Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022. The annual bill includes significant policies and resources for federal employees across the board.

Last week, leadership of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) attended a meeting at the office of Representative Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson to discuss the proposed, but still vague plan to reorganize the William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC).

Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration published its “Government-wide Strategic Plan to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce.” The DEIA Plan provides guidance for implementing the Executive Order and illustrates steps that agencies can take to improve DEIA in their workplaces.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on “The Future of Federal Work” and discussed new legislation entitled the “Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act,” also known as “NextGenFeds.” The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) provided written testimony from National President Randy Erwin in support of the bill

The Biden-Harris Administration recently released the President’s Management Agenda Vision (PMA), which sets goals for the federal workforce. Of significance for NFFE, the PMA’s highest priority is empowering and organizing federal employees, including promoting employee engagement and worker’s rights.

Last week, NFFE-IAM announced the addition of nearly 900 new members to our union from GEO facilities in California and Georgia. After ratifying their collective bargaining agreement, workers are proud to unionize and ready to improve their workplaces.

Earlier this month, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) welcomed 895 new union members, as corrections employees of the GEO Group voted to ratify a newly established collective bargaining agreement granting union representation.

The IAMAW Grand Lodge has announced a new per capita tax rate for Local Lodges for 2022, raising NFFE member dues by $1.54 per pay period starting next year. Minimum dues payments for 2021 were set at $28.28 and will now be $29.82, as detailed in this letter from NFFE National Secretary-Treasurer Dave Stamey.

Today, National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) National President Randy Erwin attended the signing ceremony at the White House with President Biden, Congressional leadership, governors, and others from around the country to celebrate the historic passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

This week, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) sent a letter to leadership at the White House and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to request that the recently announced OSHA COVID-19 vaccination standards for private-sector employees be applied equally to federal employees.