Reposted by NFFE Local 34NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025🚨Track your incident days! 🚨 We're hoping nfc gets it figured out but aren't holding our breath either. #bettertogether #holdtheline #nffestrong #wildlandfirefighter #signalboost 01614
Reposted by NFFE Local 34AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 28/04/2025On Workers Memorial Day, America’s unions mourn the workers who have lost their lives or been injured or ill on the job. Every worker should be able to go home at the end of the day safe and healthy, and we’ll keep fighting like hell to make that a reality for EVERY worker. 314355
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Baker River IHC from the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF is ready for fire season and standing #unionstrong 041
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 15/04/2025@repkimschrier.bsky.social is hosting a town hall in Wenatchee on Thursday, April 17. Register to attend. 020
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 09/04/2025“It’s not over yet. There’s going to be more challenges,” she said. “Like I tell my members—you know, buckle up, put the bite stick in—because it’s still going to get bumpy. But don’t lose hope. Keep that energy up.”wenatcheeworld.comOkanogan-Wenatchee Forest Service employees return to work after mass terminationsOkanogan-Wenatchee U.S. Forest Service employees returned to work on March 24 after being laid off on Valentine's Day. 295
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 02/04/2025“In light of the lack of seasonal employees, the whiplash of firings and reinstatements, and the Trump administration’s long-term plans for a formal reduction in force at federal agencies, close observers are still skeptical that basic functions will be performed adequately.”seattletimes.comWA's fired Forest Service staff got their jobs back ... for nowMany Forest Service staffers who were fired by the Trump administration in February have been reinstated to their jobs, but job security is another story. 101
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 19/03/2025“DOGE directed all federal agencies to submit plans for Reduction in Force (RIF) layoffs by March 13. But as of March 17, USFS and several other agencies had not submitted their plans. This time, Musk is clearing the way to lawfully dismiss workers.” And then they will come for the land.thenation.comTrump’s War on Public Lands Moves to its Second PhaseThe Great Firing continues—and the next round of layoffs will reveal how much power over public lands the Trump administration will cede to corporations. 073
Reposted by NFFE Local 34Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. @repkimschrier.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Slashing the Forest Service’s workforce and causing severe disruptions to their operations leaves the Eighth District vulnerable to catastrophic wildfires. I recently spoke with KOMO on my work to defend our forest service workers and keep our community safe. 35520
Reposted by NFFE Local 34Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 10/03/2025🚨 Trump and Musk want to fire federal workers, gut public services, and hand our government to billionaires. We’re not letting that happen. 📢 Join us this Thursday at 8PM ET for a mass call to hear how we fight back—together. 501119569
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest asked the Town of Twisp help out with maintenance of local campgrounds and trailheads this summer, using funds the Methow Valley Ranger District does not have the ability to spend.methowvalleynews.comUSFS asks Twisp to help with campgrounds this summer – Methow Valley News 163
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Hey Western Washington! March for Civil Service, March 14th. Show up at the Henry Jackson Federal Building in Seattle on 12 PM. Bring your friends. Let’s go!! 043
Reposted by NFFE Local 34Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. @repkimschrier.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I've called on the administration to rescind their U.S. Forest Service workforce cuts because, in Washington State, we treasure our public lands and know that keeping our forests healthy is vital both for recreation and for preventing catastrophic wildfires. www.nbcrightnow.com/national/sch...nbcrightnow.comSchrier, colleagues ask for rescinding of forest service terminationWASHINGTON, D.C.–Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-WA) asked for terminated U.S. Forest Services to be reinstated and for the the Trump Administration to hold off on other workforce cuts. 714221
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Central Washington, turn up! Leavenworth Town Hall, March 11 at 7pm. 021
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Happy International Women’s Day! This is what happens when you Google “Women in the Forest Service”. What a 🤡 show. 3203
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 08/03/2025“Enumclaw’s Forest Service office will be closing, and three staff members have already been fired, as a part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s myriad funding cuts across the federal government.”courierherald.comMount Baker-Snoqualmie forest trail maintenance team decimated in February purge; local Forest Service office closing | Courier-HeraldFormer rangers Alex Ross and Cameron Schmodt say trail clearing, bathroom pumping, and trash collecting efforts will now be extremely limited inside the nearby national forest. 1158
