Sep 13, 2017NFFE Legislative Action Alert
Two very important pieces of legislation are coming down the pipe on Capitol Hill (H.R. 2810, H.R. 2997). Each contain harmful amendments and provisions, that will drastically impact federal employees. Click to learn more about NFFE's stance and ways to contact your US Representative.
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Sep 8, 2017NFFE: Keep Politics and Ideology Away from Science
NFFE supports the Science Protection Project. A new initiative launched by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)-- providing a hotline for federal employees and allies to report any incidents that may diminish the role of science in federal decision-making.
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Sep 1, 2017Labor Day 2017 Message to all NFFE Members, Family and Friends
This month 100 years ago, NFFE was founded as the first labor union to represent federal employees. In 1917, there was no retirement system, working hours were poorly controlled, leave time was not standardized, Saturday was not recognized as a weekend day, and federal employees had not received...
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Aug 23, 2017FL 1690 Young Worker Tyller Williamson Elected Delegate to the Central Labor Council
Tyller Williamson, age 29, serves as the Legislative Chair at FL 1690 and in August of 2016, he was elected as one of three delegates to his CLC. The decision to run for delegate was an easy one; after expressing his interest in political action and community engagement, former NFFE Legislative...
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Aug 10, 2017New NFFE Membership Benefit
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is pleased to announce a new agreement with attorney Alan J. Shapiro to provide NFFE members with highly qualified legal representation for federal workers’ compensation claims and advice. Mr. Shapiro is a nationwide practitioner of federal...
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Aug 4, 20172017 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Awarded to NFFE Daughter Emily Wichtrich
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is pleased to announce that Emily Wichtrich was awarded the Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship for the 2017 year. Emily is the daughter of NFFE member Susan Sova, a federal employee with the U.S. Forest Service.
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Aug 4, 2017FL 1904 Increases Membership by 27 percent in One Month!
NFFE locals throughout the country have made a renewed commitment to organizing in the last year; opting into NFFE’s new organizing donation program, developing strategic plans, and reaching out to every bargaining unit employee…and the hard work is paying off!
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Aug 2, 2017Unions Push Out OPM Director Nominee George Nesterczuk
In a great victory for all federal employees, the Trump nominee for OPM director, George Nesterczuk, withdrew his nomination for consideration yesterday. THANK YOU to all NFFE members who contacted their Senators in opposition to the Nesterczuk nomination!
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Jul 27, 2017NFFE and Coalition Partners Show Strength on Capitol Hill
Yesterday, The National Federation of Federal Employees and its coalition partners scored significant victories by ensuring that several amendments were not passed in two bills. The first amendment was proposed by Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to H.R. 3219 which would have implemented the draconian Holman...
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Jul 21, 2017Forest Service Council Grabs Bipartisan Support for Injured First Responders
The National Federation of Federal Employees is pleased to announce that Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Peter King (R-NY), and Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced the First Responders Fair RETIRE Act (H.R. 3303).If passed, this bill will correct a technical flaw in the law that leaves...
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Jul 17, 2017July 18th is National Call-in Day to say No to Cuts to Mandatory Spending and Federal Benefits
NFFE is urging all union members to participate in National Call-in Day, tomorrow July 18th, in order to fight President Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget. The budget is still being negotiated, so it is important now more than ever that you call your House Representative to voice your...
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Jul 17, 2017Urged by NFFE, Threatening Provisions Removed from FY18 NDAA
NFFE and our coalition partners have claimed a victory in combatting proposed legislation that would strip federal employees of their rights and benefits. We successfully urged the removal of language and provisions from the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that...
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Jul 17, 2017NFFE Continues Fight Against Air Traffic Control Privatization
The National Federation of Federal Employees is continuing to work diligently in our ongoing effort to ensure that the U.S. Air Traffic Control system remains to be operated solely for the public’s benefit and safety, not for the benefit of wealthy airline CEOs that will operate a privatized...
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Jun 26, 2017NFFE Local 1904 New Orleans VA Has Big Plans for Building Membership in 2017
With all the changes that have taken place in the last year, a number of NFFE locals throughout the country have been renewing their commitment to building membership in order to build strength. NFFE Local 1904, located at New Orleans VA Medical Center and some of the smaller VA facilities in...
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Jun 19, 2017Urged by NFFE, House Democrats Deliver Letter to Leadership Opposing Cuts to Federal Employee Retirement
On Wednesday June 14th, 112 Democratic Representatives sent a letter addressed to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to express their “strong opposition to President Trump’s assault on the salaries and pensions of middle class federal employees, retirees, and...
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Jun 5, 2017Trump/Shuster FAA Privatization Gives Big Airlines Carte Blanche; Safety and Passengers Lose Out
President Donald Trump announced his support for the privatization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and with it, the nation’s air traffic control system. The proposal will separate the Air Traffic Control system from the federal government and place FAA assets and oversight into the...
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May 26, 2017NFFE Local 1697 President Tim Heltzer Receives Forest Service Job Corp Partnership Award
On April 26, 2017, NFFE 1697 Local Lodge President Tim Heltzer was presented with an Achievement Award by the Forest Service Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Partnership Council for his commitment to labor-management collaboration.
After 35 years of service in the federal government and 28...
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May 19, 2017NFFE Members and American Air Travel Safety at Risk with Shuster’s FAA Privatization Plan
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on “The Need to Reform FAA and Air Traffic Control to Build a 21st Century Aviation System for America,” in which Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) advocated for the privatization of the Federal Aviation Administration and its...
