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May 22, 2013
The NFFE Military Veterans Committee is asking for your help in an effort to promote changes, improve the application process and ultimately our work environment for the disabled who suffer…
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May 22, 2013
It was another impactful week in Washington, D.C. as NFFE representatives held more than 250 meetings with lawmakers during the 2013 IAM Legislative Conference. Lobbying elected officials on issues such…
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May 21, 2013
It’s been a rough week for feds across the country, with news stories vilifying agencies and individuals. It’s an unfortunate truth that most Americans hear about federal employees only when…
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May 16, 2013
President Obama this week released a memo to federal agency leadership calling for a government-wide effort to reduce the gender pay gap in the federal workforce. With the study, the Administration hopes…
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May 14, 2013
The latest announcement, delivered at an afternoon press conference by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, also included details on exemptions for nearly 150,000 employees, bringing the total number of workers being…
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May 13, 2013
After months of preparation the 2013 IAM Legislative Conference has officially arrived. As you read this, hundreds of NFFE-IAM members are meeting in Washington, D.C to kick off a week…
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May 10, 2013
Brothers and Sisters, Monday, May 13th is the start of the 2013 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. We will have NFFE-IAM members from across the country on Capitol Hill all week…
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May 10, 2013
NFFE was proud to lead the campaign that won health insurance benefits for wildland firefighters and their families for the first time ever last year. We wanted to share with…
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May 9, 2013
Without a strong communications program, there is no union. You can’t join a union that you do not know exists, right? Better yet, you wouldn’t want to join a union…
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May 8, 2013
A recent write-up in Government Executive detailed a Tuesday speech from Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter detailing a disturbing 2014 outlook for the Department of Defense (DoD). For Defense employees already facing 14…