National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM FD 1), American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) and others recently hosted a rally on Capitol Hill featuring members from Congress and hundreds of supporters. The rally was organized to speak out against ongoing political attacks against federal workers.
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“Employees are exhausted, demoralized, filled with anxiety, and also dealing with heavier workloads due to unfilled vacancies,” said NFFE- IAM Forest Service Council Vice President Region 6 and Local 1968 steward Erin Kidwell, a U.S. Forest Service worker from Oregon “These are not the steps an agency takes to attract the next innovative generation to choose public service over higher-paid private-sector jobs.”
.@NFFE_Union Forest Service Council member Erin Kidwell, a U.S. Forest Service worker from Oregon- “Hard working, passionate employees who care so much about our public lands are starting to lose the resiliency we were once known for.” #FedUpRiseUp #1u pic.twitter.com/IVXYMVtdi8
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) September 24, 2019
Thank you @SpeakerPelosi for standing up for all workers! #FedUpRiseUp #1u pic.twitter.com/CmZsVHsqCM
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) September 24, 2019
“This Administration wants to kill due process and fairness in the workplace,” said NFFE- IAM Secretary-Treasurer David Stamey. “They want to hire and fire at-will because they don’t care about discrimination, or qualifications. They want to bring back the corruption of the Spoils System and erase 243 years of hard lessons learned in government.”
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Established in 1917, the National Federation of Federal Employees is the oldest union representing civil service federal employees. NFFE-IAM represents 110,000 federal employees in 35 departments and agencies government-wide.
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