The Department of Labor (DOL) announced the appointment of Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson to the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH), which was established pursuant to Executive Order 11612 for the purpose of advising the Secretary of Labor on matters related to occupational safety and health of federal workers.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is calling on Canada’s governments to take immediate action to increase supports for low-income people as evidence mounts of a growing number of families unable to afford skyrocketing housing, energy and food costs.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) calls on the Bank of Canada's Governor: Mr. Macklem, kindly stay in your lane and away from the bargaining table.
Read MoreIFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson issued a statement from in response to an effort by NLRB Region 10 Director to fleece the United Mineworkers of America (UMWA) of over $13 million for supporting their members who on strike against Warrior Met Coal.
Read MoreIFPTE’s executive officers released statements supporting Robert H. Shriver, III, President Biden’s nominee to serve as Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel (OPM). IFPTE President Biggs noted Shriver’s “experience, expertise and, most importantly, appreciation… for the federal workforce.”
Read MoreAs the Senate once again considers advancing and passing the Honoring Our PACT Act this week, IFPTE told Senators — and, in particular, the 25 Senators who voted for bill voted in June only to vote against advancing the bill last week — that, “we urge you in the strongest terms possible to pass the motion to close debate and to vote to pass this legislation so that our nation may fulfill its promise to veterans.”
Read MoreRep. Frame has served in the state House of Representatives since 2016 and has proven herself a champion for a fair economy that works for working families across Washington.
Read MoreJoin the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) for a rally at Queen’s Park on August 8, 2022. The Ontario Legislature will resume and Ford’s Conservatives will set their priorities for the months ahead. Let’s make sure they hear our priorities loud and clear.
Read MoreIFPTE’s Legal Sector Working Group (LSWG), an alliance of IFPTE Canadian and U.S. Locals representing legal professionals, sent a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris in support of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ/Judicial Council 2) efforts to re-certify their union.
Read MoreThe Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is proud to be joined in partnership by American Income Life (AIL) Canada in calling for applications for the annual OFL/AIL Labour Post-Secondary Scholarship.
Read MoreIn a statement supporting the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 IFPTE notes that the union “supports the course that this legislation plots for our nation with regard to reducing inflation, lowering prescription drug costs, moving toward a greener economy, and maintaining and growing good paying, union represented jobs.”
Read MoreIn anticipation of full Senate votes on the CHIPS and Science Act, IFPTE alerted lawmakers that the bill, “supports critical technologies for advanced manufacturing and commits to advancing research and development in key emerging technologies, strengthens federal R&D infrastructure, and establishes National Science Foundation-led partnerships and collaborations that include labor.”
Read MoreThis week, Local 1937 Engineering Association President Mike Cavote joined IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson and IFPTE President Matt Biggs for a virtual meeting with representatives from the newly established Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Read MoreThis week, members of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union-Local 70 (NPEU) met virtually to discuss the major issues affecting NPEU’s membership. Among the highlights of the meeting was an address by IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson.
Read MoreAs the high-level trade negotiators from 14 nations prepare, including the U.S., prepare to begin negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), a diverse group of over 100 organizations that includes IFPTE urged the Biden Administration to increase transparency and public participation during the negotiation process.
Read MoreEarlier this year, a Trump-appointed majority on the FLRA, bucking precedent, stripped immigration judges of their collective bargaining rights and union protections. Now, the judges are back filing a petition seeking the restoration of their rights with an FLRA board that includes a new member.
Read MoreIFPTE hosted a webinar with the U.S. Department of Education to highlight the limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver and how IFPTE members can apply before the upcoming October 31 deadline. This program is meant to eliminate the balance of student loan debt for people who work or have worked in government or nonprofit jobs and made 120 payments.
Read MoreThis week, as the House considered legislative package of six appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023, IFPTE requested Representatives vote for the legislation. The bill passed by a vote of 220 to 207 and supports President Biden’s recommendation of a 4.6% federal employee pay increase.
Read MoreThis week, Governor Gavin Newsom approved the expenditure of $75 million to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant running. For decades, this facility has provided good-paying, reliable jobs for hundreds of union members, including those represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC/IFPTE Local 20).
Read MoreIFPTE Local 4 held a summer member picnic on Wednesday at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The picnic, which was the