House Shoots Down Amendment to Ban Official Time
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a funding bill for the Departments of Transportation (DoT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by a 229-192 vote. The bill, H.R.…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Oppose Gingrey Amendment Being Offered to THUD Appropriations Bill
NFFE got word today that an amendment to get rid of “official time” in certain federal agencies is going to be offered to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related…
Read MoreLocal 178 Establishes Labor-Management Partnership Forum
Last week, leaders of five separate U.S. Army organizations came together with NFFE National President William Dougan and NFFE Local 178 President Lisa Foust to sign into effect a labor-management…
Read MoreLocal 125 Celebrates 95th Anniversary
Last month, NFFE President William Dougan and National Organizing Director Brittany Cardinal traveled to Ogden, UT to kick start the 95th year of Local 125. Many regional office employees, Local…
Read MoreLocal 1340 Encourages Nature Conservation in Earth Day Celebration
Each year, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, N.J. hosts an Earth Day celebration that allows employee organizations set up booths to commemorate…
Read MoreKeep an Up-to-Date Bargaining Unit List
One important component of successful organizing is obtaining a copy of your list of eligible members on a regular basis. After all, in order to recruit new members, you need…
Read MoreNFFE-IAM Members Take to Capitol Hill
This past week, Capitol Hill was swarmed by NFFE-IAM members from across the country in Washington, DC for the 2014 IAM Legislative Conference. A range of speakers kicked off the…
Read MoreDefense Bill Clears Panel Without Job Cuts
For a printable, bulletin board-ready copy, click here. On May 8, 2014 the House Armed Services Committee passed the Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 4435.…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: NFFE Opposes Congressional Move to Slash 115,000 Defense Jobs
On May 7, 2014, the House Armed Services Committee will mark up (when a Committee meets to discuss, debate, amend and vote on legislation) the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…
Read MoreLocal 1429 and Congressman Team Up to Protect Jobs
For a printable, bulletin board-ready copy, click here. Last week in Chambersburg, PA, the members of NFFE Local 1429 met with Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA) to discuss strategy for protecting…
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