May 25, 2018Trump Signs Executive Order Declaring War Against America’s Civil Servants
"...President Trump declared war on America's civil servants. Regardless of the extremely weak arguments he gives to end a century of progress for the nation’s professional civil service, it is obvious his aim is to create a culture of fear within the federal government" said NFFE President Erwin
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May 17, 2018Federal Employees Union Slams “Misleading” OPM Report on Official Time
“I am shocked that OPM would issue a report and make public statements about official time that are this misleading,” said Randy Erwin, NFFE National President. “Official time is essential for our federal government to run smoothly and efficiently, and it is without question a benefit to...
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May 15, 2018NFFE OPPOSES "Shameful" Bill to Privatize Veterans’ Care
Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) expressed outrage at a bill scheduled for a vote this week in the U.S. House that, if passed, would allow for the privatization of veterans’ care and services to private providers inexperienced at treating veterans.
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Mar 29, 2018Veterans Affairs Secretary “Pushed Out” for Standing Up for Veterans
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) reacts to President Trump’s decision to fire Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin, a known opponent of the effort to privatize health and medical services at the VA. “Dr. Shulkin, as an...
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Feb 28, 2018NFFE Scores Big Win in FAA Privatization Fight
Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) celebrated a victory against an effort to privatize the nation’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. The effort, led by several major airlines, proposed to remove the ATC system from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to a private...
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Feb 9, 2018Government Open, Budget Caps Raised; Time to Govern
“We’ve done enough. Congress needs to stop taking from federal employees and their families to make up for poor fiscal planning,” stated NFFE National President Erwin after the passing of the latest Continuing Resolution (CR).
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Jan 22, 2018House and Senate Vote to Reopen Government
Washington, D.C. – Today, in a scramble to find an agreement to reopen U.S. government offices around the world, Congressional leaders in both chambers from both parties voted on a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government through February 8. The president is expected...
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Dec 21, 2017NFFE Firefighters Fight Thomas Over Holidays
“We have firefighters serving on the front lines and we have personnel providing critical operations support through Unified Command,” said Mike Rivera, vice president of NFFE Local 2023 at Los Padres National Forest. “Most of our people will spend the holidays right here on the fire line,...
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Dec 1, 2017Warning: Two Year Probation Bill Could Destroy Executive Branch Accountability
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4182, the “Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 2017,” which, if passed into law, allows extended probationary periods of two years or more for new federal employees. While under probationary employment, an employee can be terminated...
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Oct 3, 2017Time Running Out to Save Job Corps Centers
“Now is the time to act to convince Job Corps to keep the Golconda center open and stop future closures,” Erwin continued. “We encourage everyone who values job training and opportunities for America’s most vulnerable youth to take a stand today.
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Aug 17, 2017NFFE Concerned About Anti-Union Impasses Panel
Recently, the Federal Labor Relations Authority released the names of newly appointed panelists to the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP), nominated by President Donald Trump. According to the professional biographies released by the agency, the new panelists appear to embrace a common...
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Jul 21, 2017NFFE Promotes Federal Pension Fairness Act to Help Feds, and State and Local Economies
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) applauds the introduction of the Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2017 (H.R. 3269) in the U.S. House of Representatives. If passed, this law will help to reverse some of the damage done to workers in recent years by decreasing the...
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May 5, 2017Federal Union Responds to Trump Calling for Government Shutdown
Washington, D.C. – Today, NFFE National President Randy Erwin condemned President Trump for calling for a government shutdown on Tuesday when Trump tweeted “our country needs a good shutdown in September.” In response, Erwin said the following:
“There is no such thing as a good shutdown.
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Apr 28, 2017NFFE President Speaks on Congress Averting a Shutdown
Washington, D.C. – Today, NFFE National President Randy Erwin released the following statement after Congress approved a short-term funding measure to avoid a government shutdown.
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Mar 8, 2017Federal Employee Union Responds to House Committees Targeting Federal Employees and Veterans
Today, in two separate committees in the House of Representatives, veterans and federal employees came one step closer to losing several levels of checks and balances that could affect everything from government whistleblowing to the impact of health and medical care at the Department of Veterans...