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 08/03/2025“Everything that doesn’t get done this year is going to increase the backlog,” Mason said. “It will probably take many years to catch back up.” —Alex Mason, former Methow Valley Ranger District trail crew worker.seattletimes.comTrump fired these 5 WA Forest Service workers. What their absence means for youMany of the U.S. Forest Service workers fired by the Trump administration serve critical functions in the constant job that is maintaining outdoors spaces. 043
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 07/03/2025“Most of us care so much about this work, we’re all going to fight for jobs. That’s why we’re out here,” she said. “We don’t want to leave. We don’t want to find other jobs. We got into this because it’s what we love to do. We love the lands that belong to all of us.”cascadepbs.orgWashington-based U.S. Forest Service rangers reinstated — for nowAhead of the busiest season for outdoor recreation, staffing for trail clearing, search & rescue, toilet cleaning and other duties is still uncertain. 1147
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Politico reporting up to 7,000 workers to be cut from the Forest Service.eenews.netForest Service braces for up to 7,000 layoffs“We are sheep headed to slaughter,” one employee said as the Trump administration eyes further staff reductions. 193
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 05/03/2025“But some things are already clear to the people who manage the national forest. There won’t be enough employees to clear trails, maintain campgrounds and clean bathrooms, nor to care for the MVRD’S 22 horses and mules, which support trail work in the wilderness.”methowvalleynews.comFirings rock Methow Valley Ranger District – Methow Valley News 087
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Check in with your terminated friends! We also have folks we haven’t been able to reach since we don’t have their contact info. 030
Reposted by NFFE Local 34Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 05/03/2025Ray is a 10 year U.S. Forest Service veteran at the Methow Valley Ranger District who was recently promoted to permanent staff. Elon fired him for no reason. Unjustified layoffs like Ray's will end in closed trails, unprotected lands, and less people to help in emergencies. 17627153
Reposted by NFFE Local 34NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025#gilanationalforest what is the interest there for organizing? Please dm us. #gilanf #gila #nffe #forestservice #usfs #newmexico #nm #r3 #region3 #unionstrong #bettertogether #boost #pleaseshare 0249
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 02/03/2025“Dozens of people across Washington who love and care for the land in national forests on behalf of the public and future generations have been fired. Losing their incomes and work they love is devastating for them, and it is also devastating for the ecosystems.”peninsuladailynews.comYOUR VIEW: Forest service workers perform important work | Peninsula Daily NewsON BEHALF OF myself and not the federal agency I currently work for, I’d like to share a few thoughts. 0104
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 01/03/2025“I fear that the Forest Service is at risk of losing the next generation of natural resource managers and leaders,” said retired Snoqualmie District Ranger Martie Schramm, Watson’s former boss.”seattletimes.comTrump fired Forest Service staff; here's what you might notice in WAHeading into hiking and camping season, an already lean Forest Service staff will be stretched even thinner in the Cascades and Olympics. 03711
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 01/03/2025“I think we’re going to lose our federal government land. I think in the next four years, the Forest Service just won’t be around anymore,” said Taze Henderson, a Forest Service employee in Washington state’s Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest until he was fired this month.”capitalandmain.comFirings at Forest Service Raise Alarm Over Corporate Takeover of Public LandsEmployees warn that recent dismissals could weaken protections for public lands as the new administration selects a former timber executive to head the agency. 12819
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 01/03/2025“After four years as lead animal packer for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Goodrich was fired Feb. 13…All the other seasonal positions at the ranch were recently eliminated, he said, which has left him wondering who will tend to the animals or the land.”oregonlive.comFederal cuts hit Northwest national forests, bringing ‘bleak time’ to U.S. Forest ServiceImpacts have hit the Pacific Northwest forests, with more firings expected. 0278
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Opinion piece from the Washington Trails Association and The Mountaineersseattletimes.comForest Service firings dire for WA recreational lands | Op-EdThe firing of about 3,400 Forest Service employees will affect the public's ability to enjoy our landscapes, which could in turn hurt the economy. 051
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 27/02/2025We have a new chief.usda.govSecretary Rollins names Tom Schultz Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service 022
Reposted by NFFE Local 34NFFE local 125 @nffe-local125.bsky.social · 27/02/2025We are actively organizing the #Uintah #Wasatch #Cache #nationalforest. If you are an employee on the #uwc interested learning more please hit us up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #bettertogether #unionstrong #nffe #forestservice #wildlandfirefighter #usfsdocs.google.comUWC Unionization Interest FormTHIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED USING A PERSONAL DEVICE ON PERSONAL TIME. We are fortunate to work with people who genuinely care about your well-being and the forest, but like all of us, they are bound b... 142
