IFPTE Applauds President Obama's FY11 NASA Budget Despite serious fiscal constraints imposed by current stressed economic conditions, it is extremely gratifying that President Obama recognizes the acute need to continue to invest in America's future. Read IFPTE's statement. (2/2/10)
Labor and White House Agree to
Changes on Health Care Excise Tax Read President Junemann's statement and the fact sheet on the agreement worked out between labor and the White House on the health care premium excise tax. (1/19/10)IFPTE Joins New Federal Workers Alliance In light of the potential for the consideration of major legislative issues impacting federal workers throughout most federal agencies in the coming years, IFPTE has joined many of the UDWC unions in establishing the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA). The FWA mandate is explained in the IFPTE press statement, and the FWA press statement. (1/11/10)CAMP Chooses Affiliation with IFPTE Members of the City Association of Management Personnel (CAMP) voted to affiliate with IFPTE Local 21. CAMP represents approximately 410 managers (Senior Analysts and Program Managers) for the City of San Jose in California. Read the release. (1/5/10)IFPTE Urges the Senate to Support the Sanders Single Payer Amendment IFPTE President Junemann urged all Senators to support a substitute amendment to the Senate health care overhaul bill, authored by Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders, calling for guaranteed health care for all. See the IFPTE letter and the letter authored by the Labor Caucus for Single Payer Health Care. (12/15/09)IFPTE Calls on Congress to Provide Fiscal Relief to States and Local Governments IFPTE has called on Congress to provide much needed fiscal relief to State and Local governments before finishing their business in 2009. See the State Fiscal relief sign on letter. (12/15/09)President Obama Signs Labor/Management Executive Order President Obama signed an Executive Order today calling for Labor/Management Forums throughout the Federal Government, and has named IFPTE as one of four unions to hold a permanent labor seat on the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations. Read IFPTE'S release. (12/09/09)Congress Adopts 2.0% Pay Raise for Federal Employees Congressional Appropriators approved the first phase of year-end spending by bundling six of the unfinished Fiscal Year 2010 spending bills into an Omnibus package, which included funding for a 2.0% pay raise for civil service workers. Read IFPTE's release. (12/09/09)