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Mar 3, 2017NFFE to Congress: Stop Treating Veterans like Political Pawns
Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) expressed its disappointment with the introduction of a bill that will deter talent and qualified medical expertise from working at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill, H.R. 2159, will eliminate many of the systematic...
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Feb 24, 2017Over 700 Red River Army Depot Jobs Saved!
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) praises Defense Secretary James Mattis for extending the jobs of over 700 term/temp employees at the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas. Until yesterday, the fate of these employees was unknown because the...
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Feb 16, 2017House Panel Struggles with Official Time
The House Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on the federal government’s tracking and use of Official Time, a provision in the law that allows federal employees to promote efficiency, safety, and cost-saving measures to management...
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Feb 10, 2017Parental Leave Act Comes to Term with Families
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) praises U.S. Representatives Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) for introducing the Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017. If passed, the measure will provide federal employees with six...
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Jan 31, 2017NFFE Supports FAIR Act Pay and Locality Increase
National President Randy Erwin thanks U.S. Representative Gerald Connolly (D-VA) for introducing the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act which provides a 2 percent increase in wages and a 1.2 percent increase in locality pay for an increase of 3.2 percent for 2018. Federal workers have...
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Jan 23, 2017NFFE to Trump: Stop Campaigning and Start Governing
NFFE President Randy Erwin criticizes Trump's hiring freeze of new federal employees, saying the freeze is little more than a gimmick to appease his beholden special interests. The executive order signed on Monday will cease hiring at most agencies and heavily impact the employment market,...
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Jan 5, 2017NFFE Clears Path for Wildland Firefighters, Defense Workers
With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943), the National Federation of Federal Employees celebrates a victory for temporary and term employees at federal land management agencies and the Department of Defense through the creation of a career path to...
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Sep 28, 2016Randy Erwin Elected NFFE National President
Today, delegates to the 50th NFFE National Convention in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. elected Randy Erwin as National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees with 86% of the total vote. David Stamey was elected as National Secretary-Treasurer with 60% of the total vote. Convention...
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Jul 27, 2016Democratic Platform Fails to Advocate for Federal Workforce
While certainly better than the destructive GOP Platform adopted at last week's Republican National Convention, the 2016 Democratic Platform does little in the way for federal employees. It is discouraging that a platform repeatedly referencing federal resources and programs fails to mention...
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Jul 20, 2016GOP Platform Wrong for Federal Employees
We get nowhere as a country when one political party seeks to take away hard-earned pay and benefits from this nation’s civil servants. At a time when federal employees make 35 percent less than comparable private sector workers, the GOP demands further cuts in salaries and benefits of our VA...
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Jun 7, 2016Federal Employees Union Exposes Shameful Hiring Practice by the Forest Service
Today, members of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), representing 110,000 federal workers nation-wide, including more than 20,000 U.S.D.A. Forest Service (USFS) employees, are shining a light on the Forest Service (via informational hand-billing) for using an unfair hiring...
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Jul 10, 2015Statement from National President Dougan Regarding OPM Director Archuleta Resignation
"The announcement of OPM Director Archuleta’s resignation puts federal employees in a dire state of uncertainty. With Director Archuleta’s resignation, the volatility of this situation has escalated exponentially and we face a void of leadership. All the while, millions of federal employees...
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Feb 25, 2015Statement on the Passing of NFFE Assistant General Counsel Philip Snodgrass
Phil was a young and talented member of the NFFE family, and had an outstanding legal mind. Since starting as a full-time employee years ago, he provided NFFE-IAM members superb service through countless workplace and legal proceedings around the country. We are devastated by the loss of our...
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Jun 6, 2014National President Dougan: "Funding for Wildfire Suppression is a Problem."
“Funding for wildfire suppression is also a problem. The expense of fighting wildfires often exceeds the funds appropriated for wildfire suppression. When this happens, agencies transfer funds from other programs into firefighting accounts to cover the shortfall. This so-called ‘fire...
