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Posted On: Apr 15, 2009 (20:14:47)
IAFF 16th District

Federal Employee Retirement Reforms Pass House
Congressional Desk April 14, 2009Washington, D.C.– Congressman Jim Moran, Virginia Democrat, supported and spoke in favor of the passage of legislation reforming the federal employees´ retirement system. The legislation, H.R. 1804 "The Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009" included three pieces of legislation the Congressman has championed this year and in previous Congresses. It passed on a unanimous voice vote.

The three bills sponsored by Congressman Moran that are included in H.R. 1804 are as follows:

H.R.828 -- FERS Redeposit Act: Allows an individual who has returned to government service and who has received a refund of retirement contributions under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) system to deposit the amount that was received, with interest, to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

"This legislation will entice experienced federal employees to return to government service at a time when our nation needs its best and brightest the most," said Moran. "The bill was developed in response to a coming ´brain drain´ – the fact that in eight years, 90 percent of civil service federal executives will be over the age of 50 and nearing retirement. This 'brain drain' is a grave threat to our well-functioning federal workforce."

H.R.958 – FERS Sick Leave Bill: Requires that the total service of a FERS employee at retirement or who dies leaving a survivor entitled to benefits must include the employee's days of unused sick leave for annuity computation.


"The FERS ´use-it or lose-it´ system for sick leave hampers productivity and increases training costs to the tune of $68 million/year," said Moran. "We need to be incentivizing the accrual of sick leave, not encouraging employees to call in sick in the weeks leading up to retirement. Our federal workforce is the best in the world; they deserve a benefit designed to reward, not punish, those who play by the rules."

FIREPAC

Updated On: Mar 19, 2009 (13:07:00)

FIREPAC Exchange Program

 

IAFF locals that participate in the IAFF FIREPAC Check-Off program are eligible to participate in the FIREPAC Exchange program. 

 

Locals participating in the Check-Off program collect individual, voluntary contributions via payroll deduction and forward these “hard money” contributions to IAFF FIREPAC.  Through the Exchange program, FIREPAC will exchange, dollar for dollar, that “hard money” for “soft money,” i.e. union dues. 

 

While federal election law prohibits federal political action committees such as FIREPAC from using union dues for federal political activity, many states allow unions to use dues to fund state and local political activities.  

 

In states that permit the use of union treasury money for political purposes, locals can deposit the exchange money into their in-state PAC fund. In “hard money” states that prohibit the use of union treasury funds for political purposes, the money can be deposited into the general fund and used for internal political communications with local members. Therefore, an exchange of funds is mutually beneficial to the IAFF and its affiliates.

 

If you wish to contribute to the IAFF FIREPAC, F-25 now has an account to do payroll deductions.

LEADERSHIP TRUST $19.24 per pay period ($500.00 annual contribution)

FOUNDERS CIRCLE $7.70 per pay period ($200.00-$499.00 annual contribution)

PRESIDENTS CLUB $3.85 per pay period ($100.00-$199.00 annual contribution)

CAPITAL CLUB $1.93 per pay period ($50.00-$99.00 annual contribution)

FIREPAC SUPPORTER $0.97 per pay period ($25.00-$49.00 annual contribution)

More information on the above Donor Clubs can be found at www.iaff.org/politics/us/content/clubs.html

Allotments can be made to the F-25 FIREPAC Account #0000153813000
BB&T Routing # 051404260 TFF LOCAL F-25 FIREPAC

Help support F-25's Political Action with your contribution.

F-25 Officer Elections 2008 update

Updated On: Mar 06, 2009 (08:28:00)

The 2008 F-25 Officer Elections have been completed.  The following persons have been elected for the various Officer positions:

President: Jim Gibaud

Secretary/Tresurer: Joe Krieger

Vice Presidents for:

Sewells Point: John "Chris" LaHart

Portsmouth: Kevin Jurnigan

Little Creek: Tommy Brown

Dam Neck/Northwest: Ernest Henley

Yorktown: Sean Frayser

Oceana: Lynwood Yeatts

Please go to voting results for details on voting statistics.

Congratulations to all our 2008 Officers,

John Abbott Elections Committee Chairman


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