President Dougan “Surprised and Deeply Disappointed” by Decision to Extend Federal Pay Freeze Four Months
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Washington, D.C.
– In
response to the Obama Administration’s recent
memo recommending a four-month extension of the
federal pay freeze as part of the forthcoming
continuing resolution, NFFE National President
William R. Dougan released the following
statement:
“We are
surprised and deeply disappointed by the
Administration’s decision not to push for the
modest federal pay adjustment that was called
for in the President’s budget. After two
years of frozen pay, retirement cuts, and
diminished budgets, federal employees are
reaching the end of their rope. Three more
months of frozen pay is fthree months too many.
The President said it himself when he asserted
that a permanent federal pay freeze is neither
sustainable nor desirable. We couldn’t agree
more. Federal employees do great work for the
American people every day. They deserve a
modest pay adjustment, not a political
solution.”
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Established in 1917, the
National Federation of Federal Employees is the
oldest union representing civil service federal
employees. NFFE represents approximately
110,000 federal employees in nearly 40 separate
departments and agencies government-wide. NFFE
is affiliated with the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers, AFL-CIO. For more information, go to
www.nffe.org.