The Ontario provincial election is set to take place on Thursday, June 2. After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacted women, gender issues should be at the forefront of this election.
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Our province is facing its worst public health crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost two years ago. Health care providers are describing it as a “full-blown emergency.”
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IFPTE fully supports a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for workers in the federal sector. This country is in the middle of a terrible pandemic, more than 627,000 Americans are dead, and we don’t want any more of our members dying.
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Among the many policies that the Society has called for is approving at least two weeks of permanent paid sick days to ensure every worker can afford to stay home if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, get tested, and improved access vaccines for essential workers.
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President Shearon and other labor leaders met this week with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding requests from some nations to ramp up COVID vaccine manufacturing through the issuance of a waiver to the WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) protections.
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The enacted legislation provides $1.9 trillion of economic relief to help local communities, workers, families, and maintain jobs in parts of the economy severely impacted by the pandemic.
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The $1.9 trillion relief package includes IFPTE members’ most urgent priorities and provisions to help working families in every congressional district.
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The $1.9 trillion COVID relief provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319), including several of IFPTE’s top priorities, are expected to pass the House and head to the Senate as part of the budget reconciliation process.
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In a letter organized by the Citizen’s Trade Campaign, hundreds of organizing urged President Biden to reverse the U.S. government’s position and allow a waiver of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) so that people in developing countries can have access to COVID-19 medicines, diagnostics, medical equipment, and vaccines. Read more on Citizen’s Trade Campaign’s website
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IFPTE members at SPEEA/Local 2001 and throughout our federation are urging Congress to include Aviation Jobs Manufacturing Act in the upcoming COVID relief package.
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As Congress prepares to consider the next COVID relief bill, IFPTE requested Congress include key priorities and address urgent needs of IFPTE members and American workers, families, and communities.
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IFPTE calls for “much more meaningful aid to working families, including providing robust funding to our State and Local governments.”
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U.S. House and Senate passed a legislative package with a $900 billion in COVID relief, an omnibus bill, and a package of authorization and reform legislation.
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COVID-19 has impacted groups of workers differently, and recent Statistics Canada data released on unemployment rates show women of colour have been left behind.
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The letter emphasized the urgent need for Congress to pass a relief bill that includes federal aid for state and local governments as well as payroll support for aircraft manufacturing industry.
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As federal agencies are planning for vaccinations of federal workers, IFPTE requests that the Trump Administration provide the union with “assurances in writing from that federal frontline workers are granted higher priority than either political appointees."
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The Women’s Solidarity Network is spotlighting the experiences of immigrant women in Canada. Immigration is a key factor in contributing to Canada’s economic growth. A survey conducted by Carleton University in July and August 2020 found that highly educated and skilled professional women who recently immigrated to Canada have been negatively impacted due to COVID-19.
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Why are more men than women dying from COVID-19? The Women’s Solidarity Network came across a comprehensive study surveying citizens from eight different countries, including the USA. The findings suggest women are more likely than men to view COVID-19 as a severe health problem and therefore will take extra precautions and follow public health recommendations.
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The Women’s Solidarity Network’s spotlight this week is shining a light on child care responsibilities at home. A new study conducted by McMaster University indicates some Canadian mothers have taken on the equivalent of nearly two full-time jobs providing child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On October 7, Canada’s unions marked World Day for Decent Work with a call for a robust economic recovery plan.
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