August 13, 2014
On August 8, 2014 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) revealed the final rule for the long-awaited phased retirement program. Phased retirement allows federal employees who are eligible for retirement to work…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
