Orientation and
membership drive held at SIA
February 11, 2009: NFFE Local 1998 Union President Colin
Walle conducted two orientation sessions for employees
at the Special Issuance Agency in Washington, DC, and
also conducted a membership drive at lunch. During
the orientations, Walle explained employee rights under
the collective bargaining agreement. Five
employees become Union members during the drive.
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Membership drive held at Washington
DC Passport Agency
December 17, 2008: Five bargaining unit employees made the decision to
become Union members at a membership drive.... (click
for more)
NFFE Local 1998 marks 27 years as
exclusive representative of Passport Services employees
October 19, 2008: Twenty-seven years ago, on October 19, 1981, the
Federal Labor Relations Authority certified NFFE Local 1998 as the
exclusive representative of Passport Services bargaining unit
employees. Union members are encouraged to show their pride by
wearing their NFFE polo shirts, lanyards, and lapel pins.
Bargaining unit employees who are not yet members of the Union are
encouraged to join!!!
Union VP Rob Arnold visits National
Passport Center, Boston Passport Agency, and New York Passport
Agency
September 24-25, 2008: New Union Vice President Rob Arnold visited the
Passport Offices in Portsmouth NH, Boston MA, and.... (click
for more)
Newest IAMAW member Hillary Clinton
makes motion to endorse Barack Obama for President
September 8, 2008: The 2008
IAMAW convention welcomed Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), who gave
an address to the convention and thanked the IAMAW for its endorsement
during the Democratic Party Primary.
(click for more)
Local
1998 RS & NFFE BR visit Colorado
April 24, 2008: NFFE Local 1998 Recording Secretary Jennifer Gile and
NFFE Business Representative Gary Johanson visited the Colorado
Passport Agency. They met with PPT/CO Management officials,
conducted a Union orientation for employees, held a membership drive,
and provided representational training. At least 3 employees
became Union members as a result of the trip.
Local 1998 VP & NFFE BR visit
New Orleans
March 28, 2008: NFFE Local 1998 Vice President Mike Garofano and NFFE
Business Representative Gary Johanson visited the New Orleans Passport
Agency. The two representatives met with Management officials,
conducted an orientation of new employees, provided training to the
New Orleans Union representatives (Debra Reese-Jolly, Donald Roberts,
Yvonne Smith, and Jeanette Triplett), and conducted a membership
drive. Ten employees took this opportunity to become Union
members!!!
Record
number of Union members
September 1, 2007: Just in time for Labor Day, NFFE
Local 1998 announced that it had reached a record number
of dues-paying Union members. 240 Passport
Services employees have signed up to be members of the
local. To join NFFE Local 1998, complete an
SF-1187 Dues Deduction Form - http://nffe1998.org/misc_documents/nffe-1187.pdf
- and send it to: NFFE Local 1998, PO Box 2221, Seattle,
WA 98111.
Union Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary
October 19, 2006: NFFE Local 1998 marked its 25th anniversary as the
exclusive representative of Passport Services bargaining unit
employees. Various offices marked the anniversary on the 19th
and on other dates, up until November 3. Union members received
NFFE-IAM lapel pins and lanyards and, as desired, Union polo
shirts. All bargaining unit employees received an invitation to
join the Union and also were given wallet-sized magnifiers.
Combined with mini-membership drives ran by NFFE Business Rep Jim
Davis in September and the 25 Year Anniversary events in October and
the first days of November, over 25 employees nationwide joined the
Union.
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NFFE Local 1998
Reps (standing from L-R) Colin Walle, Tatanesha Boggs, Kamaria
Blandford, Melissa Toby, Rob Arnold, Josue Trinidad-Perez, and
(sitting from L-R) Tanika Jenkins and Jennifer Gile.
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Organizing Award
presented to Local 1998 at the NFFE convention in Milwaukee, WI
on October 6, 2008
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NFFE Local 1998
Vice President Rob Arnold meets with Union members at the New
York Passport Agency on September 25, 2008.
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NFFE
Business Representative Gary Johanson, Local 1998 Senior Steward
Sarah Sun, Local 1998 Recording Secretary Jennifer Gile, and
new Local 1998 Union
members Corrina and Maggie at the
Colorado Passport Agency in April 2008.
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Local
1998 VP Mike Garofano, Local 1998 Union Steward Donald
Roberts, NFFE BR Gary Johanson, Local 1998 Senior Steward
Debra Reese-Jolly,
Local 1998 Union Steward Yvonne Smith, and
Local 1998 Union Steward Jeanette Triplett in March 2008.
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