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NSPS Message

Years of hard work by NFFE members and our brothers and sisters in fellow unions finally paid off this year.

On January 28^th, President Bush signed into law the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill included language which made sweeping changes to the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).

Significant victories in the bill include the restoration of collective bargaining and employee appeal rights for Defense employees. Blue-collar workers are also now exempt from the system. The law left in place the Defense Department’s authority to implement a pay-for-performance system; however, the measure would guarantee that NSPS employees get 60 percent of the annual pay raise given to most federal workers if they perform at a satisfactory level or above. Only the remaining 40 percent of the pay adjustment, which is set annually by Congress, would go toward performance pay.

While the new version of the system is still far from perfect, it is a vast improvement from the previous forms. By relentlessly working together to make our voices heard, we ensured that many of Defense workers’ rights will be maintained under this new system. This is a significant victory for Defense workers, for NFFE, and for the entire labor movement. Thank you to everyone who stepped up to the plate and helped bring about this important change.

Richard N. Brown

Mission

With a view to the betterment of the Federal service in general, and for the promotion of the common welfare of government employees through cooperation and organization, the National Federation of Federal Employees adopted their first constitution on September 20, 1917.

NFFE's objective is to advance the social and economic welfare and education of Federal employees and District of Columbia Municipal employees. This objective is achieved through its continued work in the following areas: organizing units of exclusive recognition made up of Federal employees and D.C. Municipal employees; representing the interests of these employees through collective bargaining, legislative action and other appropriate means; improving the working conditions through constructive dealings with appropriate agencies; and promoting high standards and greater efficiency in the various services of the United States.

The methods by which NFFE's objectives are achieved include the following: petitioning to Congress; creating and fostering public sentiment favorable to NFFE's position on proposed reforms; and negotiating, consulting and cooperating with Government officials and employees.

As a responsible organization of Government employees it shall take leadership in obtaining, through legislation or other means, the necessary machinery to ensure Federal employees have adequate protection against unfair, discriminatory action of Government.

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