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September 18, 2013
The NFFE Forest Service Council is once again making waves on Capitol Hill. After earning health care benefits for seasonal wildland firefighters in 2012, NFFE is now pushing for passage of the Land Management…
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September 18, 2013
What started as a modest effort to amplify the voices of our young union members has quickly evolved into a mission to engage every NFFE unionist, regardless of age, in…
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September 17, 2013
Thank you for doing your part to improve the lives of thousands of temporary seasonal employees. You made a difference today. If your House rep or one of your Senators…
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September 11, 2013
With precious little time left before the government’s current funding measure expires, the House Appropriations Committee this week released a draft continuing resolution to relieve the fiscal pressure. The resolution…
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September 5, 2013
Continuing NFFE’s legacy of innovation in labor communications, we are proud to announce the launch of our new Tumblr page, www.nffeunion.tumblr.com! NFFE is the first federal union to launch a dedicated…
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September 4, 2013
Lakewood, CO – In spite of generous donations from the BlueCross/BlueShield Association, GEICO and GEBA, and nearly 100 individual donations in the last week, FEEA is forced today to suspend new…
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September 3, 2013
Late Friday afternoon, President Obama announced his alternate pay plan for federal workers, extending a one percent pay increase for 2014. In a letter announcing the plan to Congress, Obama…
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August 30, 2013
On August 24th my wife and I attended the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. We stood with tens of thousands of our sisters and brothers from the labor movement, the…
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August 29, 2013
While Congress spends the final two weeks of its five-week August recess in their home districts, a disaster is brewing here in Washington, D.C. Without immediate action by Congress upon…
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August 29, 2013
It has been an incredibly busy few months at FEEA, with scholarship selections and furloughs taking the time and attention of staff and volunteers alike. Final selections for the 2013-14…