2017 Member News Archives
NWSEO Press Kit and Speaking Points Available –
Please help maintain the Integrity of the Local Forecast
Press Kit and Speaking Points/ Congressional Contacts
July 2016 NWS PowerPoint presentation to the Deputy Secretary of Commerce
The Four Winds 2017 Archive Stories Listed Below
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2016 NWSEO Four Winds Newsletters and Member News Archives
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2015 NWSEO Four Winds Newsletters and Member News Archives
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2014 NWSEO Four Winds Newsletters and Member News Archives
The Four Winds 2013 Archives
2013 NWSEO Four Winds Newsletters and Member News Archives
The Four Winds 2012 Archives
2012 NWSEO Four Winds Newsletters and Member News Archives
The Four Winds 2011 Archives
2011 Four Winds Newsletters and Archives
The Four Winds 2010 News Archives
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2017 Four Winds - Member News
NWS Left $57 million on the Table in FY 17
November 20, 2017
NWSEO Member Blitz Days
Membership Rewards for New Members and Current Members
November 16, 2017
Has NWS Management Affirmed a Key NWSEO Concern regarding Evolve??
Management CBA Negotiating Team Hints NWS Operations May No Longer Be 365x24x7,
Even in Hazardous Weather Conditions!
November 15, 2017
226 VACANCIES?
DID THEY REALLY SAY THAT?
NWS Adopts Policy of Degradation of Services
for the First Time Since Before the Modernization
ERH Announces Elimination of Forecast and Public Service Shifts
Due to Escalating Vacancy Rates
(October 23, 2017 print copy)
NWSEO Opposes Trump's Nomination
for Barry Myers as NOAA Administrator
October 12, 2017 print copy
NWSEO Offers $300 Incentive to all New Hires
through December 31, 2018
September 23, 2017
Congress approves Restoration of Funding for ITOs and
NCEP Climate Prediction Center
120 or more jobs saved by NWSEO legislative efforts
September 14, 2017
Your Membership Making a Difference
NWSEO Lobbying saves ITO's and CPC and Tsunami Warning Centers
Senate Committee Slams the NWS Concerning the High Number of Vacancies
July 27, 2017 print copy
July 26, 2017
NWS Violates the Collective Bargaining Agreement in an Attempt to Terminate It
July 26, 2017 print copy
(copy of union grievance)
July 31, 2017
NWSEO Membership Continues Recruitment with a HEAT WAVE. There is STRENGTH in our Membership.
July 31, 2017 print copy
July 12, 2017
Department of Commerce List of All NWS Vacancies Confirms NWSEO statements: 668 Vacant Positions
July 12, 2017 print copy
Field Operations Vacancies
Headquarters Vacancies
National Water Center Vacancies
View Dr. Uccellini on The Weather Channel’s Weather Geeks show discuss the vacancies at 3:05-5:09.
NWSEO’s examination of the vacancy numbers used on the Weather Channel’s Weather Geeks show.
July 7, 2017
NWSEO Membership Support is on the Rise (Thank YOU Members! We welcomed 191 New Members to NWSEO!)
July 7, 2017 print copy
June 29, 2017
House Science Committee Members Write Ross: Demand Answers on NWS Evolve
June 29, 2017 print copy
House Science Committee Letter
June 28, 2017
Florida Representative Charlie Crist Cites GAO Report in Concerns about Understaffed NWS Offices in a Letter to President Trump
June 28, 2017 print copy
U.S. Representative Crist's letter to President Trump
June 26, 2017
NWSEO Members Only - Save up to 60% off hotels and extend this
Fourth of July into a four day weekend!
HotelStorm
The Gainsharing Travel Savings Program Policy for all NWS employees is detailed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Article 23, Section 5 with an attached clarification
June 19, 2017
NWSEO Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees supports funding and staffing at NWS, NESDIS, and AOC
June 19, 2017 print copy
NWSEO Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees
June 6, 2017
GAO Report sought by NWSEO
Confirms the vacancy rate is much higher than NWS management claims; and that labor money has been diverted to other uses.
June 6, 2017 print copy
GAO Report on NWS Vacancies
May 27, 2017
The President’s Budget Takes Huge Cut at NWS Operations
Here are some of the cuts contained in the President’s Budget justification which can be found at http://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/FY18CBJ/FY18_NOAA_CJ.pdf .
May 27, 2017 print copy
April 10, 2017
NESDIS Office of Satellite Products and Operations hires Non-government Contractors to fill Full Time Positions – Violating the Federal Hiring Freeze
April 10, 2017 print copy
April 4, 2017
Congress passes “Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act”
Two provisions benefit NWSEO represented employees.
