Description: The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is a national labor union founded in 1917 that represents roughly 100,000–110,000 blue- and white-collar federal employees across dozens of agencies. NFFE's mission is to advance the social and economic welfare of federal workers through organizing, collective bargaining, member representation, legal advocacy, education, and lobbying to protect civil service rights and workplace safety. Type: Union (national labor union representing federal employees) Policies: Collective bargaining and federal employee labor rights, pay and benefits for federal workers, staffing and workplace safety (including wildland firefighters), opposition to privatization and outsourcing, protection of civil service and whistleblower protections, veterans' health workforce issues, and related federal workforce policy and regulatory advocacy Funding: Primarily funded by member dues and local assessments, supplemented by member fundraising and political contributions/PAC activity Affiliates: Affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the AFL-CIO; prominent leaders include Randy Erwin (National President)
