http://www.federalworkers.org Federal Workers Alliance Sat, 19 May 2012 20:05:01 CDT en-us http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/553 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/553 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST Chairman Dougan penned a letter to payroll tax cut conferees in Congress, calling on committee members to defend feds. http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/730 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/730 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST Federal Workers Alliance Chairman William R. Dougan penned a letter today to the members of a Congressional conference committee tasked with passing a bill to extend the payroll tax cut. One of the two bills in conference is ridden with painful cuts to federal pay and benefits and could be devastating for federal workers and their families. In the letter, Dougan asks that conferees stand up for the middle class, and stand with federal employees. The full text of the letter can be read below: http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/709 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/709 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST Have you ever wondered how much the two-year federal pay freeze will cost you a year, ten years, or twenty years down the line? Concerned about what you would lose were Congress to succeed in freezing pay for another year? Thanks to our brothers and sisters at the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), those answers can be yours in the blink of an eye! Use this handy calculator to determine the impact a 2-3 year federal pay freeze will have on your pocketbook. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UulOyt1d9p0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UulOyt1d9p0 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST Chairman Dougan issued this video in response to proposals to freeze federal pay to fund the payroll tax cut extension. http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/704 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/704 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST Here we go again. Washington politicians are trying to play politics with federal workers over extending the payroll tax cut. As you read this they are considering a pay freeze extension, cuts to your retirement plan, and the elimination of hundreds of thousands of federal jobs. Congress needs to hear that we are not a political bargaining chip. We are urging all federal employees to call Congress (as a constituent, on your own time, using your own phone) and tell them to protect the jobs and... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/685 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/685 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CDT For this month's federal employee spotlight we check in with Seafarers International Union members Batiste Broadus, Travis Laws, and Frederick Beck. The recent actions of AB Batiste Broadus and his shipmates provide an excellent example of how others often gain from the skills of Seafarers. Thanks to his unrelenting diligence, some 2,200 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $8.5 to $11.5 million were seized in July by California Customs and Border Protection agents and the U.S. Coast... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/671 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/671 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CDT For this month's federal employee spotlight we check in with Matthew Kolodzie, a firefighter at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, NY. Kolodzie started working for the government in 2003 as a firefighter for the DoD. What he didn't know at the time was that we federal firefighters work many more hours than area firefighters. They are required to work 72 hours a week, whereas other work a 40 hour week. "Those extra hours keep me from my family, but we have an important job to do, and I'm... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/654 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/654 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 CDT My name is Gregory Green and I am a researcher. I have worked at the San Francisco VA Medical Center for over 5 years and for each of those years, I have worked with pride on research projects that are intended to improve the health and well-being of our nation's Veterans. My father is a proud Vietnam Veteran and lover of America. He is so happy that I work for the VA, because he has been a beneficiary of VA care and knows how important it is for Veterans. http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/656 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/656 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 CDT To counter the recent attacks levied against federal employees by members of Congress and the media, we have created a new blog, www.iamafederalemployee.org. This blog highlights the importance of federal employees to our nation and the sacrifices they make in the name of public service. Federal employees are nurses and doctors caring for veterans. They are border patrol agents. They are men and women who support our military and maintain our military readiness. America's hard-working and... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/632 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/632 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT For this month's edition of the Federal Employee Spotlight, we check in with Paul Manning, a civil service mariner with the Military Sealift Command and member of the International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots. MSC operates approximately 110 noncombatant civilian-crewed ships that replenish Navy ships, strategically preposition combat cargo at sea, and move military cargo and supplies used by deployed U.S. forces and coalition partners. http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/640 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/640 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 CDT This morning, FWA Chairman and NFFE National President William R. Dougan delivered testimony before the House federal workforce subcommittee on the matter of "Rightsizing the Federal Workforce." Testifying on behalf of his union in addition to nine other FWA members, Dougan defended the scope and mission of the federal workforce, emphasizing that the true measure of government's size is not the number of federal employees, as others at the hearing claimed. The true measure of government is... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/618 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/618 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CDT Phillip Farmer, vice president of Dardanelle, Ark., IBEW Local 2219, has worked in federal sector hydro-electric power plants for most of his life. "I feel proud to be here" says Farmer, a power plant mechanic at the Greers Ferry Power Plant in the Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where two 48,000-megawatt units supply electricity to tens of thousands of homes in several states served by the Southwest Power Association. http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/620 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/620 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST The unions of the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA), collectively representing more than 300,000 federal workers, urge you to reject the recommendations made by the co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to flat-line federal pay, cut federal civilian retirement and health benefits, and decrease the federal workforce by 10 percent. We encourage you to exclude such items... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/564 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/564 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST Chad Jeremy, a member of Local 2027 (AFSCME Council 26) in Washington, D.C., is the latest entry into The Washington Post's "Federal Player of the Week," a column that profiles a little known federal workers who have left a big impact. The profile details Chad's public service career, beginning years ago as an AmeriCorps volunteer, helping to restore a YMCA camp and building Habitat for Humanity houses. "I was bitten by the service bug," he told The Post, "and from this experience, I knew... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/548 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/548 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 CST The unions of the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA), collectively representing more than 300,000 federal workers, are writing in opposition to the President's proposed freeze on federal civilian pay for 2011 and 2012. We urge your opposition to the proposed freeze when Congress considers it. Unlike some media reports that have erroneously claimed federal workers are overpaid compared to private sector workers, federal employees are in fact paid an average of 24 percent less when comparing... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/529 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/529 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 CDT The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations held its 9th meeting on November 3, 2010. The following items were on the Council's agenda for consideration: SSA's Implementation Plan; draft Letter to Agencies Regarding Forum Establishment and Predecisional Involvement; Telework Mobile Workday; and (b)(1) Pilot Projects. http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/522 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/522 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 CDT In a letter to President Obama last week, the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) called for a modest increase to the Federal Labor Relations Authority�¢ï¿½ï¿½s (FLRA) budget for fiscal year 2012. In his fiscal year 2011 budget, the President called for $26 million, a figure that the FWA says must be raised to $30... http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/227 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/227 Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 CDT Haiti's tragic earthquake last year ravaged the nation, leaving thousands dead and wounded and destroying the nation's infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) assumed control of the main airport and worked to bring in a mobile tower to assist the struggling country. Two members of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS) - Rick Munoz, and Nick Yardich - were dispatched to Haiti to provide assistance and ensure maintenance of the tower. http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/550 http://www.federalworkers.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/550 Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 CDT In December 2009, NAGE Local R14-77 member Nancy Fichtner won the first-ever President's SAVE award. The SAVE award encourages Federal employees from across the government to submit their ideas for efficiencies and savings as part of the annual budget process. Ms. Fichtner's idea, to allow veterans to take home unused medications when they leave a VA hospital, will save the Department of Veterans Affairs $20 million over five years.