NFFE
and sister unions stage an informational picket
outside of the Hyatt Arlington before the
Defense Business Board Task Force on NSPS holds
its first public meeting.
News Articles
House Takes Strong Stand Against NSPS
By a vote of 389-22, yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming passed H.R. 2647, the 2010 Defense Authorization Act, containing an amendment that could spell the beginning of the end for the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).
News Item · National Federation of Federal Employees · Jun 26, 2009
Tobacco Bill Passes without Key Federal Retirement Provisions; NFFE Leadership Vows to Fight On
This past Friday, the House of Representatives voted 307-97 in favor of the Senate’s version of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which lacked many critical provisions for federal employees. Passed by the chamber last Wednesday and then by the House the following Friday, the final version retained provisions addressing TSP reform, but lacked the additional retirement language included in the original version of the bill.
News Item · National Federation of Federal Employees · Jun 15, 2009
Washington Post -- "Struggling to Boost Forest Service Morale"
When cowboys and school kids sing "Home, home on the range. . . . Where seldom is heard a discouraging word," they probably aren't thinking about employees of the U.S. Forest Service. But on the nearly 200 million acres of forests and grasslands the service manages, there are plenty of discouraging words to be heard. The grumbling is so bad that the agency's low morale was the focus of a recent congressional hearing.
News Item · National Federation of Federal Employees · Jun 10, 2009
Press Releases
NFFE Welcomes New Forest Service Chief
Last Friday, NFFE National President Richard N. Brown sent a letter to recently-appointed Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell, extending a hand of cooperation to address the many pressing issues facing the agency. As the largest representative of U.S. Forest Service employees, NFFE stands to work side by side with the new Chief on the issues that matter most to our members in the field.
Press Release · Jun 22, 2009
NFFE Praises Armed Services Committee for Adopting Shea-Porter Amendment Concerning NSPS
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), praises the House Armed Services Committee for adopting Rep. Carol Shea-Porter’s amendment to H.R. 2647, the 2010 Defense Authorization Act, containing language that would stop the expansion of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) and open the door toward repeal of the controversial personnel plan.
Press Release · Jun 17, 2009
Federal Employee Union Praises White House Executive Memo on Domestic Partnerships and Non-Discrimination
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), a national union representing 100,000 federal workers throughout government, praises President Barack Obama’s memorandum extending benefits to federal employees with same sex domestic partners. In a letter to President Obama, NFFE National President Richard N. Brown stressed the union’s commitment to building a fair and just federal workplace.
Press Release · Jun 17, 2009