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…
December 16, 2015
Late Friday afternoon, President Obama signed an Executive Order excusing executive branch non-Postal Service employees from duty for the last half of the scheduled workday on Thursday, December 24, 2015,…
