NFFE applauds the dismissal of a federal court case against Ricky Snodgrass, a USFS wildland firefighter who was arrested while working as an active “burn boss” on the Malheur National Forest in Grant County, Oregon.

NFFE applauds OPM for publishing regulations aimed at protecting the career civil service from corruption and undue political influence.

The government is now fully funded through the rest of FY24.

NFFE is calling on Congressional leaders to pass two pieces of legislation that would expand collective bargaining rights to healthcare clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

NFFE is calling on Congressional leaders to bring the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act (WFPPA) before the House and Senate as soon as possible.

These forums provide a critical opportunity for federal employees to use their knowledge and expertise to work with agency management to improve government services.

NFFE praises the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations for passing the a new bill to maintain current funding for federal wildland firefighter pay for FY 2024.

Firefighter Snodgrass will continue to have the full, unconditional support of this union, as does every federal wildland firefighter and civil servant across this country.

The FAIR Act would provide a 7.4% pay increase for federal employees in 2025.

NFFE has begun discussions with leaders on Capitol Hill to determine the pay rate request for 2025, calling to attention steep housing costs and high inflation on top of an increasing federal-private pay deficit.