01.25.11
Attack on Government Workers
We Are Not the Problem!
Since the economic crisis began, federal and public workers have been attacked as the crux of our financial problems. See what’s really happening in the states and on the national level.
New Jersey:
06.21.11 - IFPTE Tells New Jersey Assembly Members to Kill the Bill
06.17.11 - Not All New Jersey Democrats Are Union Busters
02.25.11 - Labor Unity Rally
Join Secretary-Treasurer Paul Shearon and IFPTE Locals in New Jersey as they stand together in solidarity with all of Labor and community supporters against the attacks on public employees and our collective bargaining rights! National AFL/CIO President Richard Trumka and workers from Wisconsin will be there! Help us send the message that Labor is STRONG and UNITED in New Jersey, Friday February 25, 2011, noon at the State House in Trenton. Read More >
01.29.11 - Why Privatize the New Jersey Turnpike?
09.17.10 - IFPTE Urges the Department of Transportation, NJ Legislature, to Block Privatization of NJ Emergency Service Patrol Program
Wisconsin:
03.11.11 - A Letter to Governor Scott Walker
03.07.11 - Wisconsin - A short film shot entirely on the top of State Street at The Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin
03.01.11 - Junemann on Wisconsin Protests "Labor Must Work in Tandem"
02.23.11 - What You Can Do to Help the Public Sector Workers in Wisconsin
02.22.11 - IFPTE Stands In Solidarity with Wisconsin Public Sector Workers
The Feds:
06.21.11 - Maryland Senator, Barbara Mikulski, Says "NO" to Attacks on Federal Pensions
06.17.11 - IFPTE Calls on Obama Administration to Reject Federal Employee only Tax on Pensions
06.06.11 - Rep. Tim Scott Union Busting Bill Aims to End Federal Dues Deduction
05.25.11 - House to Consider HR 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act
05.24.11 - Senate Primed to Vote on Anti-Worker Budget Proposals
04.27.11 - Obama Strongly Disapproves of Public Union Limits
02.17.11 - Issa, Rokita Amendments to HR 1 Aim to Further Cut Federal Employee Salaries
02.17.11 - IFPTE Defends NASA Exploration Program
02.16.11 - Weiner Amendment to HR 1 Would Cause NASA Job Losses
02.15.11 - House Lawmakers Take Aim at Eroding Federal Efficiencies and Union Representation
02.15.11 - IFPTE Opposes HR1, the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution
02.03.11 - Federal Workers Keep America Running: Every Hour of Every Day
02.01.11 - IFPTE, FWA to the White House - "reject the recommendations" made by the Deficit Commission
01.20.11 - IFPTE Says “NO” to Congressional Attacks on Federal Workers
12.13.10 - Rich are Rich Enough; Help the Middle Class
12.07.10 - As Congress Works to Finalize FY!! Spending, IFPTE Urges Congress to Reject Federal Pay Freeze Proposal
12.02.10 - Ron’s Rant
12.02.10 - IFPTE Calls Deficit Commission Report an ‘Attack on Working Families’
11.29.10 - President Obama to Freeze Federal Employee Pay in 2011, 2012
10.18.10 - Dissatisfaction in Federal Employee Pay Sign of Disconnect
Related Issues:
State and Local Government Stimulus Package, Unemployment Extensions Badly Needed
IFPTE Federal Sector Legislative Proposals