"They're dedicated to the American public and it's just very unfortunate that they are being targeted," said Steven Gutierrez with the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Even with ...

“It’s a wildly risky move to invite your firefighter workforce to leave in February, a few weeks before you expect fire season to ramp up,” said Rob Arnold, a union representative with NFFE.

Federal wildland firefighters secured a permanent pay raise Friday after years of waiting for Congress to answer their plea. Included in the spending bill approved by Congress is a new pay scale ...