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Sep 10, 2010 NFFE Organizing Strategic Plan Review Set for Next Week at the Winpisinger Center; Give Us Your Feedback! The week of September 12-17, members of the NFFE National Organizing Steering Committee will come together in person for just the second time to reevaluate the union�s now year-old Organizing Strategic Plan. Set at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Placid Harbor, MD, the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Sep 8, 2010 Reminder: Registration for Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Motorcycle Run Ends September 10 Registration for the first annual Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund Motorcycle Run ends this Friday September 10th. The run, organized by late NFFE National President Richard N. Brown�s sister Kimberly Carl, is scheduled for Sunday, September 19th. Encompassing a 45-mile route throughout... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Sep 3, 2010 A Labor Day Message from National President William R. Dougan Labor Day was first proclaimed a federal holiday by President Grover Cleveland in 1894. Coming off the heels of the Pullman Strike and others before it, in which hundreds of striking workers were killed by federal law enforcement and private union-busters, the first Labor Day was a somber... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Sep 1, 2010 National Federation of Federal Employees: A Century of Progress Ratifying its constitution on September 17, 1917, the National Federation of Federal Employees is the oldest union representing exclusively non-postal federal employees. For nearly a century, NFFE has played a significant role in nearly every important federal workforce policy. In honor of its... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 27, 2010 Congratulations to Bryanna Gordon and Rachel McFalls on Winning Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarships! Today, NFFE would like to congratulate Bryanna Gordon of Hamilton, MT and Rachel McFalls of Brandon, MS on winning the first annual Richard N. Memorial Scholarships. Each was awarded with $1,000 toward furthering their collegiate education this school year. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 25, 2010 IAM Announces Latest Communicator Class at the Winpisinger Center; Ask About it Today! The IAM this week officially announced that the next Local Communicator Class will be held December 12-17, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center at Placid Harbor in Hollywood, Maryland. Offered by the IAM Communications Department, this basic course is geared at Local... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 24, 2010 NFFE Local 589 Members Call for Change at Jackson VA Medical Center After years of frustration with understaffing, mismanagement, and a hostile work environment, NFFE Local 589 physicians are calling for change at the G.V. �Sonny� Montgomery VA Medical Center. In recent months, Local officials have joined together with other unions at the facility to fight back... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 13, 2010 NFFE Local 1 Raises Hundreds at Successful MNPL Party This past Saturday, NFFE National Vice President and President of Local 1 Patricia LaSala, held an immensely successful fundraiser for the Machinists Nonpartisan Political League (MNPL), the political arm of NFFE-IAM. Raising hundreds of dollars over the course of the daylong event, Local 1... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 12, 2010 Congress Takes another Swipe at Federal Workers as Senator Proposes Workforce Cap and Reduction Bill Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) last week introduced S. 3747, the Reduce and Cap the Federal Workforce Act, a bill that seeks to reduce costs by diminishing the size of the federal workforce. The bill would first require federal agencies to report their workforce levels as of February 16, 2009 to the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 6, 2010 Senate Panel Passes Expanded Collective Bargaining For VA Health Care Providers On Thursday, the Senate Veterans� Affairs Committee approved a bill (S. 3486) that would extend collective bargaining to Department of Veterans Affairs Title 38 health care providers over issues concerning compensation. Under current statute, VA employees under Title 38, including registered... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 5, 2010 First Annual Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Motorcycle Run Set for September 19; Register to Ride Today Registration begins today for the first annual Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund Motorcycle Run, which will be held on Sunday, September 19th, beginning in Watervliet, New York. The run, organized by late NFFE National President Richard N. Brown�s sister Kimberly Carl, encompasses a... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 2, 2010 1.4 Percent Civilian Pay Adjustment Survives Senate Committee; Advances to Full Senate Despite repeated attempts by certain members of Congress to freeze federal pay, the Senate Appropriations Committee last week upheld the 1.4 percent pay adjustment for civilian federal employees by approving the Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Services and General Government spending bill. Originally... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 27, 2010 New Executive Order Promotes Increase in Employment of Individuals with Disabilities On the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, yesterday President Obama issued an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to increase their efforts to recruit and retain individuals with disabilities. In doing so, he aims to increase the employment of disabled workers by... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 20, 2010 President Obama Calls for Improved Federal Workplace Safety in New Executive Memo President Barack Obama issued an Executive Memorandum yesterday announcing the Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment (POWER) Initiative, a program which seeks to improve worker safety and lower costs related to workplace injuries. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 16, 2010 National President Dougan Appointed to the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to serve as a member of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH), an advisory group that helps plan, develop, and organize federal health and safety programs... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 16, 2010 Members Chosen for NFFE National Forum on Individuals with Disabilities; Work to Begin this Fall Today, NFFE is proud to announce the 12 members of the new NFFE National Forum on Individuals with Disabilities, a working group of union representatives tasked with identifying and promoting ideas to help improve the quality of employment for disabled members of the federal workforce. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 13, 2010 Local 1998 VP Rob Arnold Appointed to Succeed Colin Walle as NFFE National Vice President NFFE is proud to announce the selection of Rob Arnold as NFFE�s newest National Vice President (NVP). He will succeed National Vice President Colin Walle, who has served as an NVP since his election at the 2008 NFFE National Convention. Walle recently left the Seattle Passport Agency for work in... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 8, 2010 White House Launches 2nd Annual President�s SAVE Award; Submit Your Ideas Today! Today, the White House announced the launch of its second annual President�s SAVE Award, a contest that calls on federal employees to submit their ideas for saving money and improving performance at their agencies. The winner of this year�s contest will be rewarded with a trip to the White House... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 7, 2010 Hundreds of NFFE Items Available at New Online Store! We are now proud to introduce NFFE�s new online store, which provides a wide selection of custom-made NFFE promotional items for members. The new online store has literally hundreds of different items for members to choose from including shirts, hoodies, jackets, hats, athletic wear, and other... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 7, 2010 FLRA and FMCS Announce Additional Labor-Management Partnership Order Trainings The two-day training program is designed to enhance participants� knowledge of bargaining rights and obligations under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. Participants should attend the program with their bargaining counterparts so that management and union representatives... Federal Labor Relations Authority more...
Jul 1, 2010 New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available! This year's second edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Click here to see what's inside. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 30, 2010 Washington Post -- Congress to consider plight of temps with '1039 appointments' With all of the right jabs aimed at the pay of federal employees in recent weeks, you might not realize the lengths Uncle Sam will go to avoid fully compensating some members of his staff. Among those are staffers with the infamous "1039 appointments." Congress will consider their plight at a... The Washington Post more...
Jun 28, 2010 NFFE Welcomes Hundreds of New Members, Business Representative Roosevelt Littlejohn, to the Union Through recent discussions with the IAM, NFFE is proud to announce that it will now represent approximately 450 new members working in various law enforcement capacities throughout the Mid-Atlantic States. NFFE would also like to welcome Roosevelt Littlejohn, an experienced Business... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 24, 2010 Legislation Positively Impacting VA Employees Signed Into Law; New Bill to Address VA Compensation Problems Introduced Recently, President Obama signed into law the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010. The National Federation of Federal Employees lobbied Congress hard for a number of critical provisions that were ultimately included in the final version of the bill. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 23, 2010 Local 2189 Holds Immensely Successful Organizing Drive; Increases Membership 12 Percent Last week, a team of representatives from the NFFE National Office traveled to Texarkana, TX and conducted an organizing drive alongside NFFE Local 2189 members at the Red River Army Depot. Over the course of a very busy four days, the team worked with Local officers and stewards, talking to... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 18, 2010 Senator�s Amendment to Freeze Federal Pay Fails; More Attempts Likely to Come Thursday, the Senate rejected an amendment to the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, which sought to freeze federal employee pay, eliminate bonuses, and cap the size of the federal workforce. Introduced by Senator John Thune (R-SD), the amendment was defeated in a 57-41 party line vote. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 9, 2010 Legislative Director Erwin Talks Federal Pay on Federal News Radio This morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin sat down with Federal News Radio's Mike Causey to discuss the latest developments in federal pay and the NSPS transition. Discussing recent attempts by Republicans in Congress to freeze or even reduce federal pay, Erwin discussed the likelihood... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 4, 2010 Obama Issues Memo Extending New Benefits to Domestic Partners of Federal Employees Wednesday, President Barack Obama issued a memo detailing new regulations directing agency leaders to extend certain employee benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian federal employees. The memo was issued following the conclusion of a year-long investigation by OPM regarding which... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 2, 2010 Watervliet Arsenal Continues to Build on Memorial Day For nearly 200 years, the Watervliet Arsenal has been well known for its ability to create, build, and manufacturer military hardware. This past Memorial Day, the Arsenal workforce applied those skills to a larger purpose by helping to build a foundation of 'values' within the local community, a... United States Army more...
