Press Releases

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) praises the Senate confirmation of Susan Grundmann to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). Grundmann has a long and illustrious career as the chairman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, and before then, she worked tirelessly as an esteemed labor attorney and served as the general counsel of NFFE.

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees applauds the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighter Fairness Act. Introduced by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), the bill establishes a presumption that federal firefighters with at least five years of service who develop serious health conditions, such as cancers and long-term illnesses, did so due to on-the-job exposure to smoke and other hazardous materials.

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees is praising a bipartisan group of lawmakers who sent a letter requesting that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) establish special pay rates for federal wildland firefighters in order to address severe staffing shortages.

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) join Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Department of Labor (DOL) officials in Los Angeles as they announce changes to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) for federal firefighters.

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) applauds Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja for issuing three memoranda to all federal agencies that outline strategies to strengthen the federal workforce.

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is publicly calling on the Biden Administration to save the Western Region Detention Facility (WRDF), a resource that is essential to public safety in Southern California.

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) applauds the Biden-Harris Administration for naming Janice R. Lachance as Chair of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC).

National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Executive Director Steve Lenkart testified in a Senate hearing to promote Merit Systems Principles and caution lawmakers of corruption from political appointees.

Today, National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) National President Randy Erwin applauded the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, President Biden’s nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is opposing legislation introduced by Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) that seeks to bypass current collective bargaining agreements and interfere with ongoing negotiations between federal labor unions and agency management regarding return-to-work plans for federal employees.