply. There are three different scholarship applications, one for each scholarship: the IAM Child of a Member applying for College...
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Oct 18, 2013Federal Pay Scheduled to Increase by One Percent in January 2014
Barring congressional intervention, an across-the-board one percent raise to federal employees will go into effect Jan. 1. The plan was submitted by Obama in August, which only counts basic pay when calculating the one percent increase and keeps locality pay levels at their 2013 figures.
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Oct 17, 2013Bill Passes to End Government Shutdown, Stage Set for January Budget Battle
Just after midnight early Thursday morning, the President signed into law a bill to reopen the federal government, ending a 16-day government shutdown. The bipartisan bill was passed just one day before Treasury Secretary Jack Lew estimated the U.S. would reach its borrowing limit. Included in...
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Oct 16, 2013Guidance and Resources for Furloughed Federal Employees
While the political stalemate in Washington over a budget for fiscal year 2014 drags into its third week, federal employees are increasingly feeling the negative impacts of the shutdown. With 800,000 federal employees impacted by furloughs, federal employees and their families are struggling to...
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Oct 11, 2013NFFE Rallies on Capitol Hill; Dougan to Congress: Man Up and End This Shutdown
Yesterday, on a chilly, wet morning in Washington, D.C., NFFE-IAM members rallied with other federal employee unions to convey a clear message to a stubborn Congress: stop playing politics with federal employees’ lives and end the government shutdown. Dougan: “It is time to dispense with the...
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Oct 9, 2013Rally on Capitol Hill Thursday to Protest Government Shutdown
NFFE, IAM, and other federal employee unions will be rallying on Capitol Hill tomorrow (Thursday, October 10, 2013) at 11 AM to demand an end to the government shutdown. NFFE-IAM members who can make the trip to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. are strongly encouraged to attend. NFFE National...
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Oct 1, 2013National President Dougan to Congress: “Don’t Play Games with Federal Employees’ Livelihoods”
“Today Congress willfully forced 800,000 dedicated federal workers off the job of serving the American people. These workers have families to feed, bills to pay, and rent to make. They are taxpaying, hardworking citizens of this country just like everyone else, but extremists in Congress are...
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Sep 18, 2013NFFE’s Young Federal Leaders: Looking Back and Planning for the Future
What started as a modest effort to amplify the voices of our young union members has quickly evolved into a mission to engage every NFFE unionist, regardless of age, in the task of protecting our great coalition of workers for generations to come. And while we realize that an undertaking of this...
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Sep 18, 2013Sign Our Letter and Help Temporary Seasonal Land Management Employees Get a Fair Shot at Permanent Jobs
The NFFE Forest Service Council is once again making waves on Capitol Hill. After earning health care benefits for seasonal wildland firefighters in 2012, NFFE is now pushing for passage of the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (H.R. 533/S. 1120), a bill that would give temporary seasonal...
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Sep 17, 2013Thank You for Doing Your Part to Help Temporary Seasonals!
Thank you for doing your part to improve the lives of thousands of temporary seasonal employees. You made a difference today. If your House rep or one of your Senators has already signed on as a cosponsor of the bill, they will not receive your letter asking for their support. This is because...
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Sep 11, 2013House Proposes Short Term Continuing Resolution to Stave Off Government Shutdown through December
With precious little time left before the government’s current funding measure expires, the House Appropriations Committee this week released a draft continuing resolution to relieve the fiscal pressure. The resolution would extend a $968 billion funding bridge to underpin government operations...
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Sep 6, 2013Your Right to Petition the Government
Under the 1st Amendment to the Constitution, citizens of the United States have the right to “petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Citizens do not lose their Constitutional rights when they become employees of the federal government. Congress has further protected those rights...
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Sep 5, 2013NFFE Breaks New Ground as First Federal Union to Launch Tumblr Page
Continuing NFFE’s legacy of innovation in labor communications, we are proud to announce the launch of our new Tumblr page, www.nffeunion.tumblr.com! NFFE is the first federal union to launch a dedicated page on the burgeoning social network. So what is Tumblr, anyways? Tumblr is a fun mix of a...
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Sep 4, 2013FEEA Suspends Furlough Loans Due to Exhaustion of Resources
In spite of generous donations from the BlueCross/BlueShield Association, GEICO and GEBA, and nearly 100 individual donations in the last week, FEEA is forced today to suspend new furlough-related loans to civilian federal employees. Since the start of FEEA’s fiscal year on May 1, 2013, emergency...
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Sep 3, 2013President Obama Proposes One Percent Federal Pay Increase in 2014 as Congress Holds Out
Late Friday afternoon, President Obama announced his alternate pay plan for federal workers, extending a one percent pay increase for 2014. In a letter announcing the plan to Congress, Obama advocated for an end to the three-year freeze which has inflicted serious stress on millions of federal...
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Aug 30, 2013A Labor Day Message from the Desk of NFFE National President William R. Dougan
On August 24th my wife and I attended the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. We stood with tens of thousands of our sisters and brothers from the labor movement, the civil rights movement, churches, student groups, and thousands of others who were not affiliated with a particular group...
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Aug 29, 2013As Furloughs Drain FEEA Resources, Your Donation is More Important than Ever
It has been an incredibly busy few months at FEEA, with scholarship selections and furloughs taking the time and attention of staff and volunteers alike. Final selections for the 2013-14 scholarship program are being made and winners of the NTEU $5,000 scholarships will be announced in a few...
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Aug 29, 2013Government Shutdown Looms on the Horizon as Congress Continues its August Vacation
While Congress spends the final two weeks of its five-week August recess in their home districts, a disaster is brewing here in Washington, D.C. Without immediate action by Congress upon their return in mid-September, federal employees will be locked out of work en-masse due to a government...
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Aug 27, 2013Photo Album: NFFE-IAM Members Join Thousands at Lincoln Memorial for 50th Anniversary of March on Washington
Saturday morning, tens of thousands of unionists, civil rights advocates, activists, and everyday citizens converged upon the national mall in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. After fifty years – and all of the triumphs and tribulations that...
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Aug 26, 2013Wildland Firefighter Joshua Northrup Starts Petition to End Reckless Cuts to Firefighting Budget
With fires burning hundreds of thousands of acres across the U.S., the need for a strong firefighting force is more apparent than ever. Thousands of federal firefighters, along with state and municipal allies, are putting their lives on the line to protect our national treasures, communities, and...
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Aug 23, 2013NFFE Congratulates Tyler Shuey and Sheryl Wood on Winning Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarships!
The National Federation of Federal Employees is proud to announce Tyler Shuey and Sheryl Wood as winners of the 2013 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship competition. Each will receive $1000 to supplement their college education and help pursue their aspirations in labor. The Scholarship Fund is...
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Aug 16, 2013Senior Defense Official: Civilian Jobs May be on the Chopping Block Next Year
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has an opinion about the second round of sequestration cuts scheduled to arrive in Fiscal Year 2014, and he has not been shy about sharing them. In a recent story from USA Today, Carter laid out the Department’s prospects plain and simple: “We can’t rule out...
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Aug 15, 2013Federal Workers See Jobs Evaporate as Private Sector Growth Continues
With shrinking budgets, sequestration cuts, and shut down threats bearing down on agencies throughout government, it’s no mystery that federal workers have taken their lumps from deficit reduction. A recent Gallup Poll – as highlighted in Government Executive last week – looked at just how bad...
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Aug 13, 2013HUD Announces Plan to Cut Furlough Days by Two
The latest in a long list of agencies reducing furloughs in recent days, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Friday that it would be cancelling two furlough days. The move drops total furlough days at the Department down to five from the originally scheduled seven....
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Aug 7, 2013Union Member Activism Pays Off as DoD Announces 5-Day Reduction in Civilian Furloughs
After relentless pressure from Defense employees and their union representatives, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday that the Department will cancel five scheduled furlough days effective immediately. The announcement marks a major victory for Defense employees who have stepped up...
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Aug 2, 2013Senate Committee Approves One Percent Pay Boost for Defense Civilian Employees
The Senate Thursday approved a measure to boost defense civilian pay by one percent in 2014, potentially breaking the current three-year freeze. The increase was included in the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act, which is why it only impacts those working at DoD....
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Aug 1, 2013Dougan Pens Letter to District of Columbia Mayor Gray Urging Support for Minimum Wage Bill
NFFE National President William R. Dougan penned a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray urging him to support the Large Retailer Accountability Act (LRAA). The measure would ensure workers employed by large corporations are compensated at the fair rate of $12.50 per hour, rather than...
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Jul 30, 2013Defense Official: Civilian Furloughs Likely to be Reduced by Upwards of Five Days
Speaking on condition of anonymity with the Associated Press yesterday, a Department of Defense official hinted the department may be reducing furlough days by as many as five in the coming weeks. According to the official, DoD is looking to trim between three and five days from the current 11...
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Jul 29, 2013NFFE is Proud to Announce Amy Burns as Our New National Business Representative!
Out of a deep and talented field of applicants, NFFE this week is proud to announce that NFFE Local 2 member Amy Burns has been selected for the position of National Business Representative (BR). Effective July 29th Burns will service the Midwest region as depicted on the map below. Burns brings...
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Jul 29, 2013Join NFFE-IAM to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
On August 24, 2013 the civil rights, labor, and religious communities will come together in Washington, D.C. for the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. The original march, organized by Bayard Rusin and A. Philip Randolph, provided the setting for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a...
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Jul 25, 2013Ready, Set, Snap! NFFE Announces First Annual Photo Contest
This year NFFE will be hosting a photo contest to celebrate the hard work done by all the NFFE-IAM members throughout the country. The NFFE community hosts a vast array of occupations and talents, and we want to celebrate your work by capturing it on film! We are happy to announce that this...
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Jul 25, 2013After Long Struggle, Downtown SAMs Finally Achieve First Contract
Nearly four years ago in July of 2009, 120 brave workers stood up to their company’s difficult working conditions and voted to form a Union. Today NFFE-IAM is proud to announce that the Downtown SAMs have officially ratified their contract, and are now full members of the National Federation of...
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Jul 24, 2013Lawmakers Take Big Step Toward Eliminating Defense Furloughs in 2014
With three furlough days already in the books for most Defense employees, the urgency of bringing an end to the senseless policy is stronger than ever. After immense pressure from federal employees and their unions, Congress is finally starting to heed the will of the people and address the...
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Jul 24, 2013House Committee Leaves Federal Employees High and Dry, Excludes Pay Adjustment in Funding Bill
The House Appropriations committee last week approved a version of the 2014 Financial Services and General Government funding bill that excluded any mention of a federal pay increase. Though the measure does not guarantee an extended freeze, it is nonetheless a bad omen for thousands of federal...
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Jul 19, 2013Opportunities Abound for Retired NFFE-IAM Members
Union membership is not just a club – it’s a movement to secure workers’ rights and dignity in the workplace. NFFE-IAM members proudly carry this Union spirit to work each and every day, making a difference for thousands of federal workers with each passing sunset. But what opportunities are...
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Jul 18, 2013Job Announcement: NFFE Seeks Staff Assistant for National Office
Want to be a part of a growing, dynamic, and vocal union advocate for federal employees? Then the National Federation of Federal Employees is the place for you. We are currently hiring a new Staff Assistant to manage our front desk and assist senior staff in projects of national strategic...
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Jul 15, 2013Georgia Congressman Introduces Measure to End Defense Furloughs
Thousands of letters poured into Capitol Hill this month from federal workers across all 50 states as NFFE-IAM members and others demanded Congress deliver a solution to reckless Defense furloughs. Now it appears that at least one member of Congress took it to heart. Last week Rep. John Barrow...
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Jul 11, 2013Defense Rebuffs Unions, Elected Officials, in Maintaining Working Capital Fund Furloughs
Late last month, NFFE and other unions joined a bipartisan group of 31 members of Congress in requesting that Defense cancel furloughs for nearly 180,000 Working Capital Fund (WCF) employees. This week, Defense Comptroller Robert Hale issued his response, defending the decision to furlough WCF...
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Jul 9, 2013Furlough Aid Requests Rise Dramatically at Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund
Federal employee furloughs have doubled the amount of the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund’s emergency assistance loans just in the month of June. The program distributed just under $42,000 in May, only four of them furlough-related, and nearly $90,000 in June, including 82 loans...
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Jul 9, 2013As Congress Stalls, NFFE-IAM Members across the Country Take Action to Stop Furloughs
While Congress was on vacation the week before the 4th of July holiday, thousands of NFFE members and their fellow federal workers were taking action. The Furlough Red Zone Campaign, launched by the 20-union Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) was a huge success both on Capitol Hill and in the press....
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Jul 1, 2013New Edition of the 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's second edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees' (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a detailed view of the updated organizing and recruiting strategic plan, this edition focuses on what all NFFE-IAM members can do to build our...
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Jul 1, 2013Sign Our Letter to Tell Congress: Stop the Furloughs at Defense!
Starting July 8th, mandatory furloughs for upwards of 700,000 Department of Defense workers will go into effect. Each worker is required to take 11 unpaid furlough days - one per week - meaning their pay will drop 20% for 11 weeks. We can't allow this to continue. Use the letter below to...
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Jun 28, 2013New Legislation Seeks to Align Blue Collar Wage Areas with White Collar Locality Areas
Last week in Washington, Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced a bill, the Locality Pay Area Equity Act (H.R. 2450), to address an unfairness in pay for many blue collar federal employees throughout the U.S. For years, blue collar federal employees in certain parts of the country have been...
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Jun 26, 201331 Members of Congress Send Letter to Defense Demanding Answers on Furloughs
A bipartisan group of 31 House members sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently demanding answers on the proposed furloughs of thousands of Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF) employees. Unlike other Defense employees that are funded by Congressional appropriations,...
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Jun 24, 2013NFFE Unveils New Roles for National Organizing Department in Updated Strategic Plan
As we revealed in May of this year, NFFE completed an update of its strategic plan for building membership. To better serve you the NFFE National Office has created a more streamlined experience when accessing resources through the NFFE National Organizing Department. Under the old plan, NFFE had...
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Jun 21, 2013Congratulations to Ian Hollander, Son of NFFE Sister Marsha Moore-Hettick, on Winning an IAM Scholarship!
On behalf of the NFFE National Office, we would like to congratulate Ian Hollander of Kalispell, MT, on winning a prestigious IAM Scholarship!Hollander, son of NFFE Local 1214 member Marsha Moore-Hettick, was one of just 16 applicants to be awarded a scholarship from a pool of nearly 350...
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Jun 19, 2013Submit Your Photos Now for the 2013 IAM Photo Contest!
The new deadline to enter the 2013 IAM Photo Contest is now Friday, July 5, 2013. All NFFE members are encouraged to submit photos demonstrating the critical services they deliver to the American public every day. For the 2013 Photo Contest, photos must be taken of and by members in good...
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Jun 19, 2013Attack on Official Time Thwarted as Congressional Committee Rules Attempt Out of Order
The fight was over seemingly before it began, but last week an amendment threating “official time” almost made its way into the must-pass legislation known as the National Defense Authorization Act. However, the House Rules Committee, a committee tasked with maintaining order in legislative...
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Jun 12, 2013Federal Government Continues to Bleed Thousands of Jobs as Sequestration Cuts Take Hold
As NFFE reported last month, federal employees were beginning to see the devastating effects of sequestration cuts on the agencies where they work. The dangerous trend continued in a big way last month, as the federal government lost another 14,000 jobs in May alone, according to the monthly...
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Jun 11, 2013Hone Your Representational Skills at the New NFFE Rep Center!
Let’s face it – being a union representative is a tough job. There is so much to learn but so little time to actually sit down and learn it. Now, NFFE National is proud to announce an all-new online resource that gives you the tools you need to get the job done – the NFFE Rep Center! The Rep...
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Jun 6, 2013Phased Retirement for Federal Workers Moves One Step Closer to Reality
Since its approval 11 months ago, legislation allowing federal workers to phase into retirement has undergone a long process of regulatory writing and editing. This week, the proposed regulations have finally been issued, bringing the promise of a smoother transition into retirement that much...
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Jun 5, 2013Sequestration Cuts at OPM Lead to Slower Pension Processing for Newly Retired Employees
It turns out that current federal workers aren’t the only ones losing out from sequestration. This week, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a full 19% reduction in the number of federal pensions processed for newly-retired employees, due to sequestration cuts. The news comes after...
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May 31, 2013President Obama Seeks to Reign in Out-of-Control Contractor Executive Pay with New Proposal
At a time when federal workers have been subject to pay freezes, furloughs, and retirement cuts, executives at leading government contractors have been making away with hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars. How do they get away with it? Easy – ever-increasing reimbursement rates. In fiscal...
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May 30, 2013Two Key Federal Spending Bills Keep Federal Pay Frozen through 2014
The House Appropriations Committee this week approved two fiscal year 2014 funding measures which failed to include an increase in federal pay. Though there are still other opportunities to give federal workers a much-needed pay adjustment, it appears the House will remain a formidable obstacle....
