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- Jun 26, 2009 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). National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Jun 15, 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... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Jun 10, 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... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Jun 5, 2009 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Overwhelmingly Passes House Thursday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 258-154 in favor of H.R. 626, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (FEPPLA). The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and cosponsored by 55 others, extends four weeks of paid leave to federal employees with a... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Jun 4, 2009 Obama Administration Backs Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Statement of Administration Policy in support of H.R. 626, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act. The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), would extend four weeks of paid leave to federal... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Jun 3, 2009 NFFE Local 2109 Hosts New York Congressmen at Watervliet Arsenal Last Friday, NFFE Local 2109 members welcomed Congressmen Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Scott Murphy (D-NY) to their facility, the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, New York. Joined by NFFE National President Richard N. Brown, National Vice President Timothy Ostrowski and Assistant Directing Business... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- May 15, 2009 Lobby Week 2009 a Huge Success This week, NFFE-IAM members from across the nation packed into the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for four days of networking, speeches, and political activism. Throughout the conference, NFFE members heard speeches from key figures in Congress and Labor, all the while lobbying... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- May 15, 2009 DoD, OPM Release New Details on NSPS Review The office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense released new details concerning the pending review of the much-maligned National Security Personnel System. In the news release, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn called on the Defense Business Board, an independent advisory body to the DoD... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- May 11, 2009 Lobby Week 2009 has Arrived Today marks the beginning of Lobby Week 2009, as NFFE-IAM representatives from around the country descend on Washington, D.C. for the IAMAW’s annual Legislative Conference. In the face of one of the most favorable political climates in years, NFFE members are ready and eager to stand up for their... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- May 8, 2009 House Resolution Passed Honoring Public Servants With Public Service Recognition Week in full swing, the House of Representatives passed H.R.299, a resolution honoring the contributions of millions of public servants nationwide. The bill, introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), recognizes the often thankless tasks carried out by public... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- May 7, 2009 House Committee Approves Federal Employee Parental Leave Bill Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H.R. 626/S.354, a bill that will give federal workers a minimum of four weeks paid leave to care for a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. Under current law, expecting parents... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- May 1, 2009 Bill Introduced Seeking Indefinite Freeze to Competitive Sourcing This week on Capitol Hill, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) introduced a bill calling for an across the board suspension of public-private job competitions. The Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Procurements Act (CLEAN UP Act), S. 924, also contains an in-sourcing provision urging... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- May 1, 2009 OPM Director Introduces Plan to Increase Telework among Federal Employees Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director John Berry introduced this week his plan to jumpstart agency telework programs, giving tens of thousands of federal employees the opportunity to work from home. Today, only five percent of the 1.9 million workers employed by the federal government... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 24, 2009 OPM Director Berry Testifies on the State of Federal Personnel Management Wednesday, recently confirmed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director John Berry made his first appearance before a Congressional committee as Director. Titled “Public Service in the 21st Century: An Examination of the State of the Federal Workforce,” the hearing was focused on determining... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 23, 2009 Lobby Week Approaching Fast; Delegate Questionnaires Due May 4th Lobby Week 2009, scheduled for May 11th-14th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill, promises to be one of the most important lobby weeks in years. With worker-friendly politicians taking over the White House and expanding their margins in both the House and Senate this past November, there... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 16, 2009 President Brown Submits Testimony to House Committee Urging Repeal of NSPS NFFE National President Richard N. Brown submitted testimony to the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Readiness regarding the future of the controversial National Security Personnel System (NSPS). The hearing was held in the wake of growing criticism of the system from federal... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 13, 2009 President Brown Meets with Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn This past Thursday, NFFE National President Richard N. Brown met with Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn at the Pentagon to discuss the future of the National Security Personnel System. Along with partners in labor, President Brown urged Deputy Secretary Lynn not to stand in the way of a... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 10, 2009 Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act Approved by Senate Committee Last week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs approved the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act (Non-Foreign AREA Act), S.507, a bill that will extend locality pay to federal employees located outside of the 48 contiguous states. Under current law,... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 10, 2009 Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 Passes House The House of Representatives passed HR. 1804, the Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009, a bill that will give FERS employees credit for unused sick leave upon retiring and automatically enroll new hires in the Thrift Savings Plan. Sponsored by Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Chairman of the House... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 9, 2009 House and Senate Call for Pay Parity in FY 2010 Budget Resolutions Before departing for recess, both the House and Senate included language in their Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolutions endorsing pay parity between civilian and military federal employees. The language did not set a specific amount for the pay adjustment, instead asserting the intent of Congress... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 9, 2009 John Berry Confirmed as Office of Personnel Management Director Late last week, the Senate confirmed John Berry as the next Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Berry brings with him to OPM decades of public service experience. As Legislative Director to Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Berry was instrumental in the formulation of the Federal... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Apr 8, 2009 NFFE Organizing Efforts Progress; Members Urged to Participate Thanks to increased funding for federal agencies and a more labor-friendly environment, the National Federation of Federal Employees is currently facing one of the best organizing climates in years. Recognizing this, NFFE recently formulated and started carrying out a plan to capitalize on this... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Mar 27, 2009 FLAME Act Passes House; Crucial Wildfire Prevention Bill Now Moves on to Senate Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation to establish an emergency federal fund to fight increasingly frequent catastrophic wildland fires. The bipartisan Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act), H.R. 1404, will serve as a separate emergency fund to... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Mar 26, 2009 House Includes Pay Parity Language in FY 2010 Budget Resolution Yesterday, the House Budget Committee included language in its Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolution establishing pay parity between civilian and military federal employees. Introduced by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and John Spratt (D-SC), the language does not request a fixed amount for... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Mar 25, 2009 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Approved; Moves on to Full Committee Earlier today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia passed the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 (FEPPLA), H.R. 626, a bill that would grant federal employees four weeks of paid leave... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Mar 17, 2009 NSPS Conversions Put on Hold Pending DoD, OPM Review; President Richard N. Brown's Statement After years of fierce opposition from NFFE and other federal employee unions, the beginning of the end of NSPS may be in sight. In a DoD press release issued earlier this week, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn announced that DoD will delay any further conversions of defense workers into... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Mar 16, 2009 Employee Free Choice Act Reintroduced: Ask Your Elected Leaders to Support EFCA Now! On March 10, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) reintroduced the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), a bill that will restore Americans’ right to organize and join a union without being subject to harassment by their employers. The Employee Free Choice Act will... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Mar 4, 2009 NFFE National President Richard N. Brown's Statement on Nomination of John Berry as Director of OPM “The National Federation of Federal Employees strongly supports the nomination of John Berry as Director of the Office of Personnel Management. His stellar record of public service and employee relations make him an excellent choice for the position. Berry has a wealth of executive leadership... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Feb 20, 2009 Obama Signs Stimulus Bill: Much-needed Resources Headed to Federal Agencies This week, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus bill, a bold action that is intended to stimulate the slumping economy and create millions of jobs for American workers. Tuesday’s signing is the culmination of a knock-down,... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Feb 6, 2009 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Reintroduced in House and Senate Last week, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (S. 354), a bill that would amend the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide all federal employees with four weeks of paid parental leave when caring for a newly born or adopted child. The same... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
- Feb 2, 2009 NFFE Elected to Represent Professional Employees at Forest Service Regional Office Professional employees at the U.S. Forest Service’s Eastern Region Regional Office, located in Milwaukee, WI, chose NFFE as their exclusive bargaining representative. The non-professional employees working from the office were already represented by NFFE Local 2165 prior to the election process,... National Federation of Federal Employees more...
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