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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

NFFE Celebrates 90 Years of Representing Federal Employees

Monday, September 17, 2007

Washington, DC—Today, September 17, 2007, marks the ninetieth anniversary of the National Federation of Federal Employees. On this day in 1917, Florence Etheridge presented the resolution at a convention in Washington, DC to form NFFE as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL).

NFFE was the first union in the United States to exclusively represent federal employees, and was the biggest proponent of the civil service merit system for much of the twentieth century. NFFE was instrumental in the passage of the Classification Act in 1923, which guaranteed equal pay for equal work. NFFE also played a significant role in the acquisition of retirement benefits, as well as health benefits for federal employees, their dependents, and federal retirees. Countless privileges enjoyed by federal employees today stem from NFFE’s efforts during the last ninety years.

NFFE left the AFL in 1931, but became a part of the now AFL-CIO again in 1999, when NFFE affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW).

“NFFE has accomplished a great deal during the last ninety years, and continues to fight for federal employees each and every day;” said NFFE National President Richard N. Brown. “As our motto states, ‘We work for America every day.’

“We all have much to be proud of as NFFE members, and I am confident that NFFE will continue to play an instrumental role in the promotion and protection of federal workers’ rights.”

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