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May 23, 2013A Memorial Day Message from the NFFE Military Veterans Committee
On behalf of the NFFE Military Veterans Committee, Chairman Dave Chevalier offers the following Memorial Day message for all of our Veterans, their families and friends, as well as all our BUEs: Memorial Day came into recognition after the U.S. Civil War. Originally called Decoration Day by those...
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May 22, 2013Legislative Conference Photos are Now Available! View the Album Here
It was another impactful week in Washington, D.C. as NFFE representatives held more than 250 meetings with lawmakers during the 2013 IAM Legislative Conference. Lobbying elected officials on issues such as pay, benefits, jobs, and hiring reform, NFFE members certainly made the most of their brief...
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May 22, 2013NFFE Veterans Committee Calls for PTSD Stories to Improve Accommodations for Veterans in Federal Workforce
The NFFE Military Veterans Committee is asking for your help in an effort to promote changes, improve the application process and ultimately our work environment for the disabled who suffer from hidden disabilities, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)...
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May 21, 2013Help FEEA Help Federal Employees Impacted by Extreme Weather
It's been a rough week for feds across the country, with news stories vilifying agencies and individuals. This public perception makes your job harder as a fed and it makes FEEA's job harder too -- most people outside government don't understand the importance of our mission to help federal...
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May 16, 2013Administration Orders Extensive Study of Gender Pay Gap in Federal Workforce
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...
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May 14, 2013Defense Secretary: DoD Employee Furlough Days Reduced from 14 to 11
The Department of Defense announced today 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 departments 800,000 employees. The latest announcement, delivered at an...
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May 13, 2013Legislative Conference 2013 is Officially Underway!
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...
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May 10, 2013Temporary Seasonal Wildland Firefighters - We Want YOU!
NFFE was proud to lead the campaign that won health insurance benefits for wildland firefighters and their families for the first time ever last year. We wanted to share with you some key information on who’s eligible, how to sign up, and how to contact your local union representative. Visit our...
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May 10, 2013From the Desk of the Legislative Director: NFFE Position Papers
Monday, May 13th is the start of the 2013 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. We will have NFFE-IAM members from across the country on Capitol Hill all week lobbying lawmakers on the issues that impact federal employees and working families. There have been numerous anti-federal worker...
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May 9, 2013Upgrade Your Communications Skills with AFL-CIO’s #1u Communications Program!
Without a strong communications program, there is no union. You can’t join a union that you do not know exists, right? Better yet, you wouldn’t want to join a union that you do know exists, but never hear from. This is why educating ourselves on the art of member communications is so critical....
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May 8, 2013Pentagon Official: BRAC, Job Cuts Coming to Defense Next Year
A recent write-up in Government Executive detailed a Tuesday speech from Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter detailing a disturbing 2014 outlook for the Department of Defense (DoD). For Defense employees already facing 14 furlough days this year, the news comes at a very difficult time. At the press...
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May 7, 2013Federal Employees Fleeing for the Door as Cuts to Pay, Benefits Take their Toll
Two-hundred and nineteen thousand, two hundred and twenty. That is the number of federal employees who left the federal government last year – more than 10% of the total workforce – according to Government Executive. This paints a stark picture of the state of the federal government and the...
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May 3, 2013HUD Announces Closure of Dozens of Field Offices under Reorganization
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) last week announced a major reorganization that will result in the closure of dozens of offices throughout the country. Targeting the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs and the Office of Field Policy and Management, the proposed...
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May 2, 2013REMINDER: Legislative Conference is Just Two Weeks Away
Sick and tired of politicians badmouthing federal employees? Ready to stand up and correct the record? Well in two weeks you will have your chance. Do your part to make a difference by joining us May 13-16, 2013 for the IAMAW’s Legislative Conference here in Washington. Lobbying elected officials...
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May 2, 2013Contractor Executive Pay Soars as Federal Employees Near Rock Bottom
If you are prone to anger or sudden bursts of outrage, please look away from your screen. According to a recent piece in the Federal Times, lead executives at some of the largest government contractors are not just seeing their pay increase, but seeing it increase by millions in the space of just...
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May 2, 2013NFFE Releases New Vision for Recruiting in Updated Membership Building Strategic Plan
After months in the making, NFFE is proud to announce the latest update to our Union’s Membership Building Strategic Plan (MBSP). You can read the plan here. Laying out a bold vision for NFFE’s recruiting operations, the MBSP brings together years of expertise into one document. The plan...
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Apr 26, 2013Senate Passes Measure Ending Air Traffic Controller Furloughs; House Expected to Follow Suit
With hundreds of thousands of air passengers facing delays at airports throughout the country this week, it appears Congress is ready to put an end to the furloughs causing this mess. Thursday, the Senate passed a measure ending furloughs for air traffic controllers and opening the roughly 150...
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Apr 24, 2013REMINDER: Deadline for 2013 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest is May 10th
The 2013 IAM Newsletter and Website Competition is underway, and we’re asking all NFFE locals to enter their newsletter, websites, and Facebook pages today! NFFE locals and the national office smashed records with a total of 19 awards last time, and we’re looking for an even more impressive...
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Apr 24, 2013Lots of Argument but Few Solutions from Capitol Hill on Ending Furloughs
While it appears progress is being made on ending furloughs for air traffic controllers, there’s been no such luck for the more than a million other federal workers facing furloughs this year. The only two “serious” plans to be introduced in Congress thus far, one by each party, were both...
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Apr 19, 2013Report: Air Force Authorized RIFs at 60 Installations, Upwards of 1,000 Jobs at Risk
With over 15,000 positions already cut from the branch’s civilian ranks this year, the Air Force Wednesday announced they will be eliminating another 1,000 jobs before the end of the year. In total, 60 Air Force installations will face reductions in force. Unlike the forthcoming furloughs at Air...
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Apr 18, 2013DoD to Ask Congress for New Budget Authorities to Reduce Furloughs
According to a recent report in Government Executive, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to request substantial ‘budget transfer authority’ to reduce the impacts of sequestration. This authority, if granted, could give DoD the flexibility it needs to further reduce or eliminate employee...
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Apr 18, 2013Federal Employees on Edge with Furloughs Officially Underway
First it was years, then it was months, then weeks; but now, the furloughs have finally arrived and workers are starting to feel the long-anticipated financial pinch. This week thousands of federal employees at the Department of Labor began the first of up to eight days of unpaid furlough days...
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Apr 17, 2013Young Federal Employees: Do You Have What it Takes to be a Leader? Start a YFL Chapter at Your Local!
Are you interested in becoming a leader? Do you want to become a part of something bigger than yourself? We’re proud to offer you the opportunity to assume a leadership role by starting a YFL Local chapter! We want YOU to stand up and lead the new wave of young leaders entering the workforce. You...
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Apr 11, 2013Defense Official: 12,000 Job Cuts Coming to DoD Next Year
The Department of Defense is prepared to cut nearly 12,000 jobs next year according to Defense Comptroller Robert Hale. The cuts will come as the first of 40,000-50,000 job cuts scheduled to take effect over the next five years. According to a recent report from the Federal Times, the Department...
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Apr 5, 2013NFFE Local 2109 Members Take to the Streets to Demonstrate Against Furloughs
Yesterday, more than 100 Watervliet Arsenal employees hit the streets to demonstrate against 14 days of mandatory sequestration furloughs. The message was clear: federal workers have given enough already.
Organized by NFFE Local 2109, the informational picket targeted furloughs and other...
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Apr 5, 2013SFLERP 40th Anniversary Symposium on Labor, Management & Employee Relations is Just Around the Corner!
The Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals is sponsoring its 40th Anniversary Symposium on Labor, Management and Employee Relations on April 18-19, 2013, at the Holiday Inn Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA. The Symposium is the only annual conference that brings together...
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Apr 5, 2013Report: Obama Budget Proposal to Include $35 Billion in Federal Retirement Cuts
President Obama is planning to include upwards of $35 billion in cuts to federal retirement in his forthcoming budget proposal, according to the Washington Post. The plan was revealed in a conference with White House reporters where Administration staff briefed newsmakers on the details of his...
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Apr 4, 2013RIFs May be Coming to DoD Next Year if Sequestration Cuts Continue
With billions more in sequestration cuts to meet next year, senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials are suggesting reductions in force may be necessary to meet the strict budget targets. In a recent webinar organized by the Association of Government Accountants, DoD Comptroller Robert Hale...
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Apr 1, 2013New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's first edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees' (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a detailed list of the latest anti-federal worker proposals to come out of Congress (furloughs anyone?), this edition focuses on what ordinary...
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Mar 29, 2013Defense Furlough Days Reduced from 22 to 14
In a surprise announcement this week, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it would reduce the number of mandatory employee furlough days from 22 to 14. The announcement came after DoD reviewed new funding changes included in the recently-passed continuing resolution. Due to a revised...
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Mar 28, 2013Legislative Conference is Right Around the Corner! Deadline for Room Discounts is April 8th
Lobbying elected officials is critical in our efforts to improve the lives of federal workers across the country. Every day NFFE lobbies Congress and the Administration to ensure that our elected leaders act in the best interest of federal workers and their families. But we are not alone. Many...
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Mar 27, 2013Obama Signs Funding Bill Including 2013 Pay Freeze into Law
Following the approval of both the House and Senate last week, President Obama signed into law a continuing resolution to fund the government through the remainder of 2013. The measure prevents a government shutdown, but also includes a provision freezing federal pay through the remainder of the...
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Mar 22, 2013Defense Furlough Notices Delayed Two Weeks; Fewer Furlough Days a Possibility
Thursday, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it would be delaying the issuance of furlough notices to hundreds of thousands of civilian employees in response to questions over funding shifts in the latest continuing resolution. Passed by the Senate and confirmed by the House late this...
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Mar 22, 2013House Passes Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Including Painful Cuts to Federal Pay, Benefits, and Jobs
Less than 24 hours after Congress cleared a continuing resolution to fund the government through the remainder of 2013, the House of Representatives succeeded in passing a budget resolution for fiscal year 2014. The budget resolution, introduced by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) last...
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Mar 21, 2013Senate Passes Controversial Funding Measure Extending Federal Pay Freeze Through 2013
Wednesday evening, the Senate passed its version of the continuing resolution, a funding measure poised to keep the government open through the close of the fiscal year in September. Though a government shutdown appears to have been averted, the bill’s passage virtually guarantees that federal...
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Mar 20, 2013Get Expert Union Advice from Your National Business Representative!
As Unionists we have all run into situations where we simply don’t have the requisite knowledge or experience to effectively conduct our representational duties and union functions. In times like these NFFE representatives can turn to their personal labor-relations and internal union expert:...
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Mar 18, 2013FEEA Scholarship Deadline Rapidly Approaching; Submit Your Application No Later than March 29th
If you or a family member are planning to apply for FEEA's 2013-14 scholarships, the due date is just two weeks away -- all applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 29, 2013. Visit the scholarship page to learn more or download the application, check out our Partner Programs...
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Mar 15, 2013NFFE Welcomes New Assistant General Counsel Philip Snodgrass
NFFE is committed to ensuring that all of our members get the best representation possible. But as our union continues to grow, so too do the representational challenges we face. Keeping up with the demands of a rapidly-growing membership base, NFFE is proud to announce the hiring of a new...
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Mar 15, 2013One Year Pay Freeze Extension Almost a Reality as House, Senate Abandon Federal Employees
This week, the Senate a proposed a stopgap funding measure known as a “continuing resolution” to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year. Following in the footsteps of the House version of the bill, the Senate measure also includes a one-year extension of the much-maligned...
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Mar 13, 2013House Budget Chairman Releases FY 2014 Budget Targeting Federal Pay, Retirement, and Jobs
As hundreds of thousands of federal employees stare down anywhere from 4 to 22 furlough days (and the resulting loss in pay) some in Congress think federal workers need to give even more. Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his annual budget proposal to the public,...
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Mar 13, 2013Engage Your Members by Starting a Local Facebook Page!
The communications landscape has changed rapidly over the past decade. Without a doubt, one of the most influential shifts has been the emergence of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Among the more than 1 billion regular social media users across the world are NFFE...
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Mar 12, 2013Setting the Record Straight on Union Official Time: An Open Letter to Senator Lamar Alexander
I would like to start by thanking you for pointing out the mismanagement of the Office of Job Corps and the deficient FY 2013 budget request for the program that does not accurately reflect its true cost. We agree that Job Corps centers should not be closed to score political points. I’ve...
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Mar 7, 2013Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to Slash 200,000 Federal Jobs over Three Years
Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced a bill to cut the federal workforce by ten percent over three years, for a total reduction of 200,000 jobs. The Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition Act would reduce federal rolls by hiring only one federal worker for every three who retire...
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Mar 7, 2013House Passes Funding Measure Extending Federal Pay Freeze through 2013, Preserving Sequester
Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a funding measure including a provision to extend the much-maligned federal pay freeze and allowing automatic sequestration cuts to take effect. The bill, H.R. 933, is what Washington refers to as a “continuing resolution,” (CR) which is a stop-gap...
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Mar 5, 2013Sequestration Cuts Have Entered Effect: What Happens Now?
It’s official: On Friday, March 1st, $85 billion in automatic sequestration cuts have taken effect. So what happens next? Rather than a sudden hit to federal payrolls, sequestration will take the better part of the next two months to enter effect, depending on your agency. Here’s a quick timeline...
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Feb 28, 2013Back for More: Senate GOP Targets Federal Pay, Retirement and Annuity Supplement for Cuts to Delay Sequester
Congressional Republicans did not waste much time targeting the federal workforce for cuts since the 113th Congress was seated this January. We have already seen bills to freeze pay, slash the workforce, and eliminate overtime. Now, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) is throwing her hat in the ring with...
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Feb 27, 2013National President Dougan Takes Fight to Stop Furloughs to the Television Airwaves
This morning, NFFE National President William R. Dougan sat down with DC WUSA Channel 9’s Jessica Doyle to talk about the importance of speaking up in opposition to the coming furloughs of most of the federal workforce. In the interview, Dougan stressed federal workers’ first amendment right to...
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Feb 21, 2013DoD Announces 20% Pay Cut for Most Employees in Official Notification to Congress
Wednesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta penned a letter to Congress and civilian employees announcing 22 days of furloughs for 700,000 of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) 800,000 employees if sequestration takes effect March 1st. Panetta explained that furloughs will be taken one day per week...
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Feb 21, 2013DoD to Labor Leaders: No Furloughs Until April 26th, Some Employees Exempt
On a conference call with labor representatives early Wednesday, DoD Assistant Secretary for Readiness and Force Management Frederick Vollrath revealed new details about the Department’s furlough plans in the event sequestration is allowed to hit March 1st. According to the most recent estimates,...
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Feb 13, 2013REMINDER: Deadline for 2013 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest is May 10th
The 2013 IAM Newsletter and Website Competition is underway, and we’re asking all NFFE locals to enter their newsletter, websites, and Facebook pages today! NFFE locals and the national office smashed records with a total of 19 awards last time, and we’re looking for an even more impressive...
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Feb 12, 2013Administration Outlines Detailed Sequestration Cuts for Dozens of Key Government Services
We have been saying it for months – more than a trillion dollars in automatic sequestration cuts will have a massive impact on the ability of the government to complete its mission. We also said that the worst impact of sequestration will not be felt by the agencies themselves, but the people who...
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Feb 12, 2013NFFE Issues Call for Interest in Serving on National Committee on Minority Issues
At the 49th NFFE National Convention in Portland, Oregon last year, delegates unanimously voted to create a new national committee to promote awareness of issues facing minorities in the federal workforce. In doing so, they etched into our union’s bylaws a commitment to equality and fair...
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Feb 11, 2013President Obama to Request 1 Percent Pay Boost in FY 2014 Budget
On a conference call with the Administration Friday afternoon, NFFE was informed that President Obama intends to include a one percent federal pay increase in his Fiscal Year 2014 budget request. The request comes on the heels of a spirited battle between the President and Congress over the 2013...
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Feb 8, 2013A Letter from National President Dougan: Support the United Way
For over 65 years the AFL-CIO and its partners in the labor community have worked with the United Way to build stronger, more prosperous families and communities. With so many workers today struggling to make ends meet, it is more important than ever to continue supporting this partnership by...
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Feb 6, 2013Obama Calls for Sequestration Delay as Federal Agencies Prepare for Mass Furloughs
President Obama held a press conference Tuesday urging Congress develop a measure to delay the more than $85 billion in automatic sequestration cuts, set to take effect March 1st. Though no specific proposal was offered, the President suggested a mix of minor revenue-raising tax reforms and...
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Feb 6, 2013President Obama Signs Bill Lifting Federal Borrowing Limit through May
President Obama Tuesday signed a measure suspending the federal debt ceiling through May 18th, delaying what is expected to be another intense debate. The bill also included a “No Budget No Pay” provision to encourage members of Congress to pass a budget on time this year. The bill originated in...
