National Federation of Federal Employees
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Hundreds of federal employees rallied in Washington, D.C. on Thursday in protest of the partial government shutdown. The prolonged shutdown is holding their next paychecks, due Jan. 11, "hostage," employees said.
January 10, 2019 -
House Democrats in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia said they're reminding their colleagues during the government shutdown: most federal employees live outside the Washington metropolitan area.
January 09, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) say federal agencies aren't proactively helping employees understand how or if they should pay taxes on moving expenses for their jobs.
November 20, 2018 -
With the federal district court's late-Friday ruling, unions are declaring victory and asking agencies to immediately return to the status quo before the president issued his three executive orders. But change may be a long time coming.
August 27, 2018 -
A federal district court judge issued a long-awaited decision on the legality of President Donald Trump's executive orders on official time, collective bargaining and employee accountability.
August 25, 2018 -
A coalition of federal unions has sued the Trump administration over the president's recent executive orders, but attorneys representing the government say the unions' challenges fall outside of the D.C. district court's jurisdiction.
July 26, 2018 -
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is leading a coalition of 13 unions in another lawsuit against the president's recent workforce executive orders.
June 13, 2018 -
The debate over official time may heat up again, as the Trump administration continues to suggest changes to the current civil service system.
May 17, 2018 -
The Veterans Affairs Department recently clarified its disciplinary data, which the department posts publicly on its website every two weeks.
February 05, 2018 -
OPM issues new guidance for agencies to comply with the president's executive order rescinding the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations and related forums.
December 14, 2017 -
President Donald Trump disbanded the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, eliminating a formal advisory panel designed to create better relationships between agency management and labor.
October 02, 2017 -
AFGE and NFFE say they have not had a substantive seat at the table during the drafting of HUD’s reform plans.
September 11, 2017 -
A new bill would get rid of law enforcement units at the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and transfer those authorities to local police instead. The legislation also requires both secretaries at the agriculture and interior departments develop a grants program for states who will use local law enforcement to police federal lands.
March 28, 2016 -
The National Federation of Federal Employees says recent guidance from the Office of Personnel Management contradicts legislation that would let temporary or seasonal workers compete for the same jobs that are open to permanent federal employees.
March 21, 2016 -
Employee engagement at agencies across the federal government is either consistently great, consistently not-so-great, or consistently inconsistent. This year's Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows agencies that have historically at the top are still at the top, while the agencies at the bottom are still at the bottom (when it comes to employee satisfaction). The ones in the middle are all over the place. Bill Dougan is president of the National Federation of Federal Employees. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, he analyzed this year's survey results.
October 27, 2014