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NFFE-IAM National Secretary-Treasurer Randy Erwin listens to northern Virginia boy scouts while he volunteers to help them earn their American Labor Badge. Randy Erwin, the National Secretary-Treasurer of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), jumped at a recent opportunity to volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America. Erwin, a former scout himself, took a
Read moreBy Joe Davidson | Columnist April 18 ? Come May, Craig Utter will begin his 11th season of his dangerous, dirty job fighting wildland fires with the U.S. Forest Service. He goes to places so remote, he needs a helicopter to get there. “There” is all over the country. “Last summer I was in
Read moreOn layoff? Looking for a change of scenery but still want a union job? The U.S Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs) are currently aggressively hiring in multiple trade areas at union sites in San Diego; Cherry Point, NC; Oceana, VA and Jacksonville, FL. You can be part of the team that delivers assured aviation maintenance
Read moreWildland firefighters and other seasonal federal workers are still being prevented from advancing into permanent government positions, writes National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) National President Bill Dougan in a letter to President Obama. Dougan is asking Obama to step in because he says the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is refusing to follow a
Read moreTuesday, March 1, 2016 Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) is a strong federal employee advocate in Congress Last week, Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) introduced the Federal Adjustments of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 4585, a bill that would provide federal employees a 3.9 percent pay adjustment and 1.4 locality pay adjustment for all federal employees in
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