The Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA) is currently offering two scholarship opportunities for NFFE-IAM members and their families. Ranging from $1000-$5000, the competition is accepting applications for eligible…
1998 President Rob Arnold and Vice President Amanda Booher made a three-day trip to offices in the Northeast. The visits to the Portsmouth, Connecticut and Boston agencies collected employee feedback…
The Federal Labor Relations Authority ruled on an arbitration appeal by the Agency. An arbitrator had ruled on the Agency’s consistenly-glitchy computer systems. He found that Management failed to provide timely updates…
Following up a step one grievance filed by Dallas officers Chrestotholos and Gallerini, Local 1998 filed a step two grievance encompassing all passport offices. At issue is employees being denied…
NFFE President Randy Erwin was temporarily arrested by Capitol Police after refusing to leave the Senate Majority Leader’s offices, and demanding a meeting to end the government shutdown. The arrests…
The 30-day period for the Agency to allege provisions in the new bargaining agreement contrary to law has now passed. The new black-covered bargaining agreement replaces the (burgundy-colored version that first went…
An arbitrator ruled on the question of whether Management enjoys unlimited freedom to edit forms referenced in the contract that impact employees. Aribitrator McConnell ruled that the Agency’s edits to…