Press Releases

Today, NFFE applauds a bipartisan Senate bloc for sending a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging the Senate to pass S. 2272, the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act.

As the deadline to avoid a severe pay cliff for federal wildland firefighters approaches, NFFE is focusing on House and Senate leadership to pass critical legislation by the end of the month.

Last week, NFFE sent a letter to the U.S. Senate endorsing President Biden’s nomination of Martin O’Malley for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Today, NFFE praises the introduction of the House of Representatives companion bill to S. 2272, the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act.

On a recent trip to New Hampshire, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated that, if elected president, when it comes to federal employees, “we are going to start slitting throats on day one.” NFFE President Erwin responds.

Today, NFFE sent a letter to the editor-in-chief of The Intercept sharply criticizing an article that inaccurately portrayed NFFE’s fight to modernize the federal wildland fire services and help firefighters.

NFFE is proud to announce workers at Yellowstone National Park have elected America’s first federal employee union to represent America’s first established National Park.

Today, Senator Rand Paul thanked firefighters for responding to fire at his office in Kentucky. This show of gratitude comes after he voted to cut the pay for federal firefighters on Wednesday in a Senate hearing where Paul serves as ranking member.

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) voted 10-1 to advance the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act (S. 2272) to the full Senate for future debate.

Today, the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to discuss H.R. 4278, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act. NFFE submitted a statement for the record opposing this legislation, which would restore the previously failed VA Accountability Act of 2017.