News
03.04.14
IFPTE Responds to President Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) Budget
Expressing deep disappointment with steep cuts to NASA and DoD, and a proposal to privatize the TVA, IFPTE sent a letter to the President saying that, "it is with considerable sadness that the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers cannot support your proposed Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) budget.02.28.14
IFPTE joins labor coalition in opposing bill that would shrink state and local government revenue
IFPTE was one of ten unions signing a letter urging House members to oppose H.R. 2992, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013 (BATSA). The unions warned House lawmakers that BATSA, "would impose an unfunded mandate and permanently shrink state and local government tax revenue."02.26.14
EPI Report: Ending Currency Manipulation Would Create Millions of American Jobs
The Economic Policy Institute issued a report today estimating that 2.3-5.8 million jobs could be created if national lawmakers put an end to currency manipulation.02.24.14
IFPTE Responds to proposed 1% federal pay raise
IFPTE President, Gregory Junemann, issued the following response to today’s news that President Obama will propose a 1% federal employee pay raise in his Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) budget...02.21.14
Conservative Party Leader in Ontario Backtracks on Support for 'Right-to-Work for Less'
After intense pressure from Ontario workers, Conservative leader Tim Hudak did an about face today by reversing his support for 'right-to-work for less' laws in the Province.02.14.14
Former IFPTE General Counsel, Julie Clark, re-nominated for U.S. FLRA General Counsel
Julie Clark, who has served at Federal Labor Relations General Counsel since August, 2009, was re-nominated this week by President Obama to continue in the same job.02.12.14
IFPTE request OPM investigation into long standing racial bias at NASA
Despite the best intentions of NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, the space agency’s management bureaucracy continues to have a big problem rating employee performance fairly.02.10.14
Chief Administration Law Judge Fired after Union Pushes for Resignation
After IFPTE calls for the resignation of the chief administrative law judge for ethics violations, Gray moves to fire her.02.07.14
Judges' Union Calls on D.C.'s Chief Administrative Law Judge Mary Oates Walker to Resign
IFPTE called on the District of Columbia’s chief administrative law judge Mary Oates Walker to resign as a result of ethics and corruption charges brought by the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability yesterday.02.07.14
Dr. Robert Scott's Latest Memo
EPI Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Dr. Robert Scott latest memo - "The White House is Wrong on the Trans-Pacific Partnership".02.07.14
'Right to Work for Less' in Ontario?
Tory Leader and potential Premier candidate, Tim Hudak, moving full steam ahead.02.07.14
The Society of Energy Professionals, IFPTE Local 160, Mobilizes Against Anti-Worker Policies
The Society unveiled their Workers’ Rights Campaign earlier this week to fight against the increasing anti-worker policies being promoted by some of Ontario’s lawmakers.01.31.14
AALJ, IFPTE Judicial Council 1 meets with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations
This week AALJ, Judicial Council 1 Executive Board member, Judge William Clark, joined IFPTE legislative staff in Washington, DC for a meeting with the LCAO Income Security Committee.01.31.14
Currency Manipulation, Trade, Jobs and Wages
Local 70 Member and Economic Policy Institute’s Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Dr. Robert Scott, on currency manipulation, trade, jobs and wages.01.31.14
Pension Plan Victory for TEAM-IFPTE Local 161
TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 is pleased that on January 30, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of the retirees and the unions and reinstated a lower court ruling "requiring MTS to make the $43.364 million in Initial Surplus plus interest at the New Plan rate of return from January 1, 1997 to the date of payment (plan rate interest) available to plan members to be used to pay for enhancements to their pension benefits."01.10.14
The Real Issue - Social Security Administration's attack on claimant due process rights
"The Social Security Administration’s poor stewardship of the disability program has created the crisis that now undermines the public’s view of the integrity of the program. The questioned integrity of the adjudicatory process in Social Security comes not as a result of judicial misconduct, but is instead a result of a lack of management competence."01.10.14
Former Local 1 President, Ed Cahoon, named to the Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals (SFLRP)
Ed Cahoon, who retired last year after serving the members of Local 1 for many years, including 6 years at President, was named to the SFLERP board last month.01.09.14
IFPTE Responds to Governor Scandal
Union says that eroding public service will lead to more bully tactics.01.09.14
AALJ Says 'Lax Managers Faulted in Hearings Scandal'
The Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ)’s, IFPTE Judicial Council 1, written response to a recent Wall Street Journal article regarding their work within the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) was published today. Once again, when professionals are organized they have the ability to give a more meaningful and deeper perspective of the facts, as well as the ability to defend their integrity and service without fear of retaliation.12.28.13
SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001 President, Tom McCarty writes in the Seattle Times that, "Boeing is overthinking where to build the 777x"
McCarty writes that, "If Boeing builds the 777X elsewhere, it would not only cost more; it would take longer and the product would not be as good."
