NFFE Newsroom


  • VA-Labor Committee Stands Up to Respond to Multiple Threats

    NFFE is pleased to once again serve on a labor committee with the most prominent VA unions in for federal employees.  The VA-Labor Committee, first created in the late 1990’s,…
  • House Pubs Look to Expand Failing VA Workforce Law

    NFFE is working with its coalition partners to stop an effort by a small group of anti-civil service House Republicans to expand the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Act to the…
  • NFFE Fights Against Extended Probation Bill in the House

    Next week, a vote is expected on the floor of the House that, if passed, would create a minimum two-year probationary period for new federal employees.  The bill, H.R. 4182,…
  • Veterans: NFFE Thanks You For Your Service

    (From the Desk of NFFE National President Erwin) Saturday, November 11th is Veterans Day, a day to honor military veterans and to acknowledge and show appreciation for the tremendous sacrifice…
  • Local 125 and NFFE National Receive IAM Awards

    Each year, the IAM celebrates the Wimpy Awards—named after the late International President William W. Winpisinger—to honor NFFE and IAM locals that take extraordinary measures in communications content and design. Based…
  • House Panel OKs Two-Year Probation for New Federal Hires

    (Bloomberg, BNA) Federal Employees Bill would mandate extra year of probation period for all new federal workers Second measure would make political appointees wait two years before being hired as…
  • Unions Prevail! Federal Benefits Safe…For Now.

    After aggressive lobbying from NFFE and its federal coalition partners, more than $32 billion in cuts to federal employee pension and health benefits were deleted from the FY 2018 Budget…
  • NFFE Legislative Action Alert

    The House and Senate will vote on a joint budget resolution that could open the door to reduce earned pay and cuts to benefits for federal employees. The House-passed version…
  • Senate Panel OKs Bill Hiking Fed Worker Buyouts to $40,000

    (Bloomberg, BNA) Federal Employees  Unions like new buyout amount but fear federal workforce cuts Related bills address hiring recent graduates and short-term employees By Louis C. LaBrecque Federal employees could…
  • Introducing NFFE General Counsel, Jeff Friday

    September of 2016 marked the beginning of some significant and exciting changes within our union, starting with the NFFE National Convention where delegates elected a new National President, Secretary-Treasurer, and…