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Gregg Bafundo, a wilderness ranger from the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest was fired from his job. He’s interviewed in this Post Reports podcast.washingtonpost.comThe gutting of the federal workforce - The Washington PostThe cuts to the federal workforce and what they’ll mean for the American people. 032
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 27/02/2025“Who did they vote for?” Is a question people ask to determine if a federal worker’s firing was deserved. Keep in mind—they would not be speaking out if this is what they voted for. Maintain your focus where it belongs. And to those that speak out—thank you for staying in the fight. #solidarity 061
Reposted by NFFE Local 34Natural Resources Committee Democrats @naturalresources.bsky.social · 26/02/2025🚨 @rephuffman.bsky.social, @chu.house.gov, & @salinas.house.gov led 80+ House Democrats in demanding the Trump admin reverse thousands of Forest Service layoffs. "Their departure, along w/ broader staff reductions, leaves the agency dangerously understaffed as we head into another wildfire season." 34017
Reposted by NFFE Local 34Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/02/2025MAJOR WIN for probationary federal workers. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/major-win-...muellershewrote.comMajor Win for Probationary Federal WorkersOSC Hampton Dellinger, after being reinstated by a judge following dismissal by Trump, has temporarily saved the jobs of six wrongfully-terminated probationary federal workers. Here's why it matters. 424020814
Reposted by NFFE Local 34ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 25/02/2025Very soon (within weeks) our nations wildlife refuges will be closed. We are at the precipice and I'm not sure this dire message is getting out there in an impactful way. I'm sure all other public land managers (NPS,BLM,USFS,etc) were given the same directive, so we're close to losing these lands. 518277
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The latest from Local 34 is out now. If you are a bargaining unit employee of the Olympic, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan-Wenatchee, or Colville National Forests and are not receiving our emails, sign up here: tinyurl.com/3anbms3u 010
Reposted by NFFE Local 34NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Latest intel for terminated employees (new 2/24/25): nffe-fsc.org/downloads/ab...nffe-fsc.org 087
Reposted by NFFE Local 34Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/02/2025Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story. 5861865610045
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 23/02/2025This day in history: February 23rd 1940, Woody Guthrie penned his famous song, “This Land Is Your Land”. The verses highlight the country’s natural beauty, while the chorus reinforces the idea that the nation belongs to everyone, not just the wealthy and powerful.kennedy-center.orgThis Land is Your LandToday, this classic folk song is usually sung as a popular pro-America anthem by Americans of every background. But it was written to have a radical edge that hollered for the country to make its bounty available to rich and poor alike. 130
Reposted by NFFE Local 34NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Updated information from NFFE regarding the Five Bullets email from OPM. nffe.org/nffe_news/gu...nffe.orgGuidance on OPM Saturday Email | National Federation of Federal EmployeesAn urgent message from NFFE leadership. 22211
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 22/02/2025“Without rangers to manage those facilities, waste will build up quickly, potentially contaminating water sources and creating health hazards. If we are not out there, there’s literally going to be human waste overflowing in these pristine, fragile alpine wilderness areas,"wenatcheeworld.comFederal layoffs hit Washington’s park rangersWENATCHEE — For years, Owen Wickenheiser was a wilderness and climbing ranger, primarily stationed in the Enchantments near Leavenworth. He spent his summers hauling trash out of the forest, clearing 084
Reposted by NFFE Local 34NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025#unionstrong #holdtheline #onYourTerms #bettertogether #nffe #forestservice 0156
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 19/02/2025You were made for times like these and it shows. Stay strong and stay true to your values. We are not done yet. 0124
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 19/02/2025More coverage from the Wenatchee demonstration. Local 34 is not afraid to speak truth to power.khq.comFederal workers protest job cuts in WenatcheeHundreds gathered in downtown Wenatchee to support federal workers facing job cuts under the Trump administration. The protest highlighted the struggles of workers like Gregg Bafundo, a recently fired... 052
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Forest Service and other federal employees joined a crowed of 400 at the Wenatchee rally yesterday. Local 34 was representing! 15814
NFFE Local 34 @nffe-local34.bsky.social · 18/02/2025The sign reads: "Due to the large scale termination of Forest Service employees, Franklin Falls and the Denny Creek Trailhead are CLOSED. This site will reopen when we return to appropriate staffing levels." Expect more of this. Photo: @mountainstosoundgreenway via Instagram 292