On June 30, 2016, the Commission on Care submitted its Final Report, calling for drastic and harmful changes to the current health care system for veterans. Originally created through the…

With NFFE’s 50th National Convention less than two months away, staff and members alike have been busily preparing to ensure a smooth and efficient week of important union business. Delegates…

Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. A PERIODIC FLYOVER OF NOTABLE LABOR & EMPLOYMENT CASES AFGE National Council 118, 69 FLRA 183 (2016). Summary: The Agency implemented a change to a…

Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. Earlier this month, on an almost exclusively party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.4361, despite deep opposition from NFFE and our allies…

July 12, 2016 The Honorable Tom Tidwell Chief, U.S. Forest Service Yates Building, 5th Floor, NW Wing 201 Fourteenth Street, SW Washington, DC 20250 Dear Chief Tidwell, Last week, the…

Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. Last month, NFFE joined forces with 20 organizations representing federal employees in calling for lawmakers to approve a much-needed 5.3 percent pay adjustment for federal employees…

Get the bulletin board-ready story, here. On Friday, Beth Cobert, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), announced that the agency has taken several measures to address cybersecurity…

  A PERIODIC FLYOVER OF NOTABLE LABOR & EMPLOYMENT CASES Rainey v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 10254 (Fed Cir. 2016). Summary: The employee alleged retaliation for whistleblower…

Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will no longer use the expedited firing process for Senior Executives as outlined in the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act…

Earlier this month, representatives from NFFE’s National Office traveled to Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Fla. to make final arrangements for NFFE’s 50th National Convention this September. This visit to…