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May 12, 2017NFFE Member Communications Advisory: Paid (Fake) Media on Official Time
Some NFFE members are receiving calls from local and national media reporters requesting information and perspectives from union members regarding federal official time. Many of these inquiries are devised by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, a known conservative media outlet for anti-labor forces...
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May 12, 2017NFFE Celebrates Successful Legislative Week
The National Federation of Federal Employees celebrated after a successful legislative week which took place May 8-11 in Washington, D.C. NFFE members took to the Halls of Congress to discuss federal official time, paid parental leave, VA employee rights, fair retirement benefits for first...
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May 9, 2017NFFE Celebrates Nurses Week
The National Federation of Federal
Employees would like to thank all of the nurses throughout the United States
for their dedication and hard work, especially during National Nurses Week.
Across the country, more than 100,000
federal nurses care for our...
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May 5, 2017Public and Private Pay Gap Continues to Widen
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the pay gap between federal employees and private sector workers. The CBO reports that federal employees with a professional or doctorate degree received fewer benefits and earned 24% less wages on average than private sector...
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May 1, 2017Down to the Last Day – Shutdown Averted
Friday, the Congress passed a short-term spending measure, or Continuing Resolution, to keep the government running for another week. The measure will provide funding for government operations through Friday May 5th, and it now seems congressional leadership will pass a longer funding measure...
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Apr 26, 2017NFFE to Celebrate Centennial at IAM Government Employees Conference in Las Vegas this September
Planet Hollywood will host the IAM Government Employees Conference Sept. 17-21, 2017. NFFE's Centennial celebration will take place at the conference on the evening of Sept. 18, 2017. Don't miss it! Nearly 100 years ago, NFFE became the first federal employee
union to represent our...
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Apr 21, 2017NFFE’s Young Federal Leaders Program Re-Emerges
NFFE will be hosting a YFL call on Friday, April 28th at 2 PM (Eastern Standard Time). “Young Federal Leaders is such an important program for our union,” said NFFE National President Randy Erwin. “With so many of our leaders throughout the country nearing retirement, we must be proactive...
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Apr 14, 2017NFFE Nurses Receive $100K for Unpaid Work
After a process that took two years, two nurses of the San Francisco Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center were granted well-deserved and long overdue compensation for unpaid work. Peter Scott and Edward Galvan, both of NFFE Local One, are PICIS experts, a software package which monitors severely...
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Apr 14, 2017After Camp Pendleton Police Officers Have Pay Slashed, NFFE Local 919 Wins Battle for Higher Pay
After the recent discovery of an administrative clerical error caused Camp Pendleton police officers to receive pay cuts of 25% per month and back-pay bills for up to $35,000 each, NFFE is pleased to announce that due to actions taken by the union, Camp Pendleton police officers’ salaries are...
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Apr 11, 2017Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Provide Back Pay in Event of Government Shutdown
The National Federation of Federal Employees supports the legislation of S. 861, titled The Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act. Introduced last week on Wednesday by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), the act will guarantee back pay for federal employees in the event of a possible government shutdown....
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Apr 7, 2017Update on the Official Time Reform Act HR 1364
Congress leaves this week for a two-week recess without calling HR 1364 to the House floor for a vote. This is a huge victory for the unions and others, who understand that official time is an important labor-management tool that ultimately saves the government money and helps agencies succeed....
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Apr 7, 2017Join NFFE, IFPTE and Others in the March for Science
Get the bulletin board-ready news story, here . NFFE is invited to join IFPTE and other labor partners for the March for Science on Saturday, April 22 in Washington, DC. The March for Science aims to bring together scientists and concerned citizens alike in advocating...
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Apr 5, 2017Trump Administration Proposes over $6 billion in Cuts to HUD Budget
The National Federation of Federal Employees is standing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters of Local 1450 and those working within The Department of Housing and Urban Development. We are obligated to fight the Trump Administration’s proposed budget, which will cut HUD funding by...
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Mar 31, 2017Prepare for a Possible Government Shutdown
The current Continuing Resolution (CR) — the legislative vehicle keeping the government running in the absence of 2017 appropriations — expires at midnight on April 28th. Senate Democrats have vowed to stop any attempt by Republicans to attach political provisions to future CR’s, even if...
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Mar 31, 2017$100K Settlement for NFFE Local 1998 Passport Workers!
NFFE members of Local 1998 have reason to celebrate this week, as the Union successfully negotiated a grievance settlement regarding performance awards issued by the Agency in 2015 and 2016. This settlement illustrates the value of NFFE membership with aggressive action by Local 1998, resulting...
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The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is pleased to announce that Emily Wichtrich was awarded the Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship for the 2017 year. Emily is the daughter of NFFE member Susan Sova, a federal employee with the U.S. Forest Service. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
NFFE locals throughout the country have made a renewed commitment to organizing in the last year; opting into NFFE’s new organizing donation program, developing strategic plans, and reaching out to every bargaining unit employee…and the hard work is paying off! National Federation of Federal Employees more...
In a great victory for all federal employees, the Trump nominee for OPM director, George Nesterczuk, withdrew his nomination for consideration yesterday. THANK YOU to all NFFE members who contacted their Senators in opposition to the Nesterczuk nomination! National Federation of Federal Employees more...
The National Federation of Federal Employees is standing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters of Local 1450 and those working within The Department of Housing and Urban Development. We are obligated to fight the Trump Administration’s proposed budget, which will cut HUD funding by... National Federation of Federal Employees more...