Organizing Tip of the Week: Get to Know the Legislation that Affects You
Friday, May 20, 2011(National Federation of Federal Employees)
Lobby
Week has passed, but every day, legislation is
popping up across the country proposing such
injustices as ending official time, furloughing
public employees, and extending probationary
periods for federal employees, just to name a
few. What can you do? Stay on
top of the legislation and spread the word
to your bargaining unit. Knowing the issues is
an incredibly important recruiting tool.
Non-members are going to ask, “Why do I
need a union?” The answer is simple. NFFE is
fighting for them every day in Washington, to
make sure bills that affect their pay, pension,
and benefits don’t get passed into law. Knowing
this legislation in and out will allow you to
become a more effective organizer for your
Local or Council.
Attached are some bills that
have been proposed in Congress that affect
federal workers. Five of these bills we
support and five of them we are against. Click
the links below to see our position on each of
these bills.
Remember, since Congress has
such a strong impact on the federal workforce,
we must become more involved in legislation
that will affect our daily lives. When
more members are educated on the issues, we can
become more of a driving force in letting our
representatives in Congress know how we feel
about the bills. Alone we can accomplish
little, but together we accomplish great
things!
NFFE Issue
Position Papers:
NFFE-IAM Opposes Bill to
Undermine Federal Workers Retirement Security -
S. 644
NFFE-IAM Opposes Bill to
Reduce or Eliminate Official Time - H.R.
122
NFFE-IAM Opposes Federal
Workforce Reduction Act - H.R.
657
NFFE-IAM Opposes Bill to
Furlough Federal Workers - H.R.
270
NFFE-IAM Opposes Bill to
Extend Federal Workers Probationary Periods -
H.R. 1470
NFFE-IAM Supports
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act -
H.R. 616
NFFE-IAM Supports the
Social Security Fairness Act of 2011 - H.R.
1332/S.
113
NFFE-IAM Supports
Collective Bargaining for VA Health Care
Providers - H.R. 807/S.
572
NFFE-IAM Supports the Law
Enforcement Officers Equity Act - H.R.
327
NFFE-IAM Supports the Federal
Firefighter Pay Equity Act - H.R.
1068
For more information
on these issues and others, go to www.NFFE.org.