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Feb 6, 2013Sequestration and the Debt-Ceiling: Your Guide to a Federal Workforce Disaster in the Making (UPDATED)
When Congress and the President agreed to a smaller than expected deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” this month, federal employees got a bad deal. This was not because of what was in the deal, which was actually quite positive; it was what had been left out – comprehensive solutions to...
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Feb 1, 2013Senate Follows in House’s Footsteps, Passes Bill Delaying Debt Ceiling Adjustment Until May
Thursday, the Senate passed a House bill, H.R. 325, to temporarily lift the federal debt limit until May, putting off what is expected to be another rancorous debate about the paying the nation’s bills. President Obama is expected to follow with his signature in the coming days. The bill, also...
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Jan 30, 2013NFFE National Veterans Committee Sets Ambitious Course at First Meeting
Last week, the new NFFE National Veterans Committee held their first conference call to lay out plans for improving awareness and engagement on Veterans’ issues within the federal workforce. Led by interim-Chair David Chevalier, the committee boasts more than a dozen members from NFFE locals...
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Jan 29, 2013It’s Tax Season: Don’t Forget to Deduct Your Union Dues!
Tax season is officially here! I know, please hold your applause. Yes, it’s never a fun thing to do with your time, but we have a tip that could make your tax return just a bit brighter this year. Did you know that union members who itemize their deductions are permitted to deduct their union...
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Jan 29, 2013Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter: Mass Furloughs Coming to DoD in April Without Sequestration Deal
At a press conference with reporters last week, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter painted a gloomy picture for the Department of Defense (DoD) should Congress fail to reach a deal to avoid sequestration by March 1st. According to Carter, hundreds of thousands of Defense workers would be...
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Jan 24, 2013Sequestration and the Debt-Ceiling: Your Guide to a Federal Workforce Disaster in the Making (UPDATED)
When Congress and the President agreed to a smaller than expected deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” this January, federal employees got a bad deal. This was not because of what was in the deal, which was actually quite positive; it was what had been left out – comprehensive solutions to...
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Jan 24, 2013House Passes Temporary Debt Ceiling Relief with “No Budget, No Pay” Provision
Wednesday the House voted to temporarily lift the federal debt limit until May, putting off a major political showdown between the two parties next month. One key provision of measure – known as “No Budget, No Pay” – would temporarily cease payments to members of Congress if a budget is not...
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Jan 22, 2013Vote to Freeze Federal Pay through 2013 Delayed by House Leadership
Late Friday afternoon, House Republican leadership backtracked on its plans to hold a vote on a federal pay freeze this week. Due to intense pressure from federal employees and their union representatives, the measure has since been removed from the legislative calendar indefinitely. The measure,...
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Jan 18, 2013Register Today for the Basic Web Development Class at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Center
This is the official call for the IAM Basic Web Development Class scheduled to be held April 28-May 3, 2013, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center at Placid Harbor in Hollywood, MD. Offered by the IAM Communications Department, this basic-level class is for lodges just...
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Jan 18, 2013A New Year’s Resolution for NFFE Leaders: Ten Steps to Building a More Effective Local
There is no magic bullet for recruiting success. Every local is different. With that said, there are several things that all locals can and should be doing to increase visibility and build membership. Here are some of the most effective tricks you can use to make 2013 the best year your local has...
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Jan 18, 2013It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for Legislative Conference 2013
Lobbying elected officials is critical in our efforts to improve the lives of federal workers across the country. With the NFFE National Office turning the wheels of power in Washington, D.C., our mission is to ensure that our elected leaders act in the best interest of federal workers and their...
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Jan 18, 2013Congress to Vote Next Week on Bill Extending Federal Pay Freeze Through 2013
Just days into the new 113th Congress, one freshman legislator is looking to make his name off the back of federal employees. This week, Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla), and 28 other house Republicans introduced a bill (H.R. 273) to freeze federal pay for a third consecutive year. The measure, which...
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Jan 14, 2013January 31 Deadline for Thousands in Union Plus Scholarships Fast Approaching
You still have time to apply for a 2013 Union Plus Scholarship. The deadline for applications is January 31. This year's application is entirely online. Scholarships are from $500 to $4,000 and do not require repayment. Since 1992, some 2,200 families have benefited from the Union Plus...
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Jan 11, 2013Professional Pre-Retirement Training Now Available for NFFE-IAM Members
The purpose of this communication is to advise NFFE-IAM membership of a special service now available to NFFE-IAM members preparing for retirement. Double Health USA (DHUSA) is providing free individual pre-retirement counseling to our members. DHUSA IAMAW Pre-Retirement Planning provides...
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Jan 11, 2013Sequestration and the Debt-Ceiling: Your Guide to a Federal Workforce Disaster in the Making
When Congress and the President agreed to a smaller than expected deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” this month, federal employees got a bad deal. This was not because of what was in the deal, which was actually quite positive; it was what had been left out – comprehensive solutions to...
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Jan 8, 2013Apply Now for the Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship, Hundreds of Other FEEA Scholarships
The application for this year's annual FEEA Scholarship competition, including the Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship, is now available! This year, two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to NFFE members seeking to further their educational attainment. You can download your application here....
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Jan 7, 2013New Edition of the 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
2012's final edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees' (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available!Featuring news and photos from NFFE's 49th National Convention, this edition paints a detailed picture of what the next four years will look like for NFFE, and...
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Jan 4, 2013Obama Orders End to Federal Pay Freeze; Congress Says ‘Not So Fast’
Last month, President Obama issued an executive order bringing an end to the more than two-year federal pay freeze. Effective March 27th, 2013, federal workers will see a pay increase of 0.5%; a small sum, but more than anything federal employees have seen since 2010. In the closing days of the...
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Jan 2, 2013What the Fiscal Cliff Deal Means for Federal Employees
As many of us were ringing in the New Year with family and friends, Washington was the site of feverish activity surrounding the so-called ‘fiscal cliff.’ In the wee hours of New Year’s Day, the Senate passed a compromise agreement, which was passed by the House later that evening. With the dust...
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Dec 20, 2012National President Dougan Pens Letter to House Legislators Before Vote Impacting Federal Retirement Security
On behalf of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) and the 110,000 federal employees our union represents throughout the United States and abroad, I am writing to urge you to vote “No” on H.R. 6684, which is expected on the House floor today. H.R. 6684 would require massive...
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Dec 20, 2012Provision Slashing 36,000 Defense Jobs Survives Conference Committee
The Department of Defense (DoD) would be required to reduce the number of civilian and contractor employees by 5% under the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), approved by a House-Senate conference committee Tuesday. In total, the reduction is expected to eliminate as many as 36,000...
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Dec 19, 2012Day of Action a Big Success as Capitol Hill, Media, Change Tune on Federal Employee Compensation Cuts
The results from Federal Employees Day of Action are in, and they’re big. In little more than a day, federal employees wrote more than 1,000 letters to over 200 Capitol Hill offices, made countless more phone calls, and put the issue of stopping federal workforce cuts back on the media map. In...
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Dec 18, 2012Federal Employees Day of Action is TODAY! Click Here to Do Your Part
Federal Employees Day of Action is finally here and the momentum is already starting to build. Federal workers from all across the country are signing letters to congress, calling their elected officials, and building awareness on social media. Why are so many federal employees stepping up and...
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Dec 18, 2012IAM Announces Opening of 2013 Photography Contest – Submit your Photos Today!
This is the official announcement of the 2013 IAM Photography Contest. It is open to all IAM members in good standing. Entries should catch IAM members at work in non-posed photos. Winning entries will win a cash prize and will appear in the 2014 IAM Calendar. Two dollars from each calendar sale...
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Dec 17, 20122013 Local Financial Officer Courses at IAM’s Winpisinger Center Now Open – Enroll Today!
This is to announce that next year there will be five Financial Officers’ Seminars conducted by the General Secretary-Treasurer’s Department. These seminars will be conducted at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center at Placid Harbor in Hollywood, Maryland and are limited to...
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Dec 14, 2012IAM Announces Opening of 2013 Newsletter and Website Contest; Enter Your Publication Today!
The 2013 IAM Newsletter and Website Competition is officially underway! NFFE locals and the national office smashed records with a total of 19 awards last time, and we’re looking for an even more impressive performance this year. Honoring excellence in both print and digital labor journalism, the...
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Dec 6, 2012Register Now for Women’s Program and Human Rights Seminar at the Winpisinger Center
We are happy to inform you that space is still available in two upcoming classes at the William W. Winpisinger Center: the Basic Women’s Program and the Human Rights Training. Both classes are scheduled to run simultaneously on February 24th-March 1st and August 25th-30th of 2013. The Basic...
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Dec 6, 2012Senate Approves Defense Bill Including Workforce Cuts, Contractor Pay Caps
The Senate this week approved its version of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, a Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations measure to fund next year’s Defense activities. The controversial bill included a civilian workforce reduction of 5% and a cap on contractor executive salaries....
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Dec 4, 2012Senate Supports Measure to Reform Hatch Act, Soften Penalties
The U.S. Senate Friday unanimously passed the 2012 Hatch Act Modernization Act, a measure to reform the Hatch Act for the first time in nearly 20 years. Among other key changes, the legislation lightens penalties for offenders and loosens restrictions for state and local employees seeking elected...
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Nov 26, 2012NFFE and Other Groups Call on Elected Officials to Spare Feds from Further Cuts
In a letter sent to the Congressional leadership, NFFE and other federal employee organizations urged the exclusion of federal workers from deeper cuts to pay and benefits. The message: feds have already sacrificed enough. Organized by the Federal-Postal coalition, the letter gained the...
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Nov 16, 2012NFFE’s Young Federal Leaders Initiative Ready for Action with New Strategic Plan
There’s no question that NFFE’s Young Federal Leaders (YFL) initiative is gathering steam. At locals throughout the country, YFL materials are starting to make their way onto local bulletin boards, websites, and social media pages. At the national level, the YFL National Committee has grown to...
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Nov 13, 2012NFFE Members Save Big with Member-Only Insurance Benefits
One of the many benefits of NFFE membership is exclusive access to discounted products and services through organizations like Union Plus, Apple, and Geico. Arguably the best benefit offered to NFFE members also happens to be one of the least known: supplemental insurance benefits. Through NFFE’s...
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Nov 9, 2012A Veterans Day Message from the Desk of the President
Veterans Day is a day to celebrate and honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to sacrifice for the common good. It provides an opportunity for us to remember and honor the sacrifices our veterans have made in defending our country and protecting the rights...
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Nov 9, 2012With Election in the Rear View Mirror, Serious Threats on the Horizon for Federal Employees
Winning by a count of 303 electoral votes to Republican opponent Mitt Romney’s 206 (Florida’s 29 EV’s are still outstanding), Barack Obama cinched a second four-year term as President of the United States. Among the many responsibilities of the President is to lead the Executive branch,...
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Nov 8, 2012From the Desk of the President: Call for Interest in Formation of NFFE Veterans Committee
The National Federation of Federal Employees recognizes that veterans face a unique variety of issues, concerns, and difficulties in the federal workplace. To better serve our members who are veterans, our union is founding the NFFE Veterans Committee to aid and assist them with these challenges....
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Nov 2, 2012The Key to Your Digital Union Office: Get Your User’s Guide to the NFFE Website Here
Every year, hundreds of thousands of users register millions of hits on the NFFE website, consuming news, trainings, representational forms, visibility materials, and countless other resources. During that time some members were lucky enough to receive training at the Winpisinger Center, or read...
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Oct 31, 2012Special Message from FEEA: FEEA Stands Ready to Assist Feds Affected by Sandy
With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) stands ready to assist civilian federal and postal employees impacted by the storm. Disaster grants of up to $500 will be available to employees in hard-hit areas experiencing verifiable...
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Oct 25, 2012FLRA and MSPB Training Slides from NFFE Convention Now Available!
At NFFE’s 49th National Convention earlier this month, we were lucky to have the leaders from both the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Merit Systems Protection Board join us to deliver trainings. These trainings were widely popular with those in attendance. Now you can have a look at them...
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Oct 25, 2012Federal Salary Council Finds Big Jump as Public-Private Pay Gap Hits 34.6%
The Federal Salary Council (FSC) recently announced findings from its annual report on the public-private pay gap, and the numbers are eye popping. In the matter of just one year, the private sector pay premium shot up from 26.3% to 34.6%. For federal employees working comparable jobs to these...
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Oct 10, 2012New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's third edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees' (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a side by side comparison of the presidential candidates’ positions on key federal worker issues like pay and retirement, this edition paints a...
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Oct 9, 2012The Day that Was: A Recap of Days Three and Four of the 49th NFFE National Convention
Packed with new business, awards, and two different “big announcements,” days three and four of NFFE’s 49th National Convention were just as action-packed as the preceding two. Day three started with a bang, as members affirmed NFFE’s endorsement of Barack Obama for President of the United...
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Oct 8, 2012Photos from NFFE’s 49th National Convention are Now Available! Get Them Here
NFFE’s 49th National Convention, held in Portland, Oregon, came and went in the blink of an eye. Didn’t get a chance to be there yourself? Don’t worry, because you can view the entire weeklong Convention in just one photo album.
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Oct 4, 2012The Day that Was: A Recap of Day Two of the 49th NFFE National Convention
After a rousing day of speeches by luminaries in government and labor, Day two impressed in equal measure with appearances by Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry, Federal Labor Relations Authority Chair Carol Waller Pope, and Merit Systems Protection Board Chair Susan Tsui...
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Oct 2, 2012The Day that Was: A Recap of Day One of the NFFE National Convention
Day one of the 49th NFFE National Convention is officially in the books, and the mood inside the convention hall here in Portland, OR could only be described as emotional. Packed with speeches from labor leaders within and outside of NFFE, the message of the day was clear: there is strength in...
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Oct 1, 2012NFFE National Convention Officially Kicks Off!
It’s official – after four years of hard work by our locals and national office, the 49th NFFE National Convention is officially under way! Held at the historic Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon, the Convention will continue through October 4th. Be on the lookout for the latest Convention news and...
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Sep 24, 2012National President Dougan Talks Jobs, Sequestration, and the Presidential Election with Federal News Radio
This past Friday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan sat down with Federal News Radio’s Francis Rose to talk about the union’s priorities as we enter an immensely important period for federal workforce policy. With the threat of sequestration looming, potential changes in the White House...
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Sep 21, 2012FEEA Helping the Families of Fallen Diplomats
The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) honors our fallen diplomats, working to recognize their service and sacrifice by providing educational assistance to surviving children through FEEA's Diplomatic Fund. The Fund was set up by the Department of State and the Department of...
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Sep 20, 2012Romney Promises 10% Reduction in Federal Jobs, Wage and Benefit Cuts, in Recent Policy Speech
With the presidential elections less than two months away, candidates have started to assert their positions on key federal employee issues. Republican nominee Mitt Romney offered his stance and other key policy positions in a speech before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, CA...
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Sep 18, 2012Federal Workforce Standing on Precipice as Administration Report Outlines "Devastating" Sequestration Cuts
“Devastating impact.” “Threat.” “Destructive.” These are the words the Obama White House chose to describe the $1.2 trillion in impending sequestration cuts in a recent report detailing the automatic reductions. The report, issued Friday as required by the recently-approved Sequestration...
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Sep 10, 2012Budget Experts: Forthcoming Sequestration Cuts Will Result in Furloughs in 2013
Several leading budget experts believe that next year’s massive sequestration cuts will result in furloughs and RIFs at many federal agencies, according a recent piece in Government Executive magazine. The experts, speaking at the magazine’s annual Excellence in Government conference last week,...
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Sep 5, 2012REMINDER: 49th NFFE National Convention is Just Around the Corner
As summer comes to a close, we are now less than one month away from the beginning of the 49th NFFE National Convention. Scheduled for October 1-4, 2012, the union’s quadrennial Convention will take place at the historic Benson Hotel in downtown Portland. Time is running out, so locals are...
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Aug 31, 2012From the Desk of the President: Honoring Those Who Labor
We celebrate the proud history of all workers across the country this Labor Day. No matter what your job is, the collective efforts of us all make this nation strong and safe. On this day, we acknowledge the contributions of the men and women who came before us; who toiled and sacrificed to...
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Aug 30, 2012Register Now for the Next Communicator’s Class at the IAMAW’s William W. Winpisinger Center
This is the official announcement of the IAM’s Communicator class to be held December 9-14, 2012, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center at Placid harbor in Hollywood, MD. Offered by the IAM Communications Department, this basic course is geared toward lodge Communicators...
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Aug 29, 2012FEEA Stands Ready to Assist Feds Affected by Hurricane Isaac
With Hurricane Isaac pummeling the Gulf Coast, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) stands ready to assist civilian federal and postal employees impacted by the storm. Disaster grants of up to $500 will be available to employees in hard-hit areas. Employees in need of help...
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Aug 24, 2012NFFE Locals, National Office, Smash Records with 19 Awards in 2012 IAM Newsletter and Website Competition
The winners of the 2012 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest have been released, and the results are nothing short of incredible. Of the 46 total awards granted, NFFE took home more than 40% of them, with 19 combined awards. An astonishing 13 of those awards went to five NFFE locals (from four...
