Legislative Attacks On Federal Retirement Compensation Is Based On Misguided Assumptions

STATEMENT BY DAVID B. SNELL DIRECTOR OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS SERVICES NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS OF THE FEDERAL-POSTAL COALITION note: Full testimony below Unfortunately, recent legislative proposals have sought to unravel this basic bargain, unfairly singling out middle class federal employees for disproportionate sacrifice. Last month, the […]

Federal-Postal Employees Coalition Urge Obama To Reject Proposals Damaging To Workforce

A coalition of federal and postal employee organizations wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to reject proposals aimed at the federal workforce.  The  groups major concern is the proposal to require federal employees to contribute a much higher share towards their retirement annuity which in effect is a pay cut.

Federal-Postal Coalition Urges Senate To reject House Approved 2012 Budget

“The Federal-Postal Coalition, on behalf of 4.6 million federal and postal workers and annuitants represented by a number of national member organizations including the NALC, has written the leaders of the Senate Budget Committee, urging them to reject several provisions in the House-approved 2012 budget. The coalition says that several of the House’s provisions “are […]