July 2, 2012
This year’s second edition of the National Federation of Federal Employees’ (NFFE) quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Featuring a reprisal of the many accomplishments made before, during,…
June 28, 2012
Over the past two weeks NFFE has told you the story of John Lauer, a wildland firefighter and NFFE member who took a stand for thousands of his fellow federal…
June 27, 2012
Federal employees, prepare to be dumbfounded. A recent poll conducted by research giant Rasmussen found that 32 percent of Americans believe that layoffs of 100,000 federal workers would be good…
June 26, 2012
As the NFFE National Convention approaches, it is important to ensure that all proposed amendments and resolutions to the NFFE national bylaws be submitted by close of business August 1st.…
June 21, 2012
Let’s face it – it’s been a rough two years for federal employees. Between the pay freeze, RIFs, budget reductions, and retirement cuts, we are all just about at the…
June 19, 2012
Last Thursday, June 14th, a Senate panel advanced a spending bill that is suspected to further extend the pay freeze for federal employees in light of a recommended pay raise.…
June 19, 2012
NFFE is asking federal workers to support the cause of one man for the sake of many. His name is John Lauer, NFFE-IAM member and seasonal wildland firefighter with the…
June 12, 2012
NFFE is encouraging all federal workers to sign this petition in support of extending health insurance benefits to seasonal wildland firefighters. Every year these dedicated women and men protect homes…
June 11, 2012
In a surprising move last week, the House of Representatives voted to freeze their own pay through 2013. The vote came after two years of non-stop efforts to freeze federal…
June 6, 2012
One of the major headlines in the federal workforce community in recent months was the decision to increase reimbursement rates for top government contractor executives by tens of thousands of…