News | NWSEO

CY2022 NWS Health & Wellness Service Fees Reimbursement and Open Enrollment for CY2023

(February 6, 2023) As a result of the hard work and determination demonstrated by NWSEO, the Health and Wellness Services Fees...

Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

NWSEO Member Jason Ahsenmacher Seeks Medical Leave Donations

Help Now through the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (January 17, 2023) —Former union steward Jason Ahsenmacher at the Fairbanks Weather...

Dues, Fees & Financial

NWSEO Dues Increase of $1.09 Per Pay Period Effective Pay Period 1 of 2023

(January 5, 2023) — Effective January 1, 2023, NWSEO dues via form 1187 payroll deduction have been set at one percent of your salary,...

Federal News

NWSEO Lobbying Pays Off with Extra Funding for Staffing

(December 21, 2022) — The FY23 Omnibus Appropriations bill released overnight will substantially increase appropriations for the National...

CBAs & MOUs

NWS and NWSEO Reach Agreement on Job Share Program

(December 12, 2022) — The National Weather Service (NWS) and NWSEO have come to an agreement on the first-ever NWS Job Share Program....

Convention

47th Annual NWSEO National Convention Wrap-Up

(November 23, 2022) — More than 75 NWSEO members and guests came together in solidarity for two days of learning, relationship building,...

Survey

Collaborated Forecast Process Survey: Your Input Needed

(November 22, 2022) — The National Weather Service (NWS) is currently testing a Collaborated Forecast Process (CFP) for quantitative...

CBAs & MOUs

NWS GS5-12 Vacancy Announcement Clarification

(November 2, 2022) — There has been some recent confusion regarding a recent job announcement for GS-1340 Meteorologists grades 5 through...

Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

NWSEO Member Angie Margrave Seeks Medical Leave Donations

Help Now through the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (October 25, 2022) —Angie Margrave, a longtime NWSEO member and Hydrometeorological...

Convention

(October 7, 2022) — Workshop registration is now open for NWSEO’s 2022 Annual National Convention! Each workshop promises to inform,...

CBAs & MOUs

Guidance on Preferred Scheduling and other Important Changes to the NWS Contract

(October 3, 2022) — Recently, a number of changes have been made to NWSEO’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the union and...

Federal News

Update on Safer Federal Workforce Task Force and COVID-19 Protocols

(August 24, 2022) — In light of the updated COVID-19 guidelines put forth by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The...

Federal News

Inflation Reduction Act Allocates $600 Million to Units Represented by NWSEO

(August 17, 2022) — The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden yesterday, contains over $600 million in new funding for the...

Federal News

COVID-19 Testing Program is Halted

(August 13, 2022) - NOAA announced on Friday, August 12, 2022, the agency is halting the COVID-19 Screening Program effective immediately....

Federal News

Administration Urges Federal Employees to Apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness before 10/31

(July 26, 2022) — As the Biden Administration seeks public comment on a new set of proposals pertaining to student loan forgiveness, the...

Convention

2022 NWSEO National Convention: Available Workshops and Recruitment Incentive

(July 9, 2022) — The 2022 National Weather Service Employees Organization National Convention promises to be full of learning and...

In Memoriam: John D. Quadros, Former National Weather Service Employees Organization President

(July 5, 2022): John Quadros, the second President of the National Weather Service Employees Organization and Lead Forecaster at the...

Federal News

Significant increases for NWS in House Appropriations Bill - $13 million in new funds for staffing

(June 28, 2022) - The House Appropriations Committee will today approve the Fiscal Year 2023 Commerce Appropriations Act, which includes...

Federal News

NWSEO, NWS Form Shift Work Flexibility Team

(June 24, 2022) After in-depth discussions surrounding rotating shift work and its implications on worker health and wellbeing, NWSEO and...

Elections

2022 Election Candidates Confirmed

(June 14, 2022) Nominees for the 2022 Regional Officer elections are now confirmed, and the elections page on the NWSEO website is live...