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Mar 26, 2014National President Dougan: Raising Morale Will Improve Service to Americans
“NFFE strongly supports the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, introduced today by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), joined by Congressmen Jim Moran (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), John Tierney (D-MA) and other House members,” Dougan said.
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Mar 4, 2014National President Dougan:
“While we applaud the President for protecting federal employees’ retirement security in his budget, I believe we are nearing a tipping point for the federal workforce. Following years of unsustainable and extreme budget measures, workers are becoming increasingly unhappy with their federal...
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Feb 26, 2014National President Dougan:
Following reports that the President will propose a one percent pay increase for federal employees in his upcoming budget, NFFE National President Dougan released the following statement: “The President’s proposed one percent pay adjustment for federal employees in 2015 is woefully...
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Jan 29, 2014National President Dougan: The President Needs to Stand Up and Lead by Example
“The President needs to stand up and lead by example. As he presses for raising the minimum wage, he must also ensure that federal hourly employees receive the exact increase he advocates for. We believe that raising the minimum wage for federal hourly employees is the low-hanging fruit, and...
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Dec 11, 2013National President Dougan: “This is Death by 1,000 Cuts.”
With the announcement of an agreement reached by the Budget Conference Committee, William R. Dougan, National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees, the oldest federal employee union representing 110,000 federal workers throughout the U.S., issued the following statement:...
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Jun 26, 2013Dougan Praises Decision Striking Down DOMA; Urges Swift Implementation for Federal Employees
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act this morning, NFFE National President William R. Dougan issued the following statement: “We are thrilled at the decision to strike down the harmful Defense of Marriage Act. There is no longer any reason to...
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Apr 10, 2013Federal Union Leader on White House Budget: Today Washington ‘Abandoned’ Federal Employees
It’s clear today that Washington has abandoned federal employees. We’ve already seen three consecutive years of frozen pay, a quadrupling in the amount new workers pay toward their pensions, and now painful furloughs scheduled for the majority of the federal workforce. Yet this budget asks...
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Mar 5, 2013FEEA Prepares for Federal Furloughs with Help from Congresswoman Norton
Speaking at the Federal Managers Association’s 75th National Convention, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reaffirmed her intention to donate one day’s pay for each day federal employees are furloughed due to sequestration. Norton plans to divide the donation evenly between...
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Feb 27, 2013Union Leader Slams Senate GOP Sequestration Measure Targeting Federal Pay, Retirement
“Here we go again. Rather than proposing a serious solution to sequestration, Senator Ayotte and her GOP colleagues have chosen to dust off well-worn attacks on federal employees that do nothing to fix the problem. Federal employees have already endured over two years of frozen pay and an...
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Feb 26, 2013Hundreds of Feds Detail Devastating Impact of Furloughs on New Online Message Board
The Federal Workers Alliance, a coalition of 20 unions collectively representing over 300,000 federal workers throughout government, started a message board Friday for anxious feds to share their stories on how potential sequestration furloughs would impact their livelihoods. In just a matter of...
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Feb 15, 2013National President Dougan Sounds Off on House Passage of Federal Pay Freeze Extension
“What happened on Capitol Hill this morning was politics at its worst. Rather than approve a modest 0.5% pay adjustment for millions of middle class federal employees, the House chose to make a cheap political statement. This vote was not about controlling spending. After two years of frozen...
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Feb 13, 2013National President Dougan Pens Letter to Congress Urging ‘No’ Vote on Pay Freeze Extension
“Federal workers have already made significant sacrifices to help ease the burden of our national debt,” Dougan wrote. “We swallowed hard and accepted a pay freeze lasting more than two years, which has been a great burden to federal workers and their families that are struggling just like...
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Feb 6, 2013President Dougan Blasts GOP Plan to Delay Sequester by Slashing Federal Workforce
“Slashing the workforce to generate a year’s worth of savings is like cutting off your arm to lose weight for the prom. It makes no sense to permanently diminish the government’s ability to serve the American people in order to finance kicking the can down the road for another year. The...
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