National Weather Service Managers received Hiring Exemption Guidelines on March 30, the day after the Department of Commerce’s approval of a NWS/NESDIS group exemption request that allows NWS to fill positions essential to public safety. Managers are told they may only distribute the guidelines verbally. They include the following positions the NWS is approved to recruit and hire.
View the List of NWS Positions Exempt from the Hiring Freeze
And Hiring Freeze Final Guidance distributed to NWS Managers
NWS Hiring Freeze Exemption Guidelines
March 29, 2017
National Weather Service and NESDIS Approved to Fill Positions
Essential to Public Safety
March 29, 2017 print copy
March 16, 2017
Two Congressional Letters support NOAA Funding -
Noting significant backlog in NWS hiring, need for Hurricane Hunter Aircraft and Satellite Operations
March 16, 2017
Bi-Partisan Letter to OMB Director supporting NOAA funding
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Letter supporting NWS, AOC, NESDIS
March 15, 2017
Arbitrator rules in favor of NWS employees unable to get to work in 2016 blizzard; Grants Administrative Leave under current CBA
March 15 print copy
March 7, 2017
NOAA Records Show NWS is Misrepresenting the Vacancy Rate
March 7, 2017 print copy
Link to Chart from November 2016 NOAA Vacancy Report
March 2, 2017
National Weather Service Evolving Plans to Part Time Offices
February 22, 2017
NWS develops plans to part time most WFOS by FY 19 despite NWS Director Uccellini’s assurances to the contrary.
February 27, 2017
37 slide PowerPoint presentation made to NCEP managers on February 14, 2017
February 22, 2017
NWSEO Negotiated Health Club and Wellness Services Fees Reimbursement Program
Forms should be submitted by Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Form A must be submitted between January 1, 2017 and February 28, 2017 to receive benefits for 2017.
Form B must be submitted between January 1, 2017 and February 28, 2017 for reimbursement for the year 2016.
Complete information on the National Weather Service Health Club and Wellness Services Fees Reimbursement Program is available here.
February 22, 2017 print copy
February 21, 2017
More NOAA Employees say “YES” to NWSEO;
NWSEO Expands to Represent the Mission Operations Division and the Satellite Products and Services Division of NESDIS
February 21, 2017
February 11, 2017
FLRA Orders NWS to Stand Trial for Another Unfair Labor Practice
February 11, 2017
January 26, 2017
Initial Guidance on the Federal Hiring Freeze Honors Some Job Offers
January 26, 2017
OMB Hiring Freeze Guidance
Additional Guidance on Hiring Freeze issued Jan. 31
January 25, 2017
NWSEO-NWS Agreement Provides Private Room and Break Time for Nursing Mothers
“Memorandum of Understanding on NWS Lactation Rooms.
January 25, 2017
January 24, 2017
Commerce Secretary Nominee says he wants to fill NWS positions.
The Hiring Freeze may give him the Authority to do so.
January 24, 2017 print copy
January 23, 2017
Commerce Secretary Designee promises
to “quickly fill all essential positions at the National Weather Service.”
January 23, print copy
January 10, 2017
Northeast’s Busiest Airports Operate with Aviation Forecast Office Closures Due to NWS Vacancies
January 10, 2017 print copy
CWSU Map- airspace covered by NWS Aviation Meteorolgists
January 3, 2017
National Weather Service Health Club and Wellness Services Fees Reimbursement Program - Stay Healthy and Receive a $300 Rebate
Form A must be submitted between January 1, 2017 and February 28, 2017 to receive benefits for 2017.
Form B must be submitted between January 1, 2017 and February 28, 2017 for reimbursement for the year 2016.
Complete information on the National Weather Service Health Club and Wellness Services Fees Reimbursement Program is available here.
Health Club Rebate January 3, 2017
2017 NWSEO Minimal Dues Increase is 46 Cents per Pay Period
Thank you for your support of NWS Employees
CyberSecurity Incident News and Updates
(June 19, 2015) OPM’s web page on “Information About the Recent Cybersecurity Incident” and “Frequently Asked Questions” updated on June 18, 2015. Here are the links to the updated pages. A printable copy is also available. Please post this in your office.
Information page: http://www.opm.gov/news/latest-news/announcements/
FAQ: http://www.opm.gov/news/latest-news/announcements/frequently-asked-questions/
June 12, 2015 print copy
Individuals may call CSID toll-free 844-777-2743 (International callers: call collect 512-327-0705).
NWSEO Mitigation of Sequestration Impacts
2013-2015
NWSEO mitigation of Sequestration Impacts 2013-2015
NWSEO represented employees received an additional $23.85 million dollars as a result of NWSEO actions to mitigate the impact of sequestration during the 2013 furlough. NWSEO lobbying preserved more than $6.85 million in Awards for NWSEO represented employees (1.5% of payroll) during 2013-2015 when other government agencies were either canceled.
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