Press Releases

Tuesday, May 23, 2017   Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) strongly condemns the first budget proposal from President Trump which decimates the retirement security for 2.1 million federal employees in a misguided attempt to draw down the federal deficit on the backs of working people while cutting taxes for millionaires…

Tuesday May 16, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) strongly opposed the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act (S. 1094) introduced last week in the U.S. Senate. If enacted, this bill will lower the agency’s burden of proof in cases involving employee misconduct, weakening systematic protections for employees who…

Friday, May 5, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – Today, NFFE National President Randy Erwin condemned President Trump for calling for a government shutdown on Tuesday when Trump tweeted “our country needs a good shutdown in September.” In response, Erwin said the following: “There is no such thing as a good shutdown   “Before Tuesday,…

Friday, April 28, 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                              April…

Friday, April 14, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        April 14, 2017                                                                                   Contact: Steve Lenkart (202) 216-4458  Federal Union to Trump Administration: “Firing Federal Workers is Not How You Drain the Swamp Washington, D.C. – Today, the National…

Wednesday, March 8, 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        March 8, 2017                                                                                   Contact: Steve Lenkart (202) 216-4458  Federal Employee Union Responds to House Committees Targeting Federal Employees and Veterans Washington, D.C. – Today, in two separate committees in the House of Representatives, veterans and federal employees came one step closer to losing several levels of checks…

Friday, march 3, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) expressed its disappointment with the introduction of a bill that will deter talent and qualified medical expertise from working at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  The bill, H.R. 2159, introduced by Rep. David “Phil” Roe (R-TX) will eliminate many…

Friday, February 24, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) praises Defense Secretary James Mattis and Acting Army Secretary Robert Speer for extending the jobs of over 700 term/temp employees at the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas.  Until yesterday, the fate of these employees was unknown because the…

Thursday, February 16, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on the federal government’s tracking and use of Official Time, a provision in the law that allows federal employees to promote efficiency, safety, and cost-saving measures to management through the representation of…

Friday, February 10, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) praises U.S. Representatives Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) for introducing the Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017.  If passed, the measure will provide federal employees with six weeks of leave in connection with the birth, adoption…