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Aug 23, 2012National President Dougan Talks Pay Freeze Extension with Federal News Radio (Audio)
Wednesday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan joined Federal News Radio’s Francis Rose to discuss the recently announced federal pay freeze extension. Covering everything from federal pay to promoting the importance of public service, the wide-ranging interview can be accessed by clicking...
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Aug 23, 2012Federal Pay Freeze Extension: What it Means for Your Wallet
As many of you have likely heard by now, earlier this week the White House issued a letter to Congress calling for a three-month extension of the federal pay freeze. Here’s what you need to know about the extension and how it impacts you. The federal pay freeze, beginning in January 1, 2011, was...
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Aug 15, 2012Feds Helping Feds: FEEA Offers Millions in Emergency Loans and Scholarships to Federal Employees
As union sisters and brothers, we understand that there is strength in working together toward common goals. In this spirit NFFE was a founding member of the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA), the only organization dedicated solely to helping federal workers and their families...
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Aug 14, 2012Detailed Agenda for 49th NFFE National Convention Now Available!
The NFFE National Office today released a detailed agenda for members planning to attend the 49th NFFE National Convention in Portland, Oregon. Attendees and other non-attendee members can access the agenda by clicking here. Scheduled for Oct. 1-4, members from across the nation are encouraged to...
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Aug 8, 2012FINAL REMINDER: Credential Forms for 49th NFFE National Convention Due August 15th
NFFE’s 49th National Convention is less than two months away. By now, locals should have received their credential forms, and started making arrangements for delegates to represent their members in Portland this fall. Credential forms were mailed to every NFFE local on June 1, 2012. These forms...
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Aug 4, 2012Congress Plays the Blame Game over Sequestration, Feds Left in State of Uncertainty
Attention federal employees: if you are looking for an uplifting story to buoy your spirits this weekend, shut down your computer immediately. To date there have been a long list of studies published on the potential fallout from $109 billion in mandatory sequestration cuts scheduled to hit the...
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Aug 2, 2012REMINDER: Credential Forms for 49th NFFE National Convention Due August 15th
NFFE’s 49th National Convention is just a two short months away. By now, locals should have received their credential forms, and started making arrangements for delegates to represent their members in Portland this fall. Credential forms were mailed to every NFFE local on June 1, 2012. These...
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Aug 2, 2012Congress Reaches Deal on Six Month Stop-Gap Spending Measure to Avoid Shutdown
Good news, federal employees: It appears we will not have another government shutdown scare when the fiscal year expires on September 30, 2012. According to Government Executive, Congressional leaders from both parties have agreed to a six month stop-gap spending measure to keep the government...
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Jul 27, 2012Congressman: Sequestration Will Kill 89,000 Defense Jobs – Pink Slips Coming as Soon as September
In a Congressional hearing Thursday, Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) warned of the dire consequences facing the Department of Defense and its employees if $56.7 billion in scheduled sequestration cuts were to be made on January 2nd. In total, Forbes estimates 89,000 civilian jobs will be lost in...
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Jul 24, 2012Children of Federal Workers’ Same Sex Partners Eligible for Health Insurance Under New Regulation
According to a recent article in the Federal Times, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a new regulation last week extending eligibility for FEHB and FEDV insurance benefits to children of same sex domestic partners employed by the federal government. Under the new regulation,...
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Jul 20, 2012Report: Sequestration Cuts May Cost Nearly 280,000 Federal Jobs by 2013
As the presidential campaign kicks into high gear, the issues at the front of most voters’ minds are job growth and the economy. What many don’t realize at the moment is just how close the country is to taking a major hit to the employment rolls. If sequestration – the automatic $115 billion...
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Jul 18, 2012Annual SAVE Award Competition Officially Open; Submit Your Ideas Today!
Do you want to make a difference by saving millions of taxpayer dollars and make government work more effectively? Well now’s your chance: NFFE is encouraging all of our members to participate in the fourth annual SAVE Award Competition. The annual Securing American Value and Efficiency (SAVE)...
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Jul 17, 2012REMINDER: Credential Forms for 49th NFFE National Convention Due August 15th
NFFE’s 49th National Convention is just a few short months away. By now, locals should have received their credential forms, and started making arrangements for delegates to represent their members in Portland this fall. Credential forms were mailed to every NFFE local on June 1, 2012. These...
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Jul 16, 2012Dougan Federal Times Op-Ed: Benefits Victory for Seasonal Firefighters Just First Step
It comes as no surprise that federal employee benefits have been the subject of intense debate in recent years. From pay freezes to retirement cuts and health care reforms, there has been no shortage of discussions for or against altering your benefits. The one benefits story that hasn’t been...
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Jul 13, 2012Candidates for NFFE National Office Announced; Biographies Now Available Online
This October, NFFE will hold its 49th National Convention at the historic Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Among other important duties, delegates to the Convention will elect officers to NFFE’s National Executive Council (NEC) to serve four-year terms. The NEC is comprised of the National...
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Jul 13, 2012It Pays to Be NFFE – Members Only Insurance and Consumer Discounts Save Bundles
Did you know that NFFE-IAM members have access to some of the best consumer, financial, and educational benefits around? You can save on everything from vacations and laptop computers, to life and dental insurance. In fact, many members save more money than they spend in dues each year! So what...
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Jul 10, 2012Seasonal Firefighters’ Campaign for Health Care Victorious as White House Extends New Benefits
It is said that one must never doubt that a small group of committed individuals can change the world. Today, John Lauer, a NFFE member and federal firefighter, did exactly that by succeeding in his campaign to extend health care benefits to the more than 8,000 wildland firefighters battling...
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Jul 5, 2012House and Senate Fail to Appropriate Federal Pay Adjustment; Obama Calls for End to Freeze
Last Thursday, President Barack Obama made a threat to veto the House version of the fiscal 2013 Financial Services appropriations bill in an effort to confront the ongoing silence in the House and Senate on the federal pay raise. “[A] permanent pay freeze is neither sustainable nor desirable,”...
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Jul 2, 2012VIDEO: NFFE-IAM Member John Lauer Talks Wildland Firefighters’ Health Care Campaign with NBC Nightly News
Friday night, NFFE-IAM member John Lauer and fellow members of the Tatanka hotshot wildland firefighter crew joined NBC Nightly News to discuss their struggle for health benefits. Despite the danger they face on and off the fire line, temporary seasonal wildland firefighters cannot purchase...
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Jul 2, 2012New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's second edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees' (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a reprisal of the many accomplishments made before, during, and after the 2012 IAM Legislative Conference, the second quarter edition...
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Jun 28, 2012Wildland Firefighter John Lauer’s Petition for Health Benefits Ignites Media Firestorm; Sign it Here!
Over the past two weeks NFFE has told you the story of John Lauer, a wildland firefighter and NFFE member who took a stand for thousands of his fellow federal firemen who lack health insurance. At first, word only spread in a trickle. But that has all changed in the matter of a few days, and in a...
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Jun 27, 2012Poll: 1 in 3 Americans Think Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers Would Help Economy
Federal employees, prepare to be dumbfounded. A recent poll conducted by research giant Rasmussen found that 32 percent of Americans believe that layoffs of 100,000 federal workers would be good for the economy. 47 percent said it would be bad for the economy with another 10 percent having no...
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Jun 26, 2012Reminder: Amendment and Resolution Proposals for 49th NFFE National Convention Due August 1st
As the NFFE National Convention approaches, it is important to ensure that all proposed amendments and resolutions to the NFFE national bylaws be submitted by close of business August 1st. Amendments propose changes to the Bylaws and are specifically addressed in Article XV of the National...
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Jun 21, 2012Want to Make a Difference? Share Your Story with the ‘I Am a Federal Employee’ Blog!
Let’s face it – it’s been a rough two years for federal employees. Between the pay freeze, RIFs, budget reductions, and retirement cuts, we are all just about at the end of our ropes. If we truly want to turns things around, we need to come out and say it ourselves. That is why we are encouraging...
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Jun 19, 2012Federal Pay Raise Shot Down by Senate Subcommittee
Last Thursday, a Senate panel advanced a spending bill that is suspected to further extend the pay freeze for federal employees in light of a recommended pay raise. With no funding or specific language regarding federal employee’s salaries, the bill’s ambiguity leaves many to question what is to...
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Jun 12, 2012Do Your Part to Demand Health Benefits for Wildland Firefighters; Sign This Petition Today!
NFFE is encouraging all federal workers to sign this petition in support of extending health insurance benefits to seasonal wildland firefighters. Every year these dedicated women and men protect homes and businesses from being consumed by wild fires. Many return year after year, but because...
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Jun 11, 2012House of Representatives Votes to Freeze Their Own Pay Through 2013
In a surprising move last week, the House of Representatives voted to freeze their own pay through 2013. The vote came after two years of non-stop efforts to freeze federal pay and cut benefits, culminating in a two-year pay freeze and a hefty increase in pension contributions for new hires. Just...
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Jun 6, 2012Senate Committee Approves Measure to Rein in Excessive Contractor Executive Pay
One of the major headlines in the federal workforce community in recent months was the decision to increase reimbursement rates for top government contractor executives by tens of thousands of dollars - $70,000 over the last two years, to be exact. Outrage ensued as federal employees trapped in a...
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Jun 4, 2012Republican Leadership Proposes Tapping Federal Pensions to Pay for Student Loan Interest Rate Extension
Last week, House and Senate Republican leadership penned a letter to President Obama offering their proposals to prevent student loan interest rates from increasing. Their plan for funding the extension? Dipping into your retirement savings. Signed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House...
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Jun 2, 2012NFFE Local 1904 Saves Job of “Exemplary” VA Physician After Unlawful Firing
Dr. Joseph “Edward” DeJean is by every standard a good doctor. A career physician and federal employee, Dr. DeJean worked as a radiologist at the New Orleans VA Medical Center in Louisiana for 25 years. That was until July of 2010, when Dr. DeJean’s supervisor fired him after he wrongfully...
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May 29, 2012Donate to the Federal Employees Education & Assistance Fund by May 31st and Have Your Donation Quadrupled
We have now arrived at the final week of FEEA's May fundraiser, and thanks to 161 feds who so far have donated a total of $12,345. With our special "triple the impact" match from the BlueCross/BlueShield Association and GEICO, our total heading into the homestretch is $37,035. But we still need...
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May 18, 2012NFFE Signs Statement of Support for Employer Support of Guard and Reserve; Encourages Local Participation
Thursday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan joined David L. McGinnis, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, to sign a statement support for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). ESGR is a Department of Defense office dedicated to protecting the...
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May 18, 2012Attempt to Ban Official Time for Protecting Employees Falters After Pressure From Workers
A recent amendment targeting official time, an essential component of effective labor-management relations in the federal sector, was defeated in the House of Representatives this week after an intense call-in and lobbying campaign from federal employees. The proposed amendment would have...
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May 18, 2012Photos from the 2012 IAM Legislative Conference Are Now Available. See Them Here!
Another legislative conference is in the books and hundreds of NFFE-IAM members are returning home from a very successful week of lobbying their elected officials in Washington, D.C. This legislative conference saw speeches from some of the most prominent figures in politics with appearances by...
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May 16, 2012ACTION 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....
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May 16, 2012ACTION ALERT: TODAY Tell the House of Representatives 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....
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May 16, 2012Senate 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...
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May 11, 2012NFFE 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...
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May 11, 2012Five Percent Increase in Employee Pension Contributions Passes House
Thursday, a bill containing a five percent increase in federal worker pension contributions passed the House of Representatives, bringing with it considerable risk for already cash-strapped federal families. Introduced by Republican Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), the Sequester...
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May 10, 2012A Letter From the Desk of the President: Honoring Our Nurses
It is only appropriate that this week, in addition to recognizing public servants, we also recognize our nation’s dedicated nurses. As I write you today, tens of millions of nurses across America and the world are sharing with their fellow man an essential, yet rare, commodity: care. This...
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May 9, 2012DC Young Trade Unionists Offer Scholarship for Course on Women in the Labor Movement
The DC Young Trade Unionists are offering a scholarship for a young woman interested in attending the UALE Northeast Summer School for Union Women at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The program aims to “strengthen their students’ knowledge and understanding of the U.S. labor movement,...
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May 7, 2012From the Desk of the President: Quietly Making the Difference
More so than any Pubic Service Recognition Week I can remember, federal employees are feeling uncertain about what the future holds. It seems like every week a new attack on their pay, benefits, or jobs emerges from the media and Capitol Hill, casting a dark shadow over their work lives. In this...
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May 3, 2012Proposed Bill Would Boost Automatic TSP Contributions to 5% for New Hires
According to a recent article in the Federal Times, Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) plans to introduce a bill increasing the Thrift Savings Plan’s (TSP) automatic employee enrollment contribution rate from 3% to 5% for new hires. The increased contribution would automatically be invested into the G Fund...
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May 1, 2012Deadline Fast Approaching for 2012 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest; Enter Your Publication Today!
Don't forget that the deadline for the 2012 IAM Newsletter & Website Contest is rapidly approaching. All submissions must be received by the IAM Communications Department by Friday, May 11, 2012. The contest is open to all local and district lodges in good standing having publications that are...
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Apr 30, 2012Government Gives Top Contractor Bosses $30,000 Raise in 2011; Sets Reimbursement Cap at $723,029
At a time when pay is frozen, retirement benefits are being trimmed, and massive job cuts are on the table, this story is certain to make every federal employee across America jump out of their seat. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) recently announced that reimbursement rates for...
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Apr 29, 2012Congratulations to Morgan Huffman on Winning an IAMAW Scholarship!
NFFE is proud to announce that Morgan Huffman, son of NFFE Local 1861 Herbert Huffman, was chosen as a winner of this year’s IAMAW Scholarship competition! The Executive Council of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) have selected Ms. Huffman out of a pool...
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Apr 26, 2012Senate Votes to Slash Federal Workers' Compensation Program
The Senate Tuesday rejected an amendment to the Postal Reform Bill that would have protected the federal employees’ workers compensation program. Failing by a vote of 46-53, Sen. Daniel Akaka’s (D-HI) Amendment 2034 sought to remove harmful language scaling back workers compensation benefits from...
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Apr 24, 2012House Committee Approves Measure Permitting Semi-Retirement; Allows Employees to Roll Excess Leave into TSP
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last week approved a bill, H.R. 4363, that would give federal workers approaching retirement the option to work part time before ending their career. An amendment to the measure would also allow for federal retirees to roll the value of their...
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Apr 23, 2012Federal Retirement Critics Eat Crow as OPM Report Finds FERS Running Massive Surplus
Many federal employee critics are quick to suggest that federal retirement benefits are bloated, overly generous, and unnecessary. Others are calling for their immediate repeal, and instead replacing them with defined contribution 401(k) plans. On Monday, however, the anti-federal retirement...
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Apr 20, 2012Senate Budget Chairman Introduces Budget Proposal Including Deep Federal Workforce Cuts
In an unexpected move Tuesday, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) reintroduced the Simpson-Bowles Plan as his committee’s budget resolution, rather than creating a new budget framework, as expected. Though the chairman himself has admitted the proposal is dead on arrival, he is...
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Apr 16, 2012NFFE Forest Service Council Holds Training for Local Officers, Stewards in Wisconsin
Twenty-seven NFFE Forest Service Council (FSC) officers and stewards met in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, April 10-12 for basic training in labor relations. A blend of new stewards and officers, in addition to a few, let’s say “seasoned” veterans, provided a great mix of energy and experience....
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Apr 16, 2012Get the Latest NFFE News and Updates on Our New Twitter Page: @NFFE_Union!
The NFFE National Office is proud to announce that the union is taking its fight for federal worker rights to a new frontier on the web: Twitter. For those of you who are not familiar, Twitter is a social media site where users can connect with one another and share thoughts, stories, news, and...
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Apr 12, 2012National President Dougan Talks Federal Jobs, Pay with News Channel 8’s Capital Insider
Wednesday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan joined Washington, D.C. News Channel 8’s Morris Jones to discuss House Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s FY 2013 budget proposal. As NFFE reported last week, the Ryan budget proposes $368 billion in federal workforce cuts by freezing pay...
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Apr 6, 2012FEEA Stands Ready to Help Victims of Texas Tornadoes
(A Message from FEEA) This week’s tornadoes devastated communities across North Texas and the forecast across much of the Midwest leaves the possibility of more severe storms in the coming days. FEEA reminds federal employees that disaster grants and no-interest emergency loans are available. If...
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Apr 5, 2012NFFE-IAM Members Save Big with Union Plus; Find Out How You Can Start Saving Today!
Did you know that as a NFFE-IAM member you have access to exclusive discounts on everything from auto insurance, to cell phone service, and family vacations? In fact, you have access to all of this and much, much more through Union Plus. Union Plus was created by the AFL-CIO to provide union...
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Mar 30, 2012New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's first edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees' (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring an in-depth look at Congress' recent decision to cut $15 billion from federal pensions, NFFE examines other threats looming about your...
