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After the election, transition teams are formed to work with the outgoing administration to facilitate a transfer of power and institutional knowledge.  NFFE engaged with the Biden transition teams as a leader representing federal employees on several independent but connected fronts.

Many federal employees were subjected to an involuntary deferral of payroll tax withholding (OASDI) during the last quarter of 2020.  The effect of this action, as ordered by former President Trump, is a higher tax bill for those employees for calendar year 2021.

Congress sent an omnibus spending bill to fund the government through fiscal year 2021 that included several provisions that will benefit the federal workforce.

The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed both chambers with large majorities, enough to defeat the promised veto by the president.

There is a lot of uncertainty going into the last few weeks of the 116th Congress of the United States but one issue very clear to federal employees and their families is that workers cannot afford a pay freeze for 2021.

On October 5, 2020, the Convention dealt with a limited agenda, focusing on business necessary for the conduct of the NFFE National Officer Elections. The primary business conducted when the balance of the Convention is held will be the consideration of resolutions and proposed amendments to the NFFE Bylaws.

As COVID-19 has spread across the nation, some of those hardest hit are NFFE-IAM members in the medical profession.  Unable to escape significant risk, either because of their job duties or because of their Agency’s refusal to provide adequate precautions

In order to be eligible to join the case, you must be designated as FLSA non-exempt and excepted status and have performed work during the shutdown.

I want to congratulate our Union on electing an extremely talented and capable National Executive Council (NEC)...I also want to thank all the other candidates that ran for NFFE National positions. Your willingness to serve the membership of this Union is appreciated and valued. We thank you!

More than 31% of the federal workforce are veterans as are many NFFE-IAM members who continue to serve in a civilian capacity.  The federal government is the single largest employer of veterans, and we must continue to preserve veteran’s preferences...