May 28, 2010 From the Desk of the President: Honoring America's Fallen Heroes Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in military service. Our nation was founded in conflict, and throughout our great history when called upon to serve our country, the men and women of our military have not hesitated to answer the call. And in rushing to protect our... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 26, 2010 Local 178 Organizing Committee Charts Course for Big Summer Campaign At a meeting of the Local 178 Organizing Committee yesterday, Local President Lisa Foust, accompanied by National Secretary Treasurer William D. Fenaughty and National Business Representative John Griffin, laid out an ambitious plan for growing membership in the coming weeks and months. With the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 21, 2010 Photos from the 2010 IAM Legislative Conference Now Available! Photos from this year�s IAM Legislative Conference, also known as Lobby Week, are now available on the NFFE website! Click here to view the photos from this year�s conference. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 19, 2010 Congressional Budget Office Releases Report on Domestic Partner Benefits Bill; President Dougan Calls for Action Expanding full benefits to domestic partners of federal employees will cost a total of $101 million dollars in direct spending over the next five years, according to a recent report issued by the Congressional Budget Office. The bill, formally known as the Domestic Partnership Benefits and... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 12, 2010 National President Dougan Receives Good Scout Award for Labor Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan was honored by the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America with the Good Scout Award for leadership in the labor movement. The awards, given to four people each year, honor individuals from both the public and private sectors... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 11, 2010 2010 Legislative Conference has Arrived Yesterday marked the beginning of 2010 Legislative Conference, as NFFE-IAM representatives from around the country descended on Washington, D.C. for the IAMAW�s annual legislative meeting. Building on the legislative successes of 2009, NFFE-IAM members look to keep the ball rolling on some of... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 6, 2010 From the Desk of the President: Honoring America's Nurses May 6 is National Nurses Day, beginning a week of celebration for all Americans to remember and honor the service of all nurses throughout our great nation. Their dedication and selfless service in caring for our elderly, our ill, our injured and our wounded warriors returning from Afghanistan... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 30, 2010 NFFE Local # 1 Members Attend Conference on Improving Medical Care for Veterans Earlier this month, NFFE Local 1 representatives joined 3500 VA workers from across the nation at the Primary Care Medical Home Conference in Las Vegas, NV, to discuss a new model of care for our nation�s veterans. The objective of the conference was both ambitious and deliberate: To improve... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 28, 2010 NSPS Transition Ahead of Schedule; Majority to be in Existing Pay Systems by End of 2010 This week, the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Transition Office announced that plans to move the 226,000 covered employees into existing pay systems are well ahead of schedule. According to NSPS transition leader John H. James, the majority of workers are expected to be transitioned by... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 23, 2010 Welcome to NFFE.org: New Website Training Now Available! NFFE Communications is proud to announce the release of a new, comprehensive virtual tour of the national website, www.nffe.org. The training is available to both members and non-members so that every federal worker can see the value of union representation. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 21, 2010 National President Dougan Signs Partnership Agreement with NAVSEA Brass; Establishes Labor-Management Relations Council Monday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan signed a partnership agreement establishing the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Labor-Management Council. The signing ceremony and initial meeting represents an opportunity for all participants to come to a consensus on the goals and... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 21, 2010 Legislative Director Erwin Talks TSP Annual Leave Investment Bill on Federal News Radio This morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin sat down with Federal News Radio's Mike Causey to discuss Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010 (H.R. 4865), a bill that allows civilian and military federal employees to invest the cash value of accrued annual... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 9, 2010 National President Dougan Calls for Full Bargaining Rights for VA Workers in Congressional Testimony Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan submitted testimony to the House Committee on Veterans� Affairs Subcommittee on Health, urging the extension of full collective bargaining rights for Veterans� Administration workers. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 8, 2010 FLRA and FMCS to Provide Regional Trainings on Partnership Order In a press release issued yesterday, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) announced that it was partnering with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to offer training on the implementation of Executive Order 13522, Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 7, 2010 NFFE Local 1 Member, Former Astronaut Millie Hughes-Fulford, Profiled in San Francisco Chronicle Last week, NFFE Local 1 member Millie Hughes-Fulford was profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle, Northern California�s largest newspaper, for her research on outer space and its impact on the human immune system. On Monday, April 5th, space shuttle Discovery launched into orbit, carrying her... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 1, 2010 NFFE Attends White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility This week, the White House held a first-of-its-kind forum on workplace flexibility, inviting leaders from business, labor, government, advocacy groups, and average working people to share their ideas on how to build a better workplace for the 21st century. The forum kicked off with remarks by... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 31, 2010 NFFE Civilian Conservation Corps Representatives Lobby their Elected Officials in Washington, DC Last week, seven representatives from NFFE Locals 1840, 1855 and 1697 came to Washington, DC to lobby their members of Congress on issues impacting USFS Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) centers nationwide. Lead by the Forest Service Council�s CCC Vice President Larry E. King and NFFE Legislative... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 31, 2010 GovExec Magazine -- The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday reminded agencies that the clock is ticking on a three-year grace period for a rule that bars federal employees from stockpiling compensatory time off. Employees have until May 22 to use up comp time they accumulated in lieu of overtime pay before the... Government Executive Magazine more...
Mar 26, 2010 New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available! This year's first edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! Click here to see what's inside. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 19, 2010 Deadline for Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship, other FEEA Scholarship Applications, Approaches Applications for this year's annual FEEA Scholarship comptetition must be postmarked by Friday, March 26th, in order to be eligible for the Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship and hundreds of others. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 17, 2010 President Dougan, Vice President Ostrowski, Discuss Federal Issues with Members of Congress NFFE National President William R. Dougan and National Vice President Timothy Ostrowski met with key leaders at a Congressional breakfast last week to discuss a broad array of issues impacting the nation. Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Congresswoman Betty Sutton (D-OH) were on hand to listen... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 4, 2010 Deadline Nears for 2010 Legislative Conference The cut-off date for reduced room rates for the IAM 2010 Legislative Conference is April 1, 2010. The Conference will be held May 10-13 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C. The Conference will kick off on Monday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m. with opening remarks by Headquarters GVP Rich Michalski, who... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 24, 2010 Legislative Director Erwin Discusses the NSPS Transition on Federal News Radio This morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin sat down with Federal News Radio's Mike Causey to discuss the latest news in DoD's effort to transition covered workers from the controversial National Security Personnel System (NSPS) back into existing pay systems. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 19, 2010 NFFE Recognizes Locals� Organizing Success with Free Trips to Washington, DC for Lobby Week NFFE is excited to announce that five Locals are being rewarded for their efforts and commitment to building their membership. These Locals, nominated by their respective business representatives and approved by NFFE�s National Organizing Committee, will each receive a free trip to Washington,... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 17, 2010 Richard N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Application Now Available The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA), a non-profit organization that provides scholarships and emergency assistance to federal employees and their families, is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship competition. Last year, NFFE and FEEA teamed up to dedicate a... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 12, 2010 Enter Now for the 2010 IAM Newsletter and Website Competition! The IAM is now accepting entries to its annual Newsletter and Website Contest, a competition that awards excellence in both print and digital labor journalism. The contest is open to all locals and districts in good standing that have regularly distributed publications for its members and/or... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 5, 2010 Legislative Director Erwin Discusses the Federal Workers Alliance on Federal News Radio This morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin joined Fed Talk�s Bill Bransford and other panel members on Federal News Radio to discuss the newly formed Federal Workers Alliance (FWA). Alongside fellow FWA founding members Matthew Biggs of the International Federation of Professional and... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 28, 2010 White House Calls for Discretionary Spending Freeze; Impact on Federal Workers Unclear In last night�s State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a three-year discretionary spending freeze on federal funding that is not related to national security. For agencies not exempted from the budget freeze, it is too soon to tell what the impact for each will be. The freeze is... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 28, 2010 Double your Donations to Help Haiti with Union Plus Survivors of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti need your help. The city is devastated. The number of dead and injured is estimated to be more than 100,000. Your donation will help rush life-saving relief supplies including food, clean water, medical supplies, blankets and tents to the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 21, 2010 NFFE Wins Election to Represent Forest Service Human Resource Management Employees Yesterday, employees in the U.S. Forest Service Human Resources Management (HRM) department in Albuquerque, NM voted in favor of representation by the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Nearly 65% of the bargaining unit turned out to vote yesterday, a very high turnout for a union... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 20, 2010 National Office Announces the Launch of NFFE Facebook Page Today, the National Office is proud to announce the launch of the newest tool in its growing communications repertoire, the NFFE Facebook page. Facebook, a vast social networking site wherein individuals and groups can interact online, is a powerful tool for communications, organizing, and... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 20, 2010 GSA Council Negotiating Team Prepares at the Winpisinger Center The popular Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees class at the IAM�s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology got off to a busy start in 2010 when members of the NFFE-IAM GSA Council Negotiating Team met last week to prepare proposals for the upcoming contract negotiations with... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 15, 2010 National President Dougan Joins President Obama, Business Leaders, for Forum on Modernizing Government Thursday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan attended the White House Forum on Modernizing Government, an afternoon event focused on improving the efficiency of government services. Participating were some of the greatest minds in the federal and private sectors, including federal labor... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 12, 2010 New 'Federal Employee' Newsletter Now Available This year's fourth edition of NFFE's quarterly newsletter, the Federal Employee, is now available! National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 6, 2010 Register Now for 2010 Federal Employee Classes at the Winpisinger Center NFFE and the IAM Government Employees Department will hold a pair of �Federal Employees Basic Programs� on February 7-12, 2010 and March 14-19, 2010, at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Placid Harbour, Maryland. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 6, 2010 Legislative Director Erwin Discusses 2009 Legislative Victories with Federal News Radio This morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin sat down with Federal News Radio's Mike Causey to discuss some of the biggest victories federal employees on Capitol Hill this past year. Covering issues such as the FERS sick leave benefit, the repeal of NSPS, and this year's pay... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jan 6, 2010 Washington Post-- "For many in Forest Service, benefits kept just out of reach" When it comes to providing employee benefits, Uncle Sam strives to be a model employer. But there's rust on his halo. Take a look at thousands of Forest Service workers who get no health and retirement benefits, despite years of service to the federal government. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Dec 1, 2009 NFFE Welcomes New General Counsel Stefan Sutich This week NFFE welcomes the newest member of the National Office staff, General Counsel Stefan Sutich. He succeeds NFFE�s former General Counsel Susan Grundmann, who is now serving the Obama Administration as Chairman of the Merit Systems Protections Board. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Nov 24, 2009 Support Growing For Paid Parental Leave Bill At a Monday morning press conference on Capitol Hill, a number of family advocacy groups urged congressional support for the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (FEPPLA), H.R.626/S.354, a bill that would extend four weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers caring for their recently... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Nov 19, 2009 Domestic Partnership Benefits Bill Advances in House The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday passed the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, H.R. 2517, a bill that would extend spousal benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Nov 11, 2009 A Veterans Day Message from National President Dougan Veteran�s Day is a day of celebration to honor America�s veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. It provides an opportunity for us to remember and honor the sacrifices our veterans have made in defending our country and... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Nov 6, 2009 Federal Workers in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories to get Pension Increase and Locality Pay Nearly 20 years after the passage of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act, legislation that established the federal locality pay structure but left those stationed in Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories out of the system, federal workers from these areas will soon be getting justly... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Nov 5, 2009 Legislative Director Erwin Talks the Issues on Federal News Radio Yesterday morning, NFFE Legislative Director Randy Erwin sat down with Federal News Radio's Mike Causey to discuss some of the latest developments for federal employees on Capitol Hill. Covering issues such as the FERS sick leave benefit, the repeal of NSPS, and this year's pay adjustment, the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 30, 2009 With Defense Bill Passed, FERS Employees to Receive Retirement Credit for Unused Sick Leave This week, President Obama signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act. While a full repeal of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) dominated headlines, one largely underreported aspect of the bill � and arguably one of the most important for federal employees throughout the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 23, 2009 Senate Approves Defense Bill Repealing NSPS; Bill Advances to Obama�s Desk Late Thursday, the Senate approved the final version of the 2010 Defense Authorization Act, advancing the key legislation to the White House for President Obama�s approval. Passed by a margin of 68-29, the annual appropriations measure carries with it a series of crucial federal employee... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 21, 2009 NFFE Locals Move Forward with New Organizing Plan; Seeing Gains Since its publication last month, there has been a great deal of discussion and enthusiasm regarding NFFE's new Organizing Strategic Plan. Many Locals have begun submitting questions and comments about the document, as well as specific organizing plans and targets for their Locals for the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 16, 2009 Certain VA Employees May be Eligible for Back Pay Current and former employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be eligible for back pay. The United States Court of Federal Claims ruled that the VA should have paid certain employees the customary weekend premium pay of 25 percent, or night premium pay of 10 percent, whenever they... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 16, 2009 Domestic Partner Benefits Bill Gains Momentum in Senate Friday, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs held a hearing on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (S. 1102). Introduced this past May, the legislation would provide same-sex domestic partners of federal employees access to the same benefits as their... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 14, 2009 Congress Clears Bill to Put VA on a Two-year Budget Cycle Yesterday, the U.S. Senate cleared a bill that would put veterans� health care programs on a two-year budget cycle. The measure (HR 1016), which cleared by voice vote, would authorize appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical care programs one year in advance of the... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 9, 2009 House Approves Defense Authorization Bill Repealing NSPS; Senate Nearing a Vote The House of Representatives passed the conference report on the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act, which includes provisions to repeal the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) and convert the over 200,000 employees enrolled under the program back into existing pay systems. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 7, 2009 One Giant Leap Forward for Federal Employees: 2010 Defense Authorization Act Conference Report Includes Slew of Federal Workforce Priorities Today, in a news release issued by the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chairman Carl Levin and Ranking Member John McCain announced the contents of the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act conference report, which contained a series of crucial federal employee initiatives. The... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Oct 2, 2009 IAM Launches GoIAM 3.0 at 2009 Communications Conference Delegates from across the U.S. and Canada met in Vancouver, British Columbia, to discuss the union�s strategy for staying on the forefront of 21st century communications. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Sep 18, 2009 NFFE Goes Green with New-Look Federal Employee After months of hard work, today NFFE is proud to introduce the new and improved Federal Employee newsletter. Working in conjunction with our new printer, Harris Lithographics, NFFE has redesigned the Federal Employee to better reflect the union�s brand and deliver a sleeker, more professional... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 28, 2009 NFFE Welcomes New National Business Representative David Stamey This week, National President Dougan announced that David Stamey will become NFFE�s newest National Business Representative, filling the slot vacated by now-Assistant Directing Business Representative James Davis. Stamey, a 21 year veteran of the federal workforce and 15 year NFFE member, holds... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 28, 2009 President Dougan Talks Pay Reform at Blacks in Government Conference Yesterday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan sat on a panel with several other federal employee representatives to discuss federal pay reform at the Blacks in Government (BIG) conference in Baltimore, Maryland. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 24, 2009 NFFE Local 1998, National Office, Win Big in 2009 IAM Communications Contest Recently, the IAM announced the winners of its annual Newsletter and Website Contest, a competition that honors excellence and innovation in both print and digital media. Out of a field of hundreds of Locals and Districts, one name appeared time and time again: NFFE-IAM. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Aug 12, 2009 Senate Unanimously Confirms FLRA Nominees Friday, the Senate confirmed by unanimous consent the appointments of Julia Akins-Clark as General Counsel and Ernest DuBester as Member to the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Both appointees have extensive backgrounds in federal labor relations, each having served federal employees in some... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 27, 2009 Key Federal Workforce Initiatives Suffer Setback in Congress Last week, an effort to advance several key federal workforce initiatives in Congress suffered a major setback after the amendment was withdrawn from consideration in the Senate�s version of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Authorization bill. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 21, 2009 National President Dougan Talks the Issues with USDA Leadership Last Thursday, NFFE National President William R. Dougan sat down with key Department leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC, to discuss key issues affecting USDA employees across the country. National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 14, 2009 A Message from National President William R. Dougan In accordance with the Bylaws of the National Federation of Federal Employees, National-Secretary Treasurer William R. Dougan will succeed the late Richard N. Brown as NFFE National President. Having resumed business on July 14, 2009, following the funeral proceedings, William R. Dougan released... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jul 10, 2009 Congress Sending Mixed Messages on Pay Parity This week, key committees in both houses of Congress approved figures for this year�s federal pay adjustment, however they arrived at very different results. Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed a 2.9 percent civilian federal employee pay adjustment for fiscal year 2010. This... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 26, 2009 Key House Members Support Pay Parity; Call for 3.4 Percent Civilian Pay Adjustment In a letter sent Tuesday to House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) and Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Jose Serrano (D-NY), Congressmen Edolphus Towns (D-MD) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA) urged the observance of the principle of pay parity in their... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 26, 2009 House Takes Strong Stand Against NSPS By a vote of 389-22, yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming passed H.R. 2647, the 2010 Defense Authorization Act, containing an amendment that could spell the beginning of the end for the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 15, 2009 Tobacco Bill Passes without Key Federal Retirement Provisions; NFFE Leadership Vows to Fight On This past Friday, the House of Representatives voted 307-97 in favor of the Senate�s version of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which lacked many critical provisions for federal employees. Passed by the chamber last Wednesday and then by the House the following... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 10, 2009 Washington Post -- "Struggling to Boost Forest Service Morale" When cowboys and school kids sing "Home, home on the range. . . . Where seldom is heard a discouraging word," they probably aren't thinking about employees of the U.S. Forest Service. But on the nearly 200 million acres of forests and grasslands the service manages, there are plenty of... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 5, 2009 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Overwhelmingly Passes House Thursday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 258-154 in favor of H.R. 626, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (FEPPLA). The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and cosponsored by 55 others, extends four weeks of paid leave to federal employees with a... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 4, 2009 Obama Administration Backs Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Statement of Administration Policy in support of H.R. 626, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act. The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), would extend four weeks of paid leave to federal... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Jun 3, 2009 NFFE Local 2109 Hosts New York Congressmen at Watervliet Arsenal Last Friday, NFFE Local 2109 members welcomed Congressmen Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Scott Murphy (D-NY) to their facility, the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, New York. Joined by NFFE National President Richard N. Brown, National Vice President Timothy Ostrowski and Assistant Directing Business... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 15, 2009 Lobby Week 2009 a Huge Success This week, NFFE-IAM members from across the nation packed into the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for four days of networking, speeches, and political activism. Throughout the conference, NFFE members heard speeches from key figures in Congress and Labor, all the while lobbying... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 15, 2009 DoD, OPM Release New Details on NSPS Review The office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense released new details concerning the pending review of the much-maligned National Security Personnel System. In the news release, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn called on the Defense Business Board, an independent advisory body to the DoD... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 8, 2009 House Resolution Passed Honoring Public Servants With Public Service Recognition Week in full swing, the House of Representatives passed H.R.299, a resolution honoring the contributions of millions of public servants nationwide. The bill, introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), recognizes the often thankless tasks carried out by public... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 7, 2009 House Committee Approves Federal Employee Parental Leave Bill Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H.R. 626/S.354, a bill that will give federal workers a minimum of four weeks paid leave to care for a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. Under current law, expecting parents... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 1, 2009 Bill Introduced Seeking Indefinite Freeze to Competitive Sourcing This week on Capitol Hill, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) introduced a bill calling for an across the board suspension of public-private job competitions. The Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Procurements Act (CLEAN UP Act), S. 924, also contains an in-sourcing provision urging... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
May 1, 2009 OPM Director Introduces Plan to Increase Telework among Federal Employees Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director John Berry introduced this week his plan to jumpstart agency telework programs, giving tens of thousands of federal employees the opportunity to work from home. Today, only five percent of the 1.9 million workers employed by the federal government... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 24, 2009 OPM Director Berry Testifies on the State of Federal Personnel Management Wednesday, recently confirmed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director John Berry made his first appearance before a Congressional committee as Director. Titled �Public Service in the 21st Century: An Examination of the State of the Federal Workforce,� the hearing was focused on determining... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 23, 2009 Lobby Week Approaching Fast; Delegate Questionnaires Due May 4th Lobby Week 2009, scheduled for May 11th-14th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill, promises to be one of the most important lobby weeks in years. With worker-friendly politicians taking over the White House and expanding their margins in both the House and Senate this past November, there... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 16, 2009 President Brown Submits Testimony to House Committee Urging Repeal of NSPS NFFE National President Richard N. Brown submitted testimony to the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Readiness regarding the future of the controversial National Security Personnel System (NSPS). The hearing was held in the wake of growing criticism of the system from federal... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 13, 2009 President Brown Meets with Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn This past Thursday, NFFE National President Richard N. Brown met with Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn at the Pentagon to discuss the future of the National Security Personnel System. Along with partners in labor, President Brown urged Deputy Secretary Lynn not to stand in the way of a... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 10, 2009 Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act Approved by Senate Committee Last week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs approved the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act (Non-Foreign AREA Act), S.507, a bill that will extend locality pay to federal employees located outside of the 48 contiguous states. Under current law,... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 10, 2009 Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 Passes House The House of Representatives passed HR. 1804, the Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009, a bill that will give FERS employees credit for unused sick leave upon retiring and automatically enroll new hires in the Thrift Savings Plan. Sponsored by Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Chairman of the House... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 9, 2009 House and Senate Call for Pay Parity in FY 2010 Budget Resolutions Before departing for recess, both the House and Senate included language in their Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolutions endorsing pay parity between civilian and military federal employees. The language did not set a specific amount for the pay adjustment, instead asserting the intent of Congress... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 9, 2009 John Berry Confirmed as Office of Personnel Management Director Late last week, the Senate confirmed John Berry as the next Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Berry brings with him to OPM decades of public service experience. As Legislative Director to Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Berry was instrumental in the formulation of the Federal... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Apr 8, 2009 NFFE Organizing Efforts Progress; Members Urged to Participate Thanks to increased funding for federal agencies and a more labor-friendly environment, the National Federation of Federal Employees is currently facing one of the best organizing climates in years. Recognizing this, NFFE recently formulated and started carrying out a plan to capitalize on this... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 27, 2009 FLAME Act Passes House; Crucial Wildfire Prevention Bill Now Moves on to Senate Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation to establish an emergency federal fund to fight increasingly frequent catastrophic wildland fires. The bipartisan Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act), H.R. 1404, will serve as a separate emergency fund to... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 26, 2009 House Includes Pay Parity Language in FY 2010 Budget Resolution Yesterday, the House Budget Committee included language in its Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolution establishing pay parity between civilian and military federal employees. Introduced by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and John Spratt (D-SC), the language does not request a fixed amount for... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 25, 2009 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Approved; Moves on to Full Committee Earlier today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia passed the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 (FEPPLA), H.R. 626, a bill that would grant federal employees four weeks of paid leave... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 17, 2009 NSPS Conversions Put on Hold Pending DoD, OPM Review; President Richard N. Brown's Statement After years of fierce opposition from NFFE and other federal employee unions, the beginning of the end of NSPS may be in sight. In a DoD press release issued earlier this week, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn announced that DoD will delay any further conversions of defense workers into... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 16, 2009 Employee Free Choice Act Reintroduced: Ask Your Elected Leaders to Support EFCA Now! On March 10, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) reintroduced the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), a bill that will restore Americans� right to organize and join a union without being subject to harassment by their employers. The Employee Free Choice Act will... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Mar 4, 2009 NFFE National President Richard N. Brown's Statement on Nomination of John Berry as Director of OPM �The National Federation of Federal Employees strongly supports the nomination of John Berry as Director of the Office of Personnel Management. His stellar record of public service and employee relations make him an excellent choice for the position. Berry has a wealth of executive leadership... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 20, 2009 Obama Signs Stimulus Bill: Much-needed Resources Headed to Federal Agencies This week, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus bill, a bold action that is intended to stimulate the slumping economy and create millions of jobs for American workers. Tuesday�s signing is the culmination of a knock-down,... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 6, 2009 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Reintroduced in House and Senate Last week, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (S. 354), a bill that would amend the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide all federal employees with four weeks of paid parental leave when caring for a newly born or adopted child. The same... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
Feb 2, 2009 NFFE Elected to Represent Professional Employees at Forest Service Regional Office Professional employees at the U.S. Forest Service�s Eastern Region Regional Office, located in Milwaukee, WI, chose NFFE as their exclusive bargaining representative. The non-professional employees working from the office were already represented by NFFE Local 2165 prior to the election process,... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
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