News
02.17.12
Federal Employees, the Long-Term Unemployed Thrown Under the Bus
Congress reached a compromise to extend the payroll tax holiday, and a portion of the UI program, but not without throwing the chronically unemployed and newly hired federal workers under bus.02.13.12
IFPTE Responds to President Obama's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal
President calls for federal employee pension increases, two new rounds of BRAC, and proposed FY13 NASA budget falls short.02.09.12
Majority of Employees Responsible for Internal Operations at the GAO Vote Yes to Form a Union
Professional support specialists responsible for maintaining the Government Accountability Office’s internal operations at the agency’s Washington headquarters and field offices overwhelmingly voted to form a union.02.09.12
San Jose City Employees Vote to File Ethics Complaint Against Mayor Reed & Retirement Department Director
City employees filed a complaint February 9, a day after an NBC Bay Area Investigative Report that exposed misleading pension cost data cited by City administration and Mayor Chuck Reed. The complaint charges that Reed and others violated public trust, the law, the City Charter and City policy when they deliberately and repeatedly pegged future pension costs at $650 million.02.08.12
House Surface Transportation Bill Falls Short
Saying that the legislation, "should be a surface transportation bill aimed at adequately funding our nation’s infrastructure needs", IFPTE President Junemann warns House lawmakers that HR 7 instead, "targets government workers at both the state and federal levels."02.06.12
Rep. Dennis Ross' Bill takes a Sledge Hammer to Federal Pensions
On the eve of a full committee mark-up, IFPTE President tells House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members that the legislation will, "force federal workers to increase their pension payments with no additional increase in benefit."02.01.12
Union Plus Application Deadline Extended
The Union Plus Scholarship online application system was unable to handle the high volume of applicants prior to yesterday’s deadline so the deadline has been extended.02.01.12
IFPTE Endorses the Marketplace Fairness Act
Urging Senators to sponsor the bill, IFPTE President Junemann says that it is, "time for the Congress to give states the flexibility and tools necessary to collect the taxes that they are owed."01.25.12
State of the Union: Manufacturing a Better Future
On the heels of President Obama’s SOTU call for rebuilding American manufacturing, Economic Policy Institute Director of Trade and Economic Policy Research, Dr. Robert Scott, gives “Kudos” to the President but also points out, “the main cause of our manufacturing woes in the first place: currency manipulation.”01.23.12
Conferees Begin Meeting to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday, Long Term UI
Read the IFPTE letter urging congressional leaders that dedicated public servants, "not be singled out to shoulder the cost of this legislation."01.20.12
Federal Employees Still Being Targeted
As Congress returns for 2012, lawmakers are continuing to target additional year(s) of pay freeze, cuts to retirement and arbitrary cuts to the size of the workforce.01.18.12
KAPL Filing for Union Representation with IFPTE
Technicians and Specialists at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory filed with the National Labor Relations Board’s field office for a union election to join their colleagues with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), Local 147, in order to gain respect and a voice at KAPL.01.13.12
Labor to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Executive Order 10988
January 17th will mark the 50th anniversary that President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988, which extended meaningful collective bargaining rights to federal workers. On Tuesday the AFL-CIO will celebrate this historic event.01.11.12
IFPTE Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday, January 16th, America will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. The members of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) are honored to join our nation in remembering one of our nation’s greatest Americans.01.06.12
Boeing Reneges on Promise to Wichita
IFPTE is disappointed in the Boeing Company’s decision to move the U.S. Air Force KC-767 tanker program out of Wichita, Kansas, reneging on their commitment to bring 7,500 jobs to the area.01.06.12
Administration Recommends 0.5% Pay Raise for Federal Workers
Today the Obama Administration instructed budget directors at federal agencies to plan for a 0.5% pay increase for federal workers. This recommendation comes on the heels of the current two year pay freeze, which ends on December 31, 2012.01.04.12
President Obama Recess Appoints Block, Griffin to the NLRB
IFPTE President Junemann says, "IFPTE applauds President Obama for proactively appointing these nominees."12.21.11
S. 1747, the so-called "Computer Professionals Update Act" Would Remove OT Protections for IT Workers
Read the December 22nd IFPTE letter to the Senate, warning lawmakers that, “this legislation will remove overtime protection, and the compensation that comes with it, for just about any worker directly employed in the IT industry.”12.21.11
House GOP Fine with Increasing Taxes on Workers, and Leaving the Unemployed Out in the Cold During the Holidays
Read IFPTE update on the latest involving the extension of the payroll tax holiday and the long term unemployment insurance program.12.16.11
IFPTE Applauds the President for His "Stellar" Nominations to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Among several important Administration nominations announced Wednesday by President Obama was that of Sharon Block and Richard Griffin to fill two of the five slots on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