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Mar 30, 2012House Passes GOP Budget Resolution Targeting Federal Pay, Jobs, and Retirement
Thursday the House of Representative voted to approve an FY13 budget proposal containing a number of anti-federal worker provisions targeting pay, benefits, and jobs. The budget resolution, introduced the Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), passed by a mostly party-line vote of 228-191....
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Mar 26, 2012Interested in Starting a Newsletter at Your Local? Here’s Your How-To Guide!
Newsletters are one of the most important communications tools a local union representative has in their toolbox. Local newsletters keep members and nonmembers informed of the union’s benefits, activities, and accomplishments. They substantially improve local visibility in the facility, making it...
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Mar 23, 2012Reminder: 2012 IAM Legislative Conference Just Around the Corner
Don’t forget that the 2012 IAM Legislative Conference is just around the corner. The annual conference will be held from Monday, May 14 until its adjournment at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 17 at the Hyatt Regency Washington, in Washington, DC. If your local is sending a delegate to this year’s...
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Mar 14, 2012Roberts Amendment to Extend Federal Pay Freeze Fails in Senate Vote
Tuesday, the Senate blocked an amendment to extend the federal pay freeze through 2013, prompting many in the federal workforce community to breathe a sigh of relief. The amendment, introduced by Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), was defeated soundly by a vote of 41 for and 57 against, leaving the...
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Mar 12, 2012Show Your Union Pride; Visit the NFFE Online Store!
NFFE’s online store provides a huge selection of custom NFFE promotional items for members. Stocked with everything from t-shirts and hoodies to coffee mugs and laptop cases, the NFFE store has everything you need to show your NFFE pride in the workplace and beyond. All of these items are 100%...
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Mar 12, 2012Here We Go Again: Republican Senator Introduces Amendment to Extend Pay Freeze Through 2013
The latest chapter in the ongoing negotiations over the Senate Surface Transportation Bill has opened, and the story being told is one that we’ve heard time and time again. Late last week, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced an amendment to the massive piece of legislation extending the federal...
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Mar 9, 2012Amendment “Easing Workers into Retirement” Approved in Senate
Thursday, the Senate passed an amendment to allow federal workers nearing retirement to move to part-time schedules as their retirement date nears. The proposal allows employees to continue their normal jobs (with reduced hours) in addition to mentoring younger employees as they prepare to take...
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Mar 7, 2012Reminder: 2012 IAM Legislative Conference Just Around the Corner
Don’t forget that the 2012 IAM Legislative Conference is just around the corner. The annual conference will be held from Monday, May 14 until its adjournment at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 17 at the Hyatt Regency Washington, in Washington, DC. If your local is sending a delegate to this year’s...
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Mar 1, 2012NFFE Announces Monthly Recruitment Awards for February 2012
NFFE’s monthly recruitment awards honor the hard work and dedication of locals that demonstrate exceptional performance in recruiting new members. Winners will receive a certificate commemorating their achievement. To learn more about what your local can do to improve its recruitment efforts,...
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Feb 23, 2012Progress Continues on Extension of Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal Employees
Over the course of the past several years, the Obama Administration and Office of Personnel Management have been working toward the goal of benefit equality for same-sex partners of federal employees. In a recent Washington Post piece, columnist Joe Davidson details some of the many measures...
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Feb 21, 2012Congress Agrees to Hike Employee Pension Costs: What this Means for Your Paycheck
Last week, both House and Senate lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to increase the amount that federal employees contribute toward their FERS pension as part of a deal to extend the popular payroll tax cut. Though the deal impacts just recent and new hires, the possibility of all federal employees...
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Feb 14, 201249th NFFE National Convention Call Officially Released
This week, National Secretary-Treasurer William D. Fenaughty officially released the 49th NFFE National Convention Call, requesting that delegates join us to convene in Portland, Oregon this fall. Mailed to every NFFE local on February 13, 2012, the convention call packet should arrive at your...
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Feb 13, 2012Attention FEEA Emergency Grant Recipients: FEEA Wants to Hear Your Story Today!
grant from the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA) in the past three years? FEEA is looking for recent emergency assistance recipients to share their first-hand accounts of how a little help can make a big difference for feds in need. Help others get the help they need by sharing...
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Feb 13, 2012NFFE Civilian Conservation Corps Leaders Meet With Congress, White House, on Future of Job Corps Centers
Larry E. King, NFFE Forest Service Council Job Corps Vice President (CVP), and Lance A. Hamann, Local 1840 President, were in attendance at the National Job Corps Association (NJCA) annual legislative meeting held in Washington D.C. last week. NFFE is currently planning an ongoing organized...
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Feb 9, 2012National President Dougan Talks Federal Retirement Cuts with Federal News Radio
National President Dougan joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Federal News Radio earlier this week to discuss the serious retirement cuts being considered in Congress this week. Among the cuts proposed in the bill (H.R. 3813) are a 1.5% increase in the amount current employees pay toward their...
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Feb 9, 2012REMINDER: 2012 IAM Scholarship Deadline is Fast Approaching
The deadline for the 2012 IAM Scholarship Program’s application is approaching fast, and all NFFE-IAM members and families are encouraged to apply. All applications must be received by February 24, 2012. There are three different scholarship applications, one for each scholarship: the IAM Child...
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Feb 9, 2012House Committee Votes to Triple Pension Contributions for Current Employees; Slash Benefits for New Hires
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted this week to advance a bill that would mandate FERS and CSRS employees increase their pension contributions and create a new federal retirement tier with even less affordable benefits. H.R. 3813 – also known as the “Securing Annuities...
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Feb 7, 2012National President Dougan Pens Letter to House Committee Urging Opposition to Federal Retirement Cuts
Tuesday afternoon, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, a committee that writes laws governing the federal workforce, will consider a bill (H.R. 3813) with a serious impact on your retirement security. In response to this attack of your retirement benefits, NFFE National...
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Feb 7, 2012SURVEY: NFFE’s Young Federal Leaders Program Wants to Hear from You!
At a time when resources are tight, workplaces are shrinking, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees are nearing retirement, it is important that young federal employees step up to the plate and take on leadership roles in their union. With NFFE’s emerging Young Federal Leaders (YFL)...
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Feb 6, 2012Congress Targets Your Wallet Once Again with New Bills Freezing Step Increases; Reducing Workforce
Two new bills targeting your pay and jobs were introduced last week, adding more measures to the litany of anti-federal worker bills already under consideration in Congress. As you recall, lawmakers voted to extend the federal pay freeze through 2013 on February 1st, sending the bill over to the...
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Feb 3, 2012National President Dougan Talks Pay Freeze Extension with NBC 4 News, Washington, DC
Last night NFFE National President William R. Dougan joined NBC Channel 4 News here in Washington, DC to discuss this week’s House vote to extend the federal pay freeze. Watch as he joins reporter Erika Gonzalez to discuss the impact of a potential freeze on federal workers all across America....
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Feb 2, 2012Enroll Now for Federal Employees Programs at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education and Technology Center
The IAM Government Employees Department is conducting two programs in the first half of 2012 at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Southern Maryland, and the enrollment deadline for both classes is approaching. First up is the “Federal Employees Collective Bargaining...
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Feb 1, 2012ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Say NO to a Pay Freeze Extension Tonight
Once again, Washington politicians are trying to reach into your wallet to pay for their mistakes. Tonight, February 1st, 2012, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 3835, a bill to extend the current pay freeze by another year. We need you to become a part of the solution and stand up...
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Jan 30, 2012House to Vote on One-Year Pay Freeze Extension This Week Using Questionable Legislative Maneuver
This Wednesday, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3835, a bill that would extend the two-year federal pay free by an additional year. Introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) late Friday afternoon, the bill may be considered on such an expedited schedule due to a legislative...
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Jan 25, 2012Your Retirement: Congress Debates Future of Federal Pension Benefits at House Hearing
At a House Federal Workforce Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Chairman Dennis Ross (R-FL) and Ranking Member Stephen Lynch (D-MA) were joined by a panel of experts to discuss the state of federal employee retirement benefits. Though no strong conclusions were reached, the debate focused sharply on...
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Jan 23, 2012Major Change Coming as NFFE Shifts to New Model of Unionism with 2012 Organizing and Recruiting Strategic Plan
This fall, NFFE leadership from throughout the country gathered at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center to develop a new plan for the future of our union’s organizing and recruitment efforts. By week’s end however, NFFE left the Center with a commitment to fundamentally transform the way our union does...
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Jan 19, 2012SURVEY: NFFE Considering Retiree Program; Give Us Your Feedback!
NFFE is considering the formation of a NFFE retirees program, and we would like to hear from you whether there is interest in this concept. A NFFE retiree program would be good thing for this union because many retired NFFE members want to remain connected with the union, but currently don’t have...
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Jan 17, 2012Celebrating 50 Years of Collective Bargaining in the Federal Government
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s signing of an Executive Order extending collective bargaining rights to federal employees, NFFE National President William R. Dougan issued the following statement: “Recognizing the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s Executive...
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Jan 12, 2012Reconnect with Your Community with the New Service Toolkit!
The labor movement has a long and proud tradition of community service. Well before we won a seat at the negotiation table, unions made it a priority to care for their sick and wounded, provide for the families of injured workers, and establish vibrant communities. Each day unionists continue to...
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Jan 11, 2012New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
Last year's fourth edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a review of NFFE's fundamental shift in recruitment strategy, this issue looks into the possibilities presented by this whole new way of doing business. Click here to see what's inside.
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Jan 9, 2012Applications for 2012 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarships Now Available. Submit Yours Today!
NFFE is proud to announce that applications for the 2012 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship competition are now available! Applicants for the scholarship must be a NFFE-IAM member in good standing or a spouse or child of a member in good standing. Dependant applicants should be full-time...
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Jan 3, 2012Dougan Joins President Obama in Oval Office for ‘Flags for Feds’ Bill Signing
Just before federal workers headed home for the holidays, National President Dougan joined President Barack Obama in the oval office on December 20th to deliver one final parting gift. That gift was the official presidential signing of the Civil Service Recognition Act, a bill authorizing federal...
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Jan 3, 2012What is the Pay Freeze Costing You? Use This Handy Calculator to Find Out!
Have you ever wondered how much the two-year federal pay freeze will cost you a year, ten years, or twenty years down the line? Concerned about what you would lose were Congress to succeed in freezing pay for another year? Thanks to our brothers and sisters at the International Federation of...
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Jan 2, 2012IAM Announces 2012 Photography Contest; Submit Your Photos Today!
This is the official announcement of the 2012 IAM Photography Contest. It is open to all IAM members in good standing. Entries should catch IAM members at work in unposed photos. Winning entries will win a cash prize and will appear in the 2013 IAM Calendar. Two dollars from each calendar sale is...
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Jan 2, 2012IAM Announces Opening of 2012 Newsletter and Website Contest; Enter Your Publication Today!
This is the official announcement of the 2012 IAM Newsletter & Website Contest. It is open to all local and district lodges in good standing having publications that are regularly distributed or mailed to members and/or maintain regularly-updated IAM websites. This contest will consider...
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Jan 2, 2012IAM Announces Dates for 2012 Basic Newsletter Development Class
This is the Official Call for the 2012 Basic Newsletter Development course at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center at Placid Harbor in Hollywood, Maryland. The class will be held March 18-23, and is the only Basic Newsletter Development course scheduled for 2012. The Basic...
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Dec 14, 2011House Passes Republican Bill Freezing Federal Pay, Slashing Retirement; Obama Promises Veto
Tuesday the House passed a Republican bill, H.R. 3630, which included a one-year pay freeze extension and major cuts to federal retirement benefits. The bill passed along a mostly party line vote of 234-193. Shortly before its passage, President Obama issued a Statement of Administration Policy...
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Dec 12, 2011ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress You Are Not a Political Bargaining Chip!
Here we go again. Washington politicians are trying to play politics with federal workers over extending the payroll tax cut. As you read this they are considering a pay freeze extension, cuts to your retirement plan, and the elimination of hundreds of thousands of federal jobs. Congress needs to...
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Dec 8, 2011NFFE Joins Twenty-Five Federal Organizations in Letter Opposing Pay Freeze Extension, Staff Reductions
Yesterday, NFFE and 25 other organizations representing federal workers and managers came together to send a letter to Capitol Hill urging elected officials to take pay freeze extensions and workforce reductions off the negotiating table. The letter – mailed to both party leaders in the House of...
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Dec 2, 2011Bill to Freeze Federal Pay, Slash Workforce, Gets Soundly Defeated as Federal Unions Press Senate
Wednesday evening, a flurry of activity in the federal labor community began as reports emerged that Republicans in the U.S. Senate would introduce a bill to pay for the extension of the payroll tax cut by freezing federal pay and reducing the workforce. The following morning, that proposal,...
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Dec 2, 2011The Hill Op-Ed: GOP Effort to Freeze Federal Pay for Five Years Unfair by William R. Dougan
Some Republicans in the Senate are pushing a proposal to extend the current pay freeze for federal employees another three years, for a total of five consecutive years, to offset the cost of extending the payroll tax credit. While we agree that continuing this middle class tax cut is an absolute...
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Nov 28, 2011President Obama Reauthorizes Labor Management Partnership Executive Order
Federal workers and managers had much to give thanks for this holiday as President Obama announced Wednesday his reauthorization of a 2010 executive order calling for labor-management partnerships throughout the government. The President announced that the labor-management partnership order would...
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Nov 16, 2011NFFE Recognized With Ten Awards in 2011 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest
Yesterday, the IAM announced the winners of the 2011 Newsletter and Website Contest, an annual competition that recognizes excellence in print and digital union publications. Building on the past two years' stellar performances, NFFE locals and the national office again came out strong, winning a...
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Nov 11, 2011A Veteran's Day Message From the Desk of the President
Veterans Day is a day of remembrance to honor America's veterans, living and dead, for their sacrifice in serving our country. We remember and honor those who stepped up when circumstances demanded and answered the call to defend our country and protect the rights and privileges we all continue...
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Nov 10, 2011FEEA by the Numbers: Feds Helping Feds in Need
Did you know that half of all pledges to FEEA CFC #11185 stay where they’re donated? The Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund depends on CFC pledges to fund the majority of its annual scholarship program and makes sure at least 50% of the money donated in each of FEEA’s 27 regions stays...
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Nov 4, 2011Key House Committee Passes Measure to Cut Federal Jobs by 10% Over Three Years
As the holiday the season draws nearer, it looks like there will be little to be cheerful about for federal employees watching Congress. On Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government reform approved H.R. 3029, a bill that would reduce the federal workforce by 200,000 jobs by 2015....
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Nov 2, 2011Cut-Off Dates Near for Federal Employees Classes at the Winpisinger Center
The IAM Government Employees Department is conducting two programs in January 2012 at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Southern Maryland, and the enrollment deadline for both classes is approaching. First up is the “Federal Employees Basic Program” being held Jan....
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Oct 31, 2011IAM Announces 2012 Communications Trainings at the Winpisinger Center
This week the IAM officially announced a number of exciting communications trainings for union members. Hosted at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, the IAM will host four separate trainings for over a hundred NFFE-IAM members throughout the new year. The...
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Oct 31, 2011NFFE Local 2109 Claims First Place in 2011 IAM Photo Contest
NFFE is proud to congratulate the members of NFFE Local 2109 at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, NY, who came in First Place with their submission to the annual IAM Photo Competition. The winning photo was taken by long-time Local 2109 member and arsenal employee William Martin. Featuring...
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Oct 26, 2011New NFFE-IAM Federal Workers Video Now Available Online; Watch it Here!
NFFE is proud to announce the online debut of the IAM’s latest federal employees video. Featuring NFFE-IAM members from San Francisco to New York and everywhere in between, the video shines a much-deserved spotlight on the invaluable contributions that federal employees make to our nation’s...
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Oct 21, 2011Federal Retirees to See First COLA Increase in Two Years
For the first time in two years, our nation’s 1.9 million retired civil service employees will receive a cost of living adjustment. Consistent with the release of September’s Consumer Price Index figures, most federal retirees will receive a COLA of 3.6%. After two years of deflationary pressure...
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Oct 18, 2011Congressional Democrats Rally to Defend Besieged Federal Workers; Independent Senator Targets Pay, Retirement
As House Republicans issued a letter calling for massive reductions in federal pay, benefits, and workforce size last week, Congressional Democrats sent a letter of their own calling for “super committee” members to defend federal workers from the irresponsible cuts. The first to speak up was...
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Oct 18, 2011House Republicans Tell Super Committee to Slash $375 Billion in Federal Worker Pay and Benefits, Jobs
In a letter to the congressional “super committee” last week, House Committee on Oversight and Government Darrell Issa (R-CA) laid out a long list of proposals targeting federal workers for huge cuts to their jobs, pay, and benefits. The recommendations, which read like a ‘greatest hits’ album of...
