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August 7, 2014
In 2013, the federal government hired nearly 81,000 employees – the lowest amount since 2003. But after years of budget cuts, furloughs and sequestration, it would appear the size of…
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August 4, 2014
This past Tuesday, July 29, 2014, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed a new rule that would make temporary employees who are expected to work at least 90 days eligible to…
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July 31, 2014
On July 27, 2014, Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL) reached an agreement on a bipartisan bill…
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July 24, 2014
On Monday, President Obama signed a two-part executive order to ban discrimination against gay and lesbian federal contractors. The executive order makes it illegal to harass or fire federal contractors based on…
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July 22, 2014
(National Federation of Federal Employees)On May 24, 2014 NFFE Local 2200 and USDA Forest Service Human Resources Management (HRM) collectively signed a Statement of Support for the Employer Support of…
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July 16, 2014
On Tuesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing entitled, “Wildfire Preparedness & Forest Service 2015 Fiscal Year Budget.” The primary focus of the hearing was to get a…
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July 2, 2014
For a printable, bulletin board-ready copy, click here. On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in Harris v. Quinn, a case examining the legality of…
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June 27, 2014
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified election results for the employees of Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) to be represented by NFFE-IAM. The campaign began earlier…
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June 23, 2014
Successful Locals are visible Locals. How can a prospective member join your Local if they don’t know it exists? And you, as a Local officer or member, are your Local’s…
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June 19, 2014
Earlier this week, 35 NFFE-IAM members from around the country came together at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to take part in the first-ever Young Federal Leaders…