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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 Departmentā€™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 workersā€™ 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 Applauds Committee Move to Grant 3.9% Pay Increase for Federal Workers

Thursday, June 26, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Randy Erwin, Legislative Director

Phone: (202) 257-0948

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Included in the bill was language that would give civilian federal employees a 3.9 percent average pay raise for FY09.

The pay raise is 1 percent higher than the increase proposed in the Bush Administration’s annual budget proposal to Congress. In February, the White House called for a 2.9 percent increase for civilian workers and a 3.4 percent adjustment for military personnel for FY09. NFFE and other federal unions have asked Congress for at least a 3.9 percent increase and pay parity with military personnel.

“This increase shows Congress is being realistic about what it takes to recruit and retain a capable and talented federal workforce,” said Richard N. Brown, NFFE National President. “This increase is not going to eliminate the pay gap between the federal and private sectors, but it is a fair one-year increase.”

Each year, after Congress passes the federal employees’ pay adjustment, the President’s Pay Agent makes a determination on what portion of the pay raise will go toward a base increase for all federal workers and what portion will go toward locality pay.

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Established in 1917, the National Federation of Federal Employees is the oldest union representing civil service federal employees. NFFE currently represents 100,000 federal employees government-wide. NFFE is affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

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