NFFE is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and consists of some 200 locals nation-wide. Many of NFFE’s members are consolidated into agency-wide bargaining units. Agencies with the highest concentration of union membership include the Department of Defense, the Forest Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, Passport Service, Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and Housing and Urban Development.
NFFE in 1999 when affiliated with the International Association of Machinists IAMAW. At its founding, NFFE was unique in its inclusion of women, electing Florence Etheridge to the first national council, making her one of the few women with leadership positions in labor at the time. In 1963, NFFE was a strong proponent of the Equal Pay Act, which mandated pay equity between men and women in the workplace.
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