July 1, 2013New Edition of the ‘Federal Employee’ Newsletter Now Available!
This year’s second edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees’ (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a detailed view of the updated organizing and recruiting strategic…- June 28, 2013
New Legislation Seeks to Align Blue Collar Wage Areas with White Collar Locality Areas
Last week in Washington, Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced a bill, the Locality Pay Area Equity Act(H.R. 2450), to address an unfairness in pay for many blue collar federal employees throughout… - June 26, 2013
31 Members of Congress Send Letter to Defense Demanding Answers on Furloughs
A bipartisan group of 31 House members sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently demanding answers on the proposed furloughs of thousands of Defense Working Capital… - June 24, 2013
National President Dougan Pens Letter to Congress Requesting Critical Funding for Federal Labor Relations Authority
Budget cuts, staff reductions, and rising workloads. This may sound familiar to millions of federal employees working at dozens of federal departments and agencies over the past few years. For… - June 24, 2013
NFFE Unveils New Roles for National Organizing Department in Updated Strategic Plan
As we revealed in May of this year, NFFE completed an update of its strategic plan for building membership. To better serve you the NFFE National Office has created a more… - June 21, 2013
Congratulations to Ian Hollander, Son of NFFE Sister Marsha Moore-Hettick, on Winning an IAM Scholarship!
On behalf of the NFFE National Office, we would like to congratulate Ian Hollander of Kalispell, MT, on winning a prestigious IAM Scholarship! Hollander, son of NFFE Local 1214 member… - June 19, 2013
Attack on Official Time Thwarted as Congressional Committee Rules Attempt Out of Order
Were the amendment included and ultimately passed into law, the foundation of federal sector unionism would have been shaken to its core. Official time is a tool used in federal… - June 19, 2013
On behalf of the NFFE National Office, we would like to congratulate Ian Hollander of Kalispell, MT, on winning a prestigious IAM Scholarship! Hollander, son of NFFE Local 1214 member Marsha Moore-Hettick, was one of just 16 applicants to be awarded a scholarship from a pool of nearly 350 hopefuls. He will attend Carroll College in the state capital of Helena, where he intends to major in philosophy with a minor in history. Using the knowledge he gains at Carroll, Hollander hopes to attend law school and ultimately practice environmental law. “We are so proud to award this scholarship to such a talented and motivated young man,” said NFFE National President William R. Dougan. “Marsha and all of NFFE Local 1214 have a lot to be proud of.” IAM’s annual scholarship competition distributes tens of thousands of dollars to NFFE-IAM members and their families each year. Our mission is to empower the IAM family to seek higher education in the pursuit of a better future. We see opportunity as the foundational tenet of the American Dream, and we will continue to do our part to educate the next generation of unionists. “Education is the key to a brighter tomorrow for our members, and the labor movement as a whole,” said Dougan. “We wish Ian great success and happiness as he embarks on his own journey of discovery and enrichment.” To learn more about the IAM Scholarship Competition, and NFFE’s other scholarship programs, visit our Scholarships Page at www.nffe.org/scholarships.
The new deadline to enter the 2013 IAM Photo Contest is now Friday, July 5, 2013. All NFFE members are encouraged to submit photos demonstrating the critical services they deliver… - June 12, 2013
Federal Government Continues to Bleed Thousands of Jobs as Sequestration Cuts Take Hold
As NFFE reported last month, federal employees were beginning to see the devastating effects of sequestration cuts on the agencies where they work. The dangerous trend continued in a big way… - June 11, 2013
Hone Your Representational Skills at the New NFFE Rep Center!
Let’s face it – being a union representative is a tough job. There is so much to learn but so little time to actually sit down and learn it. Now,…
