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There is still a lot unknown about the fate of government operations after the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expires on Friday, December 8.  Republican leaders in Congress indicated that their…

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,…

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…

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,…

(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…

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…

(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…

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…

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…

(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…