Wildland firefighters have been pushing for permanent pay raises for years. A stopgap funding measure approved by the U.S.

Local 2189 is raising urgent concerns over potential large-scale workforce reductions at Red River Army Depot (RRAD).

Unions rallied together at McPherson Square, holding signs that read, “Federal Workers are heroes” as many federal employees ...

And they’ve got a hiring freeze on that doesn’t allow us to fill vacancies,” said Rob Arnold, a staff member with the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) on Thursday, Feb. 13.

“It’s a wildly risky move to invite your firefighter workforce to leave in February, a few weeks before you expect fire season to ramp up,” said Rob Arnold, a union representative with NFFE.

I am Eric Antrim, a proud member and the elected Recording Secretary for National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Local 251. The Forest Service Alaska Region has nearly 500 bargaining unit ...