WHAT'S NEW AT IFPTE
Thirty House Members, IFPTE Seek Additional Funding for NASA
IFPTE added its support to a bi-partisan letter signed by thirty distinguished members of Congress requesting additional funding for NASA. (4/30/08)
IFPTE Supports McCaskill Amendment to HR 2881
IFPTE penned a letter to the Senate supporting an amendment to HR 2881, the FAA Reauthorization Bill, introduced by Senator Claire McCaskill. (4/30/08)
IFPTE Calls on Senate to Pass The Fair Pay Restoration Act
IFPTE sent a letter to Senators asking them to vote to support the Fair Pay Restoration Act to correct the May 2007 Supreme Court decision, making it nearly impossible for victims of pay discrimination to seek damages. (4/23/08)
Fair Pay Vote Defeated in Senate
IFPTE is disappointed that the 60 votes necessary to invoke cloture (stop a filibuster), and move to final Senate passage on the Fair Pay Restoration Act was unsuccessful. See how your Senators voted on cloture of the bill.
NOTE: Senator Reid's 'no' vote was a procedural maneuver typically turned to by Senate Leadership to allow him to revisit consideration of this bill. Senator Reid is a supporter of the bill and would have voted 'yes' to cloture if the Senate had 59 other affirmative votes.
(4/24/08)
IFPTE Members Speak Out on Air Force's Decision to Offshore Tanker Contract
IFPTE members participated in an April 17th Press Conference on Capitol Hill with Washington and Kansas lawmakers in response to the Air Force's decision to offshore the $40 billion 767 Tanker contract to EADS/Airbus. See IFPTE members speak out here. (4/23/08)
IFPTE Calls on Congress to Block the Offshoring of the Tanker Contract
Citing concerns ranging from national security to interference into the Pentagon's internal competitive process, IFPTE became the first organization, labor or otherwise, to formally request that Congress defund the outsourcing of the Air Force Tanker contract to EADS/Airbus. Read the letter from IFPTE President Junemann to Congressional appropriators, along with the IFPTE press statement. (4/8/08)
IFPTE Endorses HR 5683
IFPTE has endorsed HR 5683, legislation sponsored by Federal Workforce, Postal Service and District of Columbia Subcommittee Chairman Danny Davis, to bring better transparency to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Read the letter to Congress authored by Jacqueline Harpp, IFPTE member and GAO Union Interim Council Representative. (4/8/08)
Local 20 Organizes Engineers at Diablo Canyon
By a vote of 102 to 47, 162 engineers at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant voted to join IFPTE Local 20. This win, one of many for the Local in the last several years, has added the "crown jewel" of Pacific Gas & Electric's system to our family. Read the release. (4/3/08)
Four Unions will be Working Together in a New Strategic Alliance to Achieve Critical Economic, Political and Legislative Goals.
The Communications Workers of America (CWA), the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the United Steelworkers (USW) have committed to sharing resources around the four key priorities for members of these unions and all working families: the Employee Free Choice Act, health care, jobs and fair trade, and retirement security. Read the release. (3/26/08)
IFPTE Calls on Senator McCain to Answer Five Key Questions Related to Tanker
On the eve of Senator McCain's visit to Paris, the home of Airbus, IFPTE posed five questions to the Senator in an effort to bring transparency to his role in the Air Force Tanker contract controversy. View the questions and related documents. (3/20/08)
IFPTE Responds to Tanker Decision
In a stunning move, the United States Air Force awarded their $40 Billion Refueling Tanker contract to the European-based Airbus/EADS. Read our press release. (2/29/08)
Watch Secretary-Treasurer Shearon on CNBC's Power Lunch as he expertly debates the issue. (3/3/08)
Junemann Testifies, Pay 4 Performance Subject of Congressional Hearing
President Junemann testified before the House Subcommittees on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and District of Columbia on the issue of Pay for Performance. View his testimony. (2/12/08)
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IFPTE Endorses Senator Barack Obama
