January 6, 2017
Dating back to the late 1800s, the Holman Rule is a poorly crafted piece of legislation that provides individual House members with wide latitude to amend appropriations bills on the…
December 27, 2016
On Dec. 16, 2016 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) celebrated a changing of the guard as incoming NFFE National President Randy Erwin and National…
December 14, 2016
Local 12 represents maintenance employees at the 12th Fighter Training Wing Maintenance Directorate’s facility located at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. As a part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, schedules…
December 7, 2016
The members of NFFE-IAM Local 178 learned the value of Union membership recently as the Union settled a class action grievance alleging that employees were improperly compensated under the Fair…
December 1, 2016
Under the 1st Amendment to the Constitution, citizens of the United States have the right to “petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Citizens do not lose their Constitutional…
November 18, 2016
On Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, NFFE National President William R. Dougan was awarded and accepted the prestigious Theodore Roosevelt Award, the Office of Personnel Management’s highest honor, given to those…
November 7, 2016
Tomorrow is Election Day! Do not forget to vote! Every presidential election season in the United States comes with a great deal of excitement because the American people get to…
October 28, 2016
A PERIODIC FLYOVER OF NOTABLE LABOR & EMPLOYMENT CASES Department of Veterans Affairs, VAMC Richmond, 68 FLRA882 (2015). Summary: The Union filed a ULP charge alleging that the Agency dealt directly…
October 26, 2016
With the festivities of NFFE’s 50th National Convention coming to a close last month, delegates charted a clear path forward for NFFE over the next four years. First, delegates elected new…
October 19, 2016
With back-to-school season in the rear-view mirror, many families are setting their sights on college applications for themselves and/or loved ones. With student loan debt at an all-time high (and…