Current President of the NFFE Forest Service Council, Andy is an experienced organizer and brings a wealth of professional federal sector organizing knowledge and ability to the position.

Women have always been central to the labor movement, both as organizers and as a backbone of workplace advocacy.

Speakers at the town hall discussed the chaos brought on by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) along with the Trump administration on the federal workforce including illegal terminations, persisting efforts to strip federal workers of their union rights, and detrimental budget cuts to critical government agencies.

The campaign, titled “Stand for Veterans, Stand for Unions,” saw members from several federal unions and community supporters of VA employees turn out in droves across dozens of cities throughout the country to rally against the illegal union busting implemented by VA Secretary Collins.

Union members enjoy the power of collective action, legal support, negotiated workplace protections, a sense of community, union leaders who fight on your behalf, and a united voice that demands respect on the job.

The decision over the weekend strikes provisions that would have severely undermined the merit-based civil service.

Today, on June 19th, we commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

NFFE National Business Representative Jake Pannell joined fellow IAM Union military veteran members as part of the VSSC’s annual meeting in May.

As part of a strategic initiative to organize workers across federal land management agencies, the IAM Organizing Department and National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) has secured multiple election victories within the National Parks and Forest Service

Since the start of the calendar year, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) legislative team has been working with Congress to develop and implement strategies to defend the civil service from both ongoing attacks and future threats.