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Expanding full benefits to domestic partners of federal employees will cost a total of $101 million dollars in direct spending over the next five years, according to a recent report issued by the Congressional Budget Office. The bill, formally known as the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 (S. 1102), would make same-sex…

Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan was honored by the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America with the Good Scout Award for leadership in the labor movement. The awards, given to four people each year, honor individuals from both the public and private sectors who exude the merit principles of…

Yesterday marked the beginning of 2010 Legislative Conference, as NFFE-IAM representatives from around the country descended on Washington, D.C. for the IAMAW’s annual legislative meeting. Building on the legislative successes of 2009, NFFE-IAM members look to keep the ball rolling on some of their highest priorities in 2010. Among these priorities are the TSP annual…

Brothers and Sisters, May 6 is National Nurses Day, beginning a week of celebration for all Americans to remember and honor the service of all nurses throughout our great nation. Their dedication and selfless service in caring for our elderly, our ill, our injured and our wounded warriors returning from Afghanistan and Iraq is nothing…

Earlier this month, NFFE Local 1 representatives joined 3500 VA workers from across the nation at the Primary Care Medical Home Conference in Las Vegas, NV, to discuss a new model of care for our nation’s veterans. The objective of the conference was both ambitious and deliberate: To improve patient satisfaction, clinical quality, safety and…

This week, the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Transition Office announced that plans to move the 226,000 covered employees into existing pay systems are well ahead of schedule. According to NSPS transition leader John H. James, the majority of workers are expected to be transitioned by September 30th, 2010, a full year ahead of the…

NFFE Communications is proud to announce the release of a new, comprehensive virtual tour of the national website, www.nffe.org. The training is available to both members and non-members so that every federal worker can see the value of union representation. Seen here, the presentation takes viewers on a virtual tour of the website, showing them…

Monday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan signed a partnership agreement establishing the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Labor-Management Council. The signing ceremony and initial meeting represents an opportunity for all participants to come to a consensus on the goals and opportunities created by the contract. The Council provides guidance and support for collaborative labor-management…

This morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin sat down with Federal News Radio’s Mike Causey to discuss the Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010 (H.R. 4865), a bill that allows civilian and military federal employees to invest the cash value of accrued annual leave in their Thrift Savings Plan retirement accounts.…

Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan submitted testimony to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, urging the extension of full collective bargaining rights for Veterans’ Administration workers. “Agency management’s improperly broad interpretation of a certain provision in federal labor law has allowed them to circumvent the bargaining process on numerous critical…