February 5, 2016
Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. In 2014, NFFE Local 2035 at Fort Irwin National Training Center in Southern California was faced with stagnating new-member organizing. Local 2035 President Tony Hernandez…
February 2, 2016
On December 29, 2015, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued guidance on implementation of the Land Management Workforce flexibility Act (LMWFA). In a subsequent release, NFFE expressed concerns about the guidance and…
January 29, 2016
Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. After years of advocacy by NFFE, the IAM, and our Union allies pushing for a much-needed expansion to the locality pay system, 13 new General…
January 26, 2016
Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. We all know NFFE-IAM membership has its benefits in the workplace. More members equals more strength at the bargaining table. More strength at the bargaining…
January 22, 2016
A PERIODIC FLYOVER OF NOTABLE LABOR & EMPLOYMENT CASES Ward v. McDonald, 762 F.3d 24 (D.C. Cir. 2014). Summary: A Department of Veterans Affairs employee filed a lawsuit in federal court…
January 21, 2016
Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. Access to specialized educational courses at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center is one of the many benefits of being a NFFE-IAM member.…
January 15, 2016
Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Representative Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, conducted a legislative markup hearing that had a slew of…
January 11, 2016
As federal employees are just now recognizing the 1.3 percent pay adjustment authorized in the 2015 year-end government funding bill, this pay adjustment has two noteworthy differences from years past.…
January 5, 2016
On December 29, 2015, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued its long-awaited guidance on implementation of the Land Management Workforce flexibility Act (LMWFA). This new law makes long-serving and successful temporary…
December 30, 2015
Congress passed a government funding bill for 2016, eliminating the possibility of a government shutdown in 2015, and a 1.3 percent pay adjustment goes into effect for federal employees on…
