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Last week, NFFE-IAM announced the addition of nearly 900 new members to our union from GEO facilities in California and Georgia. After ratifying their collective bargaining agreement, workers are proud to unionize and ready to improve their workplaces.

Earlier this month, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) welcomed 895 new union members, as corrections employees of the GEO Group voted to ratify a newly established collective bargaining agreement granting union representation.

The IAMAW Grand Lodge has announced a new per capita tax rate for Local Lodges for 2022, raising NFFE member dues by $1.54 per pay period starting next year. Minimum dues payments for 2021 were set at $28.28 and will now be $29.82, as detailed in this letter from NFFE National Secretary-Treasurer Dave Stamey.

Today, National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) National President Randy Erwin attended the signing ceremony at the White House with President Biden, Congressional leadership, governors, and others from around the country to celebrate the historic passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

This week, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) sent a letter to leadership at the White House and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to request that the recently announced OSHA COVID-19 vaccination standards for private-sector employees be applied equally to federal employees.

On Veterans Day we honor the military veterans who served to defend the United States and protect the interests of the American people. Our veterans have earned our gratitude through their selfless dedication and bravery, and the United States is a stronger nation because of their service and sacrifice.

NFFE is asking FAA employees and New Jerseyans to send a letter thanking their Senators and Representatives for continuing to stand in opposition to a breakup of the William J. Hughes Technical Center.

Late Friday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Biden’s signature infrastructure package, appropriating $1.2 trillion to repair and enhance the nation’s transportation, energy, and water systems, among other broad improvements. The bill also includes new resources to protect the country from wildfires, allocating over $3 billion to revamp the federal wildfire workforce.

Last week, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), joined by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), penned a letter to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to demand the agency halt plans to break up the William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

On Wednesday, members of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) were invited to join Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh at a White House roundtable to promote worker organizing and collective bargaining within the federal workforce.