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Oct 5, 2011Health Premiums for Federal Employees to Increase 3.8% in 2012
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced last week that federal workers’ health care premiums will increase by 3.8 percent next year. The increase will cost employees an additional $4.25 per pay period on average, or $110.50 in total new payments per year. For federal employees entering...
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Oct 4, 2011An Urgent Message on Protecting American Jobs
You don’t hear from me often. I spend most of my time on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of Congress, making the voices of working people heard in front of lawmakers and educating them about what’s important. But today, I have a really important favor to ask of you. It will take about three...
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Oct 3, 2011Survey Shows Government Contractor Bosses Make 70 Percent More than Federal Executives
On the heels of a recent report that found that government contractors cost taxpayers nearly double the amount of federal workers, a new survey has found a big part of the reason for this gap: Contractor executive pay. According to a survey by the Human Resource Association of the National...
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Oct 3, 2011New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's third edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a review of the latest budget pressures to hit federal agencies, this issue looks into the policies driving the federal workforce's very uncertain future. Click here to see what's inside.
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Sep 22, 2011White House Calls for End to Gross Overcompensation of Government Contractor Executives
In Washington these days there have been hundreds of proposals put forward to reduce the growing national debt, many of which target large cuts to the federal workforce. The politicians who introduce them claim that they are tackling government waste and inefficiency. Most of the time, however,...
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Sep 20, 2011White House Proposal Would Increase Employee Pension Contributions by 150 Percent
As part of its comprehensive plan to reduce the federal budget issued yesterday, the White House proposed to increase federal employees’ pension contributions. The proposal seeks to increase worker-financed contributions by 150 percent over the next three years. This change would cost federal...
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Sep 19, 2011Apply Now for Over a Hundred Union Plus Scholarships!
For over 15 years, Union Plus has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships to help union families pay for college. Scholarships range from $500 to $4,000. Now you or your student can complete and submit a 2012 Union Plus scholarship application entirely online. In 2010, 130 union members and...
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Sep 15, 2011Independent Study Shows Reckless Privatization of Federal Jobs is a Raw Deal for Taxpayers
A comprehensive study released this week confirmed what many federal workers throughout government have known for a long time: federal employees almost always deliver a better value to taxpayers than service contractors. The report was published by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), an...
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Sep 13, 2011Congress Gets Lavish Benefits While Advocating Deep Cuts to Federal Worker Retirement, Compensation
It has been the subject of countless discussions online, in the media, and around the water coolers at federal workplaces throughout the nation: Do members of Congress get a better deal than federal employees? Well today, we have an answer to that question, and that answer is yes. According to a...
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Sep 12, 2011Mark Your Calendars for NFFE’s 49th National Convention
With only one short year remaining until the 49th National Convention of the National Federation of Federal Employees, it is time for NFFE Locals to start making preliminary plans to attend. The next convention will be held from October 1-4, 2012 at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. This...
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Sep 6, 2011FEEA Offers Assistance to Feds Impacted by Irene and FAA Furloughs; Now it's Our Turn to Give Back
The first half of 2011 has been busy for the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund. After severe spring weather impacted federal employees throughout much of the southern U.S., FEEA gave more than 40 grants worth over $22,000 in April and May. Need did not abate in June or July, and...
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Aug 25, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Updated New Member and Recruitment Kits Now Available
NFFE National is proud to announce the new and enhanced new member and recruitment kits. These kits have been created to facilitate your efforts in recruiting and welcoming new members into our union. The kits provide information about the benefits of becoming a new member, as well as trinkets...
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Aug 23, 2011White House Budget Office Issues Memo Requesting Agency Budget Reductions of 5-10% for FY 2013
With Congress and the Administration reaching a deal to raise the debt ceiling earlier this month, the job of implementing the trillions in spending reductions appears to be well underway. In a memorandum issued to the heads of all federal departments and agencies last week, Office of Management...
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Aug 18, 2011National President Dougan Heads West to Visit Indian Health Service, Forest Service Locals
National President Dougan and National Business Representative Steve Flory hit the road last week, visiting seven Locals in five days in the Northwest, Rocky Mountains and Northern Great Plains. Meeting with both Forest Service and Indian Health Service (IHS) Locals, their mission to was to...
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Aug 12, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Following Through with New Members
While getting a new member to sign an 1187 form and officially become part of your Local is a big step, it’s important to remember that your work doesn’t stop there. Both from an administrative and a personal side, it is vital that you follow through on bringing your new members into the union....
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Aug 10, 2011Meet Melissa Grenier and Shannon McNichols, Winners of the 2011 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarships
NFFE would like to congratulate Melissa Grenier of Menands, NY and Shannon McNichols of Harrisville, MI on winning this year’s Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarships! Each will receive $1,000 dollars toward furthering their collegiate education. The scholarships, named for late NFFE National...
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Aug 5, 2011Second Shoe Drops: Senators Propose Massive Federal Job Cuts, Salary Freezes, as Part of Debt-Ceiling Package
When Congress and the Administration came to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit earlier this month, both parties agreed to formulate a bipartisan committee to find $1.5 trillion in additional savings by year’s end. The idea was to bring both parties together to hammer out a responsible,...
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Aug 5, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Tools to Help You Help Your Local
As NFFE representatives, our duty is grow our Locals and provide them with the quality representation that our members expect of us. However, carrying out these essential union functions can often be a challenge. Official time is hard to come by, and even when we do get some, it never seems to be...
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Aug 4, 2011FEEA Stands by FAA Employees with Emergency Assistance Loans
With 4,000 FAA employees furloughed and set to receive just half a paycheck next week, we want to be sure employees know FEEA is here to help. No-interest loans of up to $1,000 will be available as soon as a reduced or missing paycheck occurs. If you are among the furloughed employees, please...
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Aug 3, 2011Take a Minute to Share Your Story on the ‘I am a Federal Employee’ Blog!
Over the past several months, dozens of federal employees have shared their stories of public service with the new 'I am a Federal Employee Blog,' at www.iamafederalemployee.org. Everyone from DoD civilians, VA nurses, federal firefighters, and others have spoken out and told the world that they...
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Aug 2, 2011Federal Employee Benefits Survey to Take Place this Summer
The Office of Personnel Management will be issuing the 2011 Federal Employee Benefits Survey (FEBS) this summer for the first time since 2006. Please see the letter below for details on the survey.
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Aug 1, 2011Let's Make a Deal: Congress, White House Reach Compromise to Raise Debt Limit, Avoid Default
Sunday evening, President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner announced that a deal had been reached to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a catastrophic default. The deal, long rumored to contain provisions impacting federal retirement and compensation, included no immediate...
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Jul 26, 2011Local 1384 Volunteers Help Tornado Victims in Western Massachusetts
Members of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Local 1384, at Hanscom recently gave up a vacation day to carpool to Springfield, Mass. Their mission was to volunteer at the Salvation Army center there, helping to distribute food and other items to those left homeless by the...
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Jul 26, 2011Debt-Ceiling 101: The Federal Debt Limit and How it Impacts Your Job
In the past several weeks, there has been a great deal of chatter and speculation regarding the government hitting the federal debt limit. More recently, the focus has turned to the U.S. defaulting on its debt, as members of Congress refuse to come to a common sense agreement to raise the...
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Jul 22, 2011Local 1998 Members Give Back with Food Drive to Benefit Underprivileged Families
Faced with relentless attacks on federal employees in the media and Congress, NFFE members from around the country are taking a pro-active approach to changing the public’s perception of the labor movement by organizing community service projects. Earlier this month, stewards of Local 1998 at...
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Jul 20, 2011NFFE Launches Communicators’ Toolkit; Find Out How You Can Improve Your Local Communications Today!
In a world where information travels fast and misinformation travels faster, it is essential that Unions are making their message heard on air, in print, or simply in the workplace. To help Locals get the word out, NFFE is proud to announce the introduction of the Communicators’ Toolkit – your...
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Jul 19, 2011New Budget Proposal Offers Deepest Cuts Yet to Federal Workforce, Benefits
Monday, Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma released a far-reaching budget proposal that seeks to cut $9 trillion dollars from federal programs over the next decade. To fund these massive reductions, the Senator proposed the deepest cuts yet to federal agencies and their workers. The...
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Jul 18, 2011White House Launches Third Annual SAVE Award; Submit Your Idea Today!
Last week, the White House announced the launch of its third annual SAVE award, a yearly competition that seeks cost-cutting ideas from federal employees. Since the SAVE Award was created in 2009, federal employees have submitted more than 56,000 ideas on how to promote efficiency and reduce...
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Jul 15, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Share your Stories
NFFE National in Washington, D.C. has been working hard to bring you the latest news, tips, and tricks in organizing. Now, it’s time to hear from you! What’s working at your Local? Locals have been ramping up their efforts with organizing and it’s paying off, big time. Scores of federal...
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Jul 14, 2011President Dougan Takes on Anti-Federal Worker Congressman in National Newspaper
NFFE National President William R. Dougan wrote a letter to the editor of prominent national newspaper Roll Call debunking a recent op-ed by Republican Congressman Dennis Ross of Florida. In his article, Ross called for a ten percent reduction in the federal workforce – a move that would amount...
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Jul 8, 2011The Importance of 1187s
As a Local officer or steward, you should be prepared to sign up a new member at any time. If you miss an opportunity to get a prospective member to join, you might not get a second chance. It is a great habit to have 1187s printed off and in your union office at all times. These 1187s can be...
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Jul 7, 2011Breaking the Bank: Washington’s Attack on Your Retirement Security and What You Can Do to Stop It
"The federal retirement system we have today is secure. If you work hard for twenty, thirty, or forty years, you can earn enough to rely on. But it seems like members of Congress are forgetting about federal employees; they’re forgetting about the little guys who are doing the work of the...
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Jul 1, 2011New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's second edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring the recent attacks on federal retirement security, this issue gives you the tools and information you need to fight back. Click here to see what's inside.
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Jul 1, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Give Your Members a Stronger Voice
It is important for members and prospective members to understand that the union gives them a voice not only in the workplace, but throughout the nation. NFFE has jump-started a movement to counter the attacks on federal employees. To do this NFFE has created a blog called, “I am a Federal...
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Jun 30, 2011FEEA: Responding to Man-Made Disasters Since 1986
On April 19, 1995, a bomb detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, destroying much of the building, including its daycare center. More than 160 people lost their lives that day, 99 of them civilian federal employees, targeted because they worked for the U.S....
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Jun 24, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Unions Support the Federal Community
You can also share the many ways that NFFE is working at the National level to promote and support federal employees. One example of this is NFFE’s involvement with the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA). FEEA was founded in 1986 through the collaboration of union leaders and...
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Jun 24, 2011Tell Us Your Story with the ‘I am a Federal Employee’ Blog!
To counter the recent attacks levied against federal employees by members of Congress and the media, the staff at the NFFE National Office has created a new blog, www.iamafederalemployee.org. This blog highlights the importance of federal employees to our nation and the sacrifices they make in...
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Jun 23, 2011FEEA: 25 Years of Scholarships
When FEEA began serving the civilian federal employee community in 1986, the cost of a college education was, on average, less than $20,000/year, including room and board, at the top private universities. Even then, federal families were hard pressed to afford to put themselves or their children...
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Jun 22, 2011Administration Announces Caps on Federal Employee Merit Awards
The Office and Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget recently informed agency leadership that merit bonus awards for federal employees would be capped starting in FY 2012. At the senior executive level, awards must not exceed 5 percent of an individual’s salary. The awards...
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Jun 21, 2011Coalition of Federal Unions Pen Letter to Biden Defending Federal Pensions
In response to reports that the Congress and Administration were considering pension cuts as part of a deal to raise the national debt ceiling, a coalition of federal Unions last week penned a sharply worded letter urging the exclusion of retirement benefits from any potential compromise. Along...
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Jun 17, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: It Pays to be a Union Member
As you’ve probably learned from personal experience, one of the most common excuses potential members give for not joining the union is that they cannot afford the dues. In the current economic climate, this is an even bigger challenge. Fortunately, you can show them why they can’t afford NOT...
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Jun 17, 2011FEEA: 25 Years of Helping Feds with Everyday Emergencies
Recent severe weather across the southern U.S. has focused attention on communities hard-hit by tornadoes and flooding. Residents of the Alabama and Missouri towns recovering from F4 and F5 tornadoes have a long road ahead of them, as do those living along the flood plains of the Mississippi...
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Jun 16, 2011Local 2189 Co-Sponsors Car Show During Employee Appreciation Day
On Saturday, June 4, 2011 Local 2189 at the Red River Army Depot hosted a car show during the facility’s Employee Appreciation Day. The car show was located at Eliot Lake, which is located inside of the depot. The event was co-sponsored by Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, which is a network of...
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Jun 10, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Show Your Union Pride
Successful Locals are visible Locals. How can a prospective member join your Local if they don’t know it exists? And you, as a Local officer or member, are your Local’s best advertisement. There are several ways you can increase the visibility of your officers and members. One of the easiest...
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Jun 7, 2011Key House Republicans Introduce Bill to Cut 200,000 Federal Jobs by 2015
Three high-ranking Republican members of the House of Representatives yesterday introduced the 2011 Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act, a bill that would force agencies to hire only one new employee for every three who retire. Introduced by Darrell Issa (R-CA),...
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Jun 6, 2011FEEA: 25 Years of Feds Helping Feds – How It All Began
During the summer of 1986, federal budgets were being cut, the federal workforce was being reduced and many elected officials were particularly critical of federal employees. It was not a “warm and fuzzy” time to be a fed. Until G. Jerry Shaw called Bob Tobias and invited him to lunch. Shaw was...
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Jun 3, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Connecting with the Community
A Local that is visible not only in the workplace, but also within the community, is a great way to show potential members why it is important to get involved and join the Union. There are limitless ways a Local and its members can become engaged with the community. Start by choosing a service...
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Jun 2, 2011Union Official Time Comes Under Fire at Congressional Hearing
At a the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and Labor Policy hearing Wednesday, chairman Dennis Ross (R-FL) and fellow Republican Phil Gingrey (R-GA) advocated for H.R. 122, a bill that would severely diminish Union official time. The inappropriately titled “Federal...
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May 27, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Reach Out to New Employees
One of the simplest and most effective ways to get a person to join the union is to ask them. You might be surprised how many new members would sign up if someone just invited them to. While talking to a co-worker about the union is important any time, you’re more likely to successfully recruit...
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May 25, 2011From the Desk of the President: Honoring the Fallen on Memorial Day
May 30, Memorial Day, is a day to honor those who have died while serving in the military. Following the Civil War, a nation divided recognized and honored their dead; Decoration Day honored the Union dead while the Confederate Memorial Days honored fallen Confederate soldiers. From these...
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May 24, 2011Administration Circulates Memo Recommending Cap on Merit Bonuses
A White House memo addressed to all department and agency heads was leaked last week containing guidance on the distribution of performance awards for federal employees. According to the memo, the Administration would cap bonuses for Senior Executive Service employees at five percent of aggregate...
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May 20, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Get to Know the Legislation that Affects You
Lobby Week has passed, but every day, legislation is popping up across the country proposing such injustices as ending official time, furloughing public employees, and extending probationary periods for federal employees, just to name a few. What can you do? Stay on top of the legislation and...
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May 19, 2011Legislative Conference a Huge Success as Members from Across the Country Stand for Federal Employees
The 2011 NFFE-IAM Legislative Conference was a huge hit for NFFE-IAM members. The weeklong conference saw NFFE-IAM members bring the voice of our nation’s federal workers to the halls of Capitol Hill. The conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, just blocks from the home of...
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May 13, 2011President Dougan Writes Letter to Senate Opposing Inclusion of Anti-Federal Worker Cuts in Budget Resolution
On behalf of the National Federation of Federal Employees and the 110,000 federal employees our union represents throughout the United States and abroad, I am writing to urge you, in considering the Senate Budget Resolution, to oppose the drastic cuts to federal employee pay and benefits offered...
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May 9, 2011Lobby Week 2011 Has Arrived; NFFE Members Bring Voice of Federal Workers to Capitol Hill
Lobby Week 2011 has arrived! This year, state and federal lawmakers have unfairly targeted federal workers and the middle class in what they call “deficit reduction measures.” Lobby Week has never been more critical for NFFE members due to attempts made by misguided lawmakers on Capitol Hill...
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May 6, 2011From the Desk of National President Dougan: Honoring America's Nurses
Almost 3 million nurses in the United States dedicate their lives to helping others every year. The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) has the privilege of representing several thousand of them, working in Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service clinics throughout the country....
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Apr 29, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Go for Your Goal!
When you think about organizing within your Local, it is important to decide exactly what you want to accomplish. While “increasing membership” is the end result we all want, your Local will be far more successful at recruiting if you set a number of smaller, quantifiable goals. Goals need to be...
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Apr 28, 2011Reminder: Registration for 2011 IAMAW Newsletter and Website Contest Ends May 13
Just two short weeks from now, applications for the IAMAW’s annual Newsletter and Website Contest will be due. By May 13, all District and Local lodges must submit the proper entry forms in order for their website and/or newsletter to be considered in this year’s competition. Over the years, NFFE...
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Apr 22, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Draft Your Local Organizing Strategic Plan
We all know that membership density brings clout within an agency and at the bargaining table, but for some Locals, it’s difficult to know where to start. There are a number of steps and strategies that your Local can utilize in order to increase your organizing success. Some pointers, like...
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Apr 20, 2011House Majority Passes Budget Bill Targeting Federal Pay, Retirement; Democrats Unanimously Oppose
Friday, House Republicans passed a budget plan for fiscal year 2012 with all but four Republicans and without the support of a single Democrat. The budget includes provisions that would freeze federal employees’ pay through 2015, require federal employees to contribute much more to their...
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Apr 19, 2011National President Dougan, AFL-CIO President Truma, Talk Future of Labor Unions on C-SPAN
Early this month, NFFE National President William R. Dougan was invited to Wayne State University in Detroit, MI to participate in a panel discussion about the future of labor unions in America. Joined by notable labor leaders such as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and United Auto Workers...
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Apr 15, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Get Your Organizing Committee Up and Running
Organizing Committees create a great foundation for your Local to start working on recruitment and building a stronger presence in the workplace. A committee should be made up of people that are engaged in the Local, but not necessarily just the officers. The best place to start is at your...
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Apr 14, 2011House Committee Approves Bills to Double Federal Worker Probationary Period, Target Tax Delinquent Employees
The House Federal Workforce Subcommittee yesterday approved two bills that could have a significant impact on the federal workforce if passed into law. The first measure, H.R. 1470, would double the probationary period for new federal hires to two years from the current one-year period. This...
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Apr 12, 2011NFFE Forest Service Council Elects Mark Davis as Council President
Last week, as the prospect of a government shutdown drew closer and closer, members of the NFFE Forest Service Council elected Mark Davis as their next President. NFFE congratulates Davis for his new role, and wishes him the best of luck as the leader of NFFE’s largest Council. We would also like...
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Apr 12, 2011House FY12 Budget Proposal Lowers Taxes for Wealthy While Cutting Federal Workforce, Freezing Pay
On Tuesday April 5, 2011, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his budget proposal for fiscal year 2012, titled “Path to Prosperity.” Following in the footsteps of his home state’s Governor, Scott Walker, Rep. Ryan’s budget includes more misguided attacks on federal employees...
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Apr 11, 2011Government Shutdown Averted as Congress Reaches Tentative Budget Deal
Federal employees everywhere breathed a sigh of relief Friday night as Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced a tentative agreement to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year. Finalized with less than two hours to go,...
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Apr 8, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Know the ABC's of Your CBA
Though sometimes overlooked, one of the most valuable recruiting tools available to you is a copy of your Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Familiarizing yourself with your CBA will arm you with the necessary knowledge to become a more effective recruiter. Your CBA explains in detail what...
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Apr 7, 2011Shutdown Updates: Get the Latest on Your Agency's Shutdown Plans
Want to know what your agency is planning to do in the event of a government shutdown? The Washington Post has been collecting the most up-to-date information on shutdown plans across the federal government. Click "More" to see what your agency has in mind.
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Apr 7, 2011White House Supports Back-Pay for Furloughed Federal Employees; Congress Non-Committal
At a White House press briefing Thursday, OMB Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey Zients said that the Obama administration supports providing retroactive pay for furloughed federal employees, should a shutdown occur. Though it is important that the Administration is taking a stand, there are...
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Apr 7, 2011NFFE Member Ron Thatcher Featured in CNN Report 'I'm a Non-Essential Employee'
NFFE member and U.S. Forest Service employee Ron Thatcher of Libby, Montana was featured in a CNN story this afternoon detailing the struggles facing non-essential employees as the government rests on the verge of shutting down.
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Apr 6, 2011Key Lawmaker Says 900,000 Federal Workers to be Furloughed in Shutdown; Pay Reimbursement Highly Unlikely
On a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Rep. Jim Moran estimated that at least 900,000 federal employees would be furloughed in the event of a government shutdown. Furthermore, the Virginia lawmaker said the prospect of furloughed workers receiving back-pay would be “highly unlikely,”...
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Apr 5, 2011OPM Issues Guidance, FAQs on Furloughs in the Event of Shutdown
If the current continuing resolution expires at 12:01 a.m. on April 9, 2011 without passage of an FY 2011 appropriations bill or a further continuing resolution, Federal departments and agencies will be required to execute contingency plans for a lapse in appropriations (more commonly referred to...
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Apr 4, 2011ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Quit Playing Politics with Your Job!
For the past several months, talks of a government shutdown have grown louder and louder as members of Congress have battled it out over legislation to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. The result of this long-winded debate has been a series of stop-gap spending measures...
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Apr 1, 2011New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's first edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring the recent struggle in Madison, WI and the larger assault on workers' rights, this issue puts it all in perspective and shows you what you can do to fight back. Click here to see what's...
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Apr 1, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Education is the Key
Access to education is a key component in building a strong union. NFFE-IAM members have access to an array of classes and opportunities at the IAMAW’s William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center. The Center has a range of classes for new and old members. Located in Placid Harbor,...
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Mar 29, 2011House Republicans Reject Tentative Budget Deal; Potential for Government Shutdown Higher than Ever
For the past several months, talks of a government shutdown have grown louder and louder as members of Congress and the Administration have battled it out over legislation to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. Republicans insist on cutting tens of billions of dollars from...
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Mar 25, 2011A Message from President Obama Honoring 100th Anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
On March 25, 1911, a fire spread through the cramped floors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in lower Manhattan. Flames spread quickly through the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors -- overcrowded, littered with cloth scraps, and containing few buckets of water to douse the flames -- giving the factory...
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Mar 24, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Visit the NFFE Website Early and Often
NFFE’s award-winning website, www.nffe.org, is an invaluable resource for members and potential members alike. The website is not solely an organizing tool, but the recruitment assistance it can provide should not be overlooked. Anyone can visit the NFFE website and learn everything from who we...
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Mar 21, 2011Republican Senators Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Federal Pensions
Last week, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced the Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act, S. 644, a bill to eliminate federal pensions for all new government hires starting in 2013. Under the deceptively named bill, new employees would no longer receive the...
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Mar 18, 2011NFFE Recognizes 2010’s Best Organizers with Trips to Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
Locals throughout the National Federation of Federal Employees put a great deal of effort into increasing Local awareness and building membership in 2010. After a successful reception honoring 2009’s best organizers, NFFE National decided to once again reward a handful of Locals with a free trip...
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Mar 18, 2011Congress Passes Three-Week Spending Bill to Fund Government; Avoids Shutdown
By a vote of 87-13, the Senate Thursday approved a shot-term spending measure that will fund the government for an additional three weeks. The bill will keep agencies operating through April 8, avoiding a potential government shutdown for the second time this month. The legislation originated in...
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Mar 10, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Utilize New Member and Recruitment Kits
A number of resources, including both information and supplies, are available to NFFE Locals to aid with recruiting efforts. Some great examples are NFFE’s recruitment and new member kits. New Member Kits can be given to new union members as soon as they sign up, or can be delivered a short time...
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Mar 8, 2011National President Dougan and VA Council President Redding Visit Atlanta VA Medical Center, CBOC’s
Last week, NFFE National President William R. Dougan and VA Council President Robert Redding visited NFFE Local 2102, representing physicians, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, and other health professionals at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and surrounding Community Based Outpatient Clinics...
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Mar 7, 2011NFFE Members and Other “Outside Agitators” Hold the Line in Wisconsin
NFFE-IAM member Tim McKenzie (holding IAM sign), and many of his fellow Minnesotans were among the tens of thousands of demonstrators in Madison, WI on Saturday. Protests continued against Republican efforts to strip collective bargaining rights from public employees and were bolstered by the...
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Mar 4, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Talk to at Least One Person Each Day About the Union
One of the best ways to get the word out about your Local is to talk face-to-face with people in your bargaining unit who are not yet members. This may seem obvious, but people are more likely to join when they are approached by someone who is already a member and understands the benefits of...
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Mar 3, 2011Let’s Make a Deal: Congress Votes to Fund Government for Two More Weeks, Avoids Shutdown
The Senate voted 91-9 Wednesday morning on a measure to the fund the government for an additional two weeks, avoiding a potential shutdown and keeping federal employees on the job. After the current continuing resolution expires this Friday, lawmakers will have until midnight on March 18th to...
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Mar 3, 2011NFFE National Vice President John Obst Speaks out in Wisconsin Newspaper
“What does democracy look like?” shouted one protester. “THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!!” chanted thousands of Union Sisters and Brothers in Madison, Wisconsin as they demonstrated against Republican Governor Walker’s pledge to strip collective bargaining from public employees. Madison’s only...
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Mar 2, 2011New on NFFE.org: The NFFE Legislative Action Center
As a citizen of the United States of America, you have the right to seek help from your elected representatives in addressing your concerns -- including policies that affect your conditions of employment as a federal employee. In a political climate where elected officials are targeting the...
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Mar 1, 2011NFFE Local 276 Marches in Solidarity with Wisconsin Workers
Since Republican Governor Scott Walker introduced a bill to strip state employees of their right to bargain collectively, workers rights advocates and union members from across the country have descended on Madison, Wisconsin, to stand up for their rights. Joining the thousands of protestors at...
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Feb 25, 20112011 FEEA and Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Application Deadline Just One Month Away; Apply Now!
This is a reminder that all applications for the 2011 FEEA and Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarships must be postmarked by one month from today - March 25th - in order to be considered. Applicants for the Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship must be a NFFE-IAM member in good standing or a...
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Feb 24, 2011Protestors Rally in Washington, D.C. in Solidarity with Wisconsin State Employees (Photos)
Wednesday, over a thousand protestors gathered in Washington, D.C. in front of the D.C. offices of the Wisconsin and Ohio governors as part of a worker solidarity rally. NFFE joined students, workers, and union members from several states in a show of support for workers who are battling to...
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Feb 24, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: What is Your Bulletin Board Saying about Your Local?
Your members have a right to know everything that is going on. Bulletin boards can give them a quick snapshot of what the union is doing at the Local and National level. The most crucial information that should always be on display is the Local union office and officers’ contact information. Be...
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Feb 23, 2011On the Ground in Madison: NFFE National Vice President John Obst Shares His Rally Experience
“DON’T TAKE MY RIGHTS AWAY – I’M NOT DONE WITH THEM YET!!” read one of the most poignant signs held by thousands of protesters who have peacefully “overrun” the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Newly elected Republican Governor Walker used exaggerated claims of a budget crisis to demand that...
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Feb 18, 2011From the Desk of the President: A Message for Madison
What we are seeing this week in Madison, Wisconsin is the beginning of something unlike anything we have seen in generations. Governor Scott Walker, and his anti-union colleagues in the State Senate, have launched what is undoubtedly the first of many attempts by some state governments across the...
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Feb 17, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Keep an Up-to-Date Bargaining Unit List
One important component of successful organizing is obtaining a copy of your list of eligible members on a regular basis. After all, in order to recruit new members, we need to know who to talk to! Bargaining unit lists are helpful to have on hand during formal organizing drives, so you have a...
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Feb 17, 2011National President Dougan Pens Congress in Opposition to Amendment Freezing Step Increases, Bonuses
Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan penned the a letter to the House of Representatives, opposing the Issa amendment to the 2011 Continuing Resolution. The amendment would bar all merit-based raises and bonuses for high-performing federal employees. The letter went as follows.
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Feb 16, 2011Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Freeze Federal Hiring, Slash Workforce Through Attrition
Last week, Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2011, H.R. 657, a bill that would freeze federal hiring and slash the workforce through attrition. Co-sponsored by 27 other Republican lawmakers, the bill will place an indefinite hiring freeze on...
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Feb 15, 2011House Representatives Maloney, Hoyer, Connolly, Introduce Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
Last week, House Representatives Carolynn Maloney, Steny Hoyer, and Gerald Connolly introduced the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, a bill to extend four weeks of paid leave to parents of newly born, adopted or fostered children. Under present law, new parents are entitled to up to...
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Feb 11, 2011Republicans Up the Ante, Pledge to Cut an Additional $26 Billion from Federal Agency Budgets
Responding to growing pressure from conservative members of the party, House Republicans yesterday announced that they will pursue an additional $26 billion in cuts to federal agency budgets this fiscal year. Combined with the $74 billion in cuts announced earlier this week, Republicans seek to...
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Feb 10, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Use Sign-in Sheets in Your Union Office and at Union Events
One extremely valuable, but often overlooked, tool that every NFFE Local can utilize is the sign-in sheet. Sign-in sheets should be kept near the entrance to your union office, and also be brought to every union-sponsored event. These sheets will provide you with an important record of the...
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Feb 9, 2011House Republicans Target U.S. Forest Service, Park Service, HUD, for Deep Budget Cuts
This morning, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) released a list of 70 budget cuts committee Republicans will propose for the remainder of FY 2011. This round of cuts are just the start of what will total $74 billion in reductions between today and February 14th, when the...
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Feb 4, 2011Organizing Tip of the Week: Order NFFE Visibility Materials, Free of Charge!
Thanks for reading the first installment of NFFE’s Organizing Tip of the Week! Going forward, NFFE will post one piece of recruitment advice every week so that all NFFE members can be equipped with the same knowledge as some of our union’s most experienced organizers. This week, we are asking all...
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Jan 28, 2011Portland, Oregon Selected to Host NFFE’s 49th National Convention!
The National Executive Council is proud to announce that the 49th NFFE National Convention will be held next year in the city of Portland, Oregon. Scheduled for October 1-4, 2012, the union’s quadrennial Convention will take place at the historic Benson Hotel in downtown Portland. The NFFE...
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Jan 26, 2011President Calls for Five Year Spending Freeze, Government Reorganization, in State of the Union Address
In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama laid out his vision for our nation’s future, and what role the federal government would play in making that vision a reality. Though specifics were sparse throughout the nearly hour-long speech, he announced two major initiatives that...
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Jan 21, 20112011 IAMAW Newsletter and Website Contest is Back; Enter Your Local Publications Today!
This week, the IAM announced the beginning of its official Newsletter and Website contest, an annual competition honoring excellence in Local and District labor journalism. Over the years, NFFE Locals have consistently brought home top awards for their communications efforts. In fact, last year...
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Jan 21, 2011Spotlight on FEHB: What Washington Has in Mind for Your Health Benefits
Late last year, the President’s Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, an advisory group of 18 current and former members of Congress tasked with identifying policies to reduce the federal budget deficit, issued a highly anticipated report detailing their vision for our nation’s fiscal...
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Jan 14, 2011New Legislation Calls for Mandatory Two-Week Furloughs for Federal Employees
Second-term Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) yesterday introduced legislation to impose two weeks of mandatory leave on the federal workforce. Starting in 2012, Coffman’s proposal would impact all federal employees, with the exception of those working in national-security, health, or law...
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Jan 12, 2011Republican Lawmaker Introduces Legislation Calling for Pay Freeze Extension, Workforce Reduction
Late last week, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced the inappropriately titled Cut Unsustainable and Top-heavy Spending Act. The legislation seeks to reduce the number of workers providing federal services and calls for significant pay cuts to the already significantly underpaid federal workforce....
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Jan 11, 2011Georgia Congressman Introduces Bill to Bust Federal Employee Unions
Recently, Georgia Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) introduced the 2011 Federal Employee Accountability Act (H.R. 122), a bill intended to eliminate union representation for federal workers. This disingenuously-named bill would abolish official time for union activities, robbing federal employees...
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Jan 10, 2011Register Now for Federal Workers Class at the Winpisinger Center
The IAM will conduct the 2011 Federal Employees’ Basic Program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center (WWW), in Hollywood, MD, during the week of March 13-18. The program will involve training in areas specific to the Federal Sector such as collective bargaining, the Hatch...
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Jan 7, 2011Five Issues to Watch in the New Congress
With Republicans formally taking control of the House of Representatives this week, federal employees can expect a new attitude from Congress toward the civil service. Both before and during the 2010 midterm elections, many members of the new majority embraced proposals targeting the federal...
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Jan 4, 2011Applications for 2011 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarships Now Available; Fill Yours Out Today!
NFFE is proud to announce that applications for the 2011 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship competition are now available! Applicants must submit a completed application package postmarked no later than March 25, 2011. Submitting an application will also automatically register applicants for...
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Dec 22, 2010New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's fourth edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring the two-year federal pay freeze, this edition explains how the freeze will affect your bottom line today, and your retirement security tomorrow. Click here to see what's inside.
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Dec 22, 2010Union Plus Scholarship Deadline January 31
A good education is more important now than ever. Some 121 union members and union family members were awarded $150,000 in scholarships this year, ranging from $500 to $4,000. The scholarship program is open to students attending or planning to attend a college or university, a community college,...
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Dec 21, 2010National Office Releases Holiday Schedule
The NFFE National Office will be closing for the Holidays from December 23-24 and 30-31, 2010. Have a wonderful holiday season.
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Dec 16, 2010Federal Pay Update: Senate Considers Two-Year Pay Freeze in New Legislation
Just a week after the House approved a two-year freeze on federal pay, it appears that the upper chamber of Congress intends to follow suit. The Senate on Tuesday introduced its own annual spending measure, known as an omnibus spending package, which includes a pay freeze like that found in the...
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Dec 9, 2010Federal Pay Update: House Approves Two-Year Federal Pay Freeze
Last night, in its appropriations measure to fund the government for FY 11, Congress voted in favor of a two-year federal pay freeze. The measure, identical to the version proposed by the White House last week, will freeze federal pay for two years government-wide. The pay freeze will now be...
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Dec 8, 2010House Members Call on Colleagues to Reconsider Proposed Pay Freeze
Tuesday, House lawmakers issued a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI), requesting that the White House’s proposed two-year federal pay freeze be reconsidered. In the letter, signed by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Donna F. Edwards...
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Dec 6, 2010NFFE National Officers' Pay Freeze Announcement
As you know, the White House last week proposed a two-year freeze on civilian federal employee pay. This freeze will place a tremendous strain on the bottom line of many of our members, a reality that we here at NFFE National cannot and will not overlook. For this reason, I have issued an order...
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Dec 3, 2010Federal Workers in the Crosshairs as Fiscal Commission Issues Highly Anticipated Deficit Report
Tuesday, the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, an advisory group of 18 current and former members of Congress tasked with identifying policies to reduce the federal budget deficit, issued its highly anticipated report prescribing solutions to America’s budget...
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Dec 1, 2010What the Proposed Pay Freeze Would Mean for the Federal Workforce
Monday, the White House announced its proposal to freeze the pay of all civilian federal employees for two years. The freeze will impact annual cost of living adjustments, rendering increases to 0% for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. Fortunately for federal employees, the freeze will not impact...
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Dec 1, 2010Federal Pay Update: Locality Pay Frozen in 2011
In the wake of announcing a two-year pay freeze for civilian federal workers Monday, the White House yesterday announced that it will be temporarily freezing locality pay as well. In a letter to Congress, the president informed legislators that the White House would withhold from extending...
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Nov 30, 2010From the Desk of the President: A Call to Action on Federal Pay Freeze
Yesterday, the White House announced its intent to freeze the pay of all civilian federal employees for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. If adopted by Congress, this proposal would result in 0% pay adjustments for federal workers for the next two years. Though this proposal was labeled as a pay...
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Nov 23, 2010Telework Legislation Sails Through House; Advances to Obama’s Desk
Last week, the House passed the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act, H.R. 1722, a bill that requires agencies to develop telework programs for eligible employees. Passed by a 254-152 vote margin, the legislation now advances to the President Obama’s desk, where his signature would finally deliver a...
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Nov 22, 2010Spotlight on Federal Pay: New House Leadership Calls for Federal Pay Freeze
As the opening of the 112th Congress grows nearer, calls to cut federal spending and slash the deficit have reached a fevered pitch. With the budget deficit looming large, lawmakers from both chambers have called for belt-tightening measures, many of which unapologetically target federal workers....
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Nov 19, 2010A Letter From the Desk of the Legislative Director: What the Next Congress has in Store for Federal Employees
The 2010 elections are over, and as you probably have heard, there are major changes in the makeup of Congress. The Republican Party has taken control of the House of Representatives, and GOP leadership has declared that cutting federal workers pay and benefits is a top priority. In the first...
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Nov 16, 2010IAM Announces 2011 Communications Trainings at the Winpisinger Center
This week the IAM officially announced a number of exciting communications trainings for union members. Hosted at the William W. Winpisinger Center Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland, the IAM will host 5 separate five trainings for several hundred NFFE-IAM members throughout the...
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Nov 10, 2010A Veterans Day Message From the Desk of NFFE National President William R. Dougan
Veteran’s Day is a day of remembrance to honor America’s veterans, living and dead, for their sacrifice in serving their country. It provides an opportunity for us to remember and honor the sacrifices our veterans have made in defending our country and protecting the rights and privileges we all...
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Nov 9, 2010In Landmark Decision, MSPB Finds Federal Career Intern Program in Violation of Veterans Preference Rights
In a ruling issued last week, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) found that the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP) was in violation of Veteran’s Preference laws, a decision holding major implications for the controversial program. The decision mandated that the program be placed under...
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Nov 8, 2010National President Dougan Talks Post-Election Political Landscape with Federal News Radio
This morning, NFFE National President William R. Dougan joined Tom Temin and Amy Morris on Federal News Radio’s Federal Drive, to discuss the aftermath of the recent Congressional elections. Covering key issues such as telework and temporary hiring authority, Dougan discussed the challenges and...
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Nov 3, 2010President Obama Appoints National Secretary-Treasurer William D. Fenaughty to Federal Salary Council
Recently, President Barack Obama appointed NFFE National Secretary-Treasurer William D. Fenaughty to serve on the Federal Salary Council (FSC), an advisory body responsible for making recommendations on locality pay for workers under the General Schedule. A civil servant and union representative...
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Nov 2, 2010NFFE Forest Service Council, Management Representatives, Gather for Union Training in Reno, Nevada
Last week, Local 1771, Region 5, and the NFFE Forest Service Council hosted its 16th annual Union Officers and Stewards Training in Reno, Nevada. As this event marked the first time in several years members, as well as management, assembled together to confront the complex challenges facing...
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Oct 29, 2010NSPS Transition Office Meets its Goal; Majority of NSPS Workers Now Transitioned into Existing Pay Systems
The Department of Defense (DoD) has exceeded its goal of transitioning the majority of National Security Personnel System workers back under existing pay systems. According to the NSPS Transition Team’s website, just under 172,000 of the 226,000 NSPS-covered workers have been reassigned....
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Oct 26, 2010Telework Update: President Obama Issues Statement Promoting Telework Expansion
In honor of National Work and Family Month, President Obama yesterday issued a statement promoting workplace flexibilities such as telework, alternative work schedules, and paid leave. His hope for the federal government and private sector is that employers will adopt policies that allow workers...
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Oct 25, 2010NFFE Takes Home Nine Awards in 2010 IAM Communications Contest
Last week, the IAM announced the winners of its annual Newsletter and Website Contest, a competition that honors excellence in both print and digital labor journalism. Out of a field of hundreds of Locals and Districts, one name appeared time and time again: NFFE. All together, NFFE Locals and...
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Oct 20, 20102010-2011 Organizing Strategic Plan Ready for Action; Read it Here!
The NFFE National Organizing Steering Committee is proud to announce the release of the 2010-2011 Organizing Strategic Plan, a plan that we believe will take this unions organizing success to the next level. Building on the accomplishments of last year’s plan, the 2010-2011 edition makes key...
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Oct 15, 2010Federal Workers Alliance Calls for FLRA Budget Boost in FY12
In a letter to President Obama last week, the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) called for a modest increase to the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (FLRA) budget for fiscal year 2012. In his fiscal year 2011 budget, the President called for $26 million, a figure that the FWA says must be raised...
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Oct 11, 2010Telework Gains Momentum as Congress, Administration, Call for Action
Ever since a freak snow storm buried our nation’s capital under two feet of snow last winter - shutting down the federal government for four days in the process - telework has been a topic of great interest in Washington. In recent months and weeks, members of Congress and the Obama...
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Oct 1, 2010New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's third edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Click here to see what's inside.
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Sep 29, 2010200 Convene in Los Angeles for DoD New Beginnings Conference
From September 20-23, about 200 representatives of federal unions, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) met in Los Angeles, CA to brainstorm ideas for potential changes at DoD regarding performance management, hiring, and workplace incentives. Called the...
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Sep 21, 2010Congressman Proposes Legislation Mandating Two-Week Furloughs for Federal Workers
Late last week, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) introduced a bill that would subject federal workers to a two week furlough this coming year, a move he says will save the government $5.5 billion. When the bill is read closely, however, it is clear that it is less about reducing the deficit and more...
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Sep 17, 2010Happy 93rd Birthday NFFE!
On Friday, September 17 NFFE celebrated its 93rd year of fighting for federal workers. Ratifying its constitution on this date in 1917, NFFE was the first union to represent exclusively non-postal federal employees. Throughout our near century-long existence, NFFE has played a major role in...
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Sep 10, 2010NFFE Organizing Strategic Plan Review Set for Next Week at the Winpisinger Center; Give Us Your Feedback!
The week of September 12-17, members of the NFFE National Organizing Steering Committee will come together in person for just the second time to reevaluate the union’s now year-old Organizing Strategic Plan. Set at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Placid Harbor, MD, the...
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Sep 8, 2010Reminder: Registration for Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Motorcycle Run Ends September 10
Registration for the first annual Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund Motorcycle Run ends this Friday September 10th. The run, organized by late NFFE National President Richard N. Brown’s sister Kimberly Carl, is scheduled for Sunday, September 19th. Encompassing a 45-mile route throughout...
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Sep 3, 2010A Labor Day Message from National President William R. Dougan
Labor Day was first proclaimed a federal holiday by President Grover Cleveland in 1894. Coming off the heels of the Pullman Strike and others before it, in which hundreds of striking workers were killed by federal law enforcement and private union-busters, the first Labor Day was a somber...
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Sep 1, 2010National Federation of Federal Employees: A Century of Progress
Ratifying its constitution on September 17, 1917, the National Federation of Federal Employees is the oldest union representing exclusively non-postal federal employees. For nearly a century, NFFE has played a significant role in nearly every important federal workforce policy. In honor of its...
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Aug 25, 2010IAM Announces Latest Communicator Class at the Winpisinger Center; Ask About it Today!
The IAM this week officially announced that the next Local Communicator Class will be held December 12-17, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center at Placid Harbor in Hollywood, Maryland. Offered by the IAM Communications Department, this basic course is geared at Local...
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Aug 24, 2010NFFE Local 589 Members Call for Change at Jackson VA Medical Center
After years of frustration with understaffing, mismanagement, and a hostile work environment, NFFE Local 589 physicians are calling for change at the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery VA Medical Center. In recent months, Local officials have joined together with other unions at the facility to fight back...
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Aug 13, 2010NFFE Local 1 Raises Hundreds at Successful MNPL Party
This past Saturday, NFFE National Vice President and President of Local 1 Patricia LaSala, held an immensely successful fundraiser for the Machinists Nonpartisan Political League (MNPL), the political arm of NFFE-IAM. Raising hundreds of dollars over the course of the daylong event, Local 1...
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Aug 12, 2010Congress Takes another Swipe at Federal Workers as Senator Proposes Workforce Cap and Reduction Bill
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) last week introduced S. 3747, the Reduce and Cap the Federal Workforce Act, a bill that seeks to reduce costs by diminishing the size of the federal workforce. The bill would first require federal agencies to report their workforce levels as of February 16, 2009 to the...
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Aug 6, 2010Senate Panel Passes Expanded Collective Bargaining For VA Health Care Providers
On Thursday, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved a bill (S. 3486) that would extend collective bargaining to Department of Veterans Affairs Title 38 health care providers over issues concerning compensation. Under current statute, VA employees under Title 38, including registered...
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Aug 2, 20101.4 Percent Civilian Pay Adjustment Survives Senate Committee; Advances to Full Senate
Despite repeated attempts by certain members of Congress to freeze federal pay, the Senate Appropriations Committee last week upheld the 1.4 percent pay adjustment for civilian federal employees by approving the Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Services and General Government spending bill.
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Jul 27, 2010New Executive Order Promotes Increase in Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
On the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, yesterday President Obama issued an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to increase their efforts to recruit and retain individuals with disabilities. In doing so, he aims to increase the employment of disabled workers by...
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Jul 20, 2010President Obama Calls for Improved Federal Workplace Safety in New Executive Memo
President Barack Obama issued an Executive Memorandum yesterday announcing the Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment (POWER) Initiative, a program which seeks to improve worker safety and lower costs related to workplace injuries.
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Jul 16, 2010National President Dougan Appointed to the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to serve as a member of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH), an advisory group that helps plan, develop, and organize federal health and safety programs...
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Jul 16, 2010Members Chosen for NFFE National Forum on Individuals with Disabilities; Work to Begin this Fall
Today, NFFE is proud to announce the 12 members of the new NFFE National Forum on Individuals with Disabilities, a working group of union representatives tasked with identifying and promoting ideas to help improve the quality of employment for disabled members of the federal workforce.
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Jul 13, 2010Local 1998 VP Rob Arnold Appointed to Succeed Colin Walle as NFFE National Vice President
NFFE is proud to announce the selection of Rob Arnold as NFFE’s newest National Vice President (NVP). He will succeed National Vice President Colin Walle, who has served as an NVP since his election at the 2008 NFFE National Convention. Walle recently left the Seattle Passport Agency for work in...
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Jul 8, 2010White House Launches 2nd Annual President’s SAVE Award; Submit Your Ideas Today!
Today, the White House announced the launch of its second annual President’s SAVE Award, a contest that calls on federal employees to submit their ideas for saving money and improving performance at their agencies. The winner of this year’s contest will be rewarded with a trip to the White House...
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Jul 7, 2010FLRA and FMCS Announce Additional Labor-Management Partnership Order Trainings
The two-day training program is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of bargaining rights and obligations under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. Participants should attend the program with their bargaining counterparts so that management and union representatives...
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Jul 7, 2010Hundreds of NFFE Items Available at New Online Store!
We are now proud to introduce NFFE’s new online store, which provides a wide selection of custom-made NFFE promotional items for members. The new online store has literally hundreds of different items for members to choose from including shirts, hoodies, jackets, hats, athletic wear, and other...
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Jul 1, 2010New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available!
This year's second edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Click here to see what's inside.
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Jun 30, 2010Washington Post -- Congress to consider plight of temps with '1039 appointments'
With all of the right jabs aimed at the pay of federal employees in recent weeks, you might not realize the lengths Uncle Sam will go to avoid fully compensating some members of his staff. Among those are staffers with the infamous "1039 appointments." Congress will consider their plight at a...
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Jun 28, 2010NFFE Welcomes Hundreds of New Members, Business Representative Roosevelt Littlejohn, to the Union
Through recent discussions with the IAM, NFFE is proud to announce that it will now represent approximately 450 new members working in various law enforcement capacities throughout the Mid-Atlantic States. NFFE would also like to welcome Roosevelt Littlejohn, an experienced Business...
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Jun 23, 2010Local 2189 Holds Immensely Successful Organizing Drive; Increases Membership 12 Percent
Last week, a team of representatives from the NFFE National Office traveled to Texarkana, TX and conducted an organizing drive alongside NFFE Local 2189 members at the Red River Army Depot. Over the course of a very busy four days, the team worked with Local officers and stewards, talking to...
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Jun 18, 2010Senator’s Amendment to Freeze Federal Pay Fails; More Attempts Likely to Come
Thursday, the Senate rejected an amendment to the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, which sought to freeze federal employee pay, eliminate bonuses, and cap the size of the federal workforce. Introduced by Senator John Thune (R-SD), the amendment was defeated in a 57-41 party line vote.
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Jun 9, 2010Legislative Director Erwin Talks Federal Pay on Federal News Radio
This morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin sat down with Federal News Radio's Mike Causey to discuss the latest developments in federal pay and the NSPS transition. Discussing recent attempts by Republicans in Congress to freeze or even reduce federal pay, Erwin discussed the likelihood...
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Jun 4, 2010Obama Issues Memo Extending New Benefits to Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
Wednesday, President Barack Obama issued a memo detailing new regulations directing agency leaders to extend certain employee benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian federal employees. The memo was issued following the conclusion of a year-long investigation by OPM regarding which...
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Jun 2, 2010Watervliet Arsenal Continues to Build on Memorial Day
For nearly 200 years, the Watervliet Arsenal has been well known for its ability to create, build, and manufacturer military hardware. This past Memorial Day, the Arsenal workforce applied those skills to a larger purpose by helping to build a foundation of 'values' within the local community, a...
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May 28, 2010From the Desk of the President: Honoring America's Fallen Heroes
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in military service. Our nation was founded in conflict, and throughout our great history when called upon to serve our country, the men and women of our military have not hesitated to answer the call. And in rushing to protect our...
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May 26, 2010Local 178 Organizing Committee Charts Course for Big Summer Campaign
At a meeting of the Local 178 Organizing Committee yesterday, Local President Lisa Foust, accompanied by National Secretary Treasurer William D. Fenaughty and National Business Representative John Griffin, laid out an ambitious plan for growing membership in the coming weeks and months. With the...
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Last week, NFFE National Vice President Timothy Ostrowski joined House Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) at a press conference in Troy, NY announcing the Congressman’s support for the Stop Excessive Payments to Government Contractors Act of 2011, H.R. 2090, a bill that would lower the cap on... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
During the summer of 1986, federal budgets were being cut, the federal workforce was being reduced and many elected officials were particularly critical of federal employees. It was not a “warm and fuzzy” time to be a fed. Until G. Jerry Shaw called Bob Tobias and invited him to lunch. Shaw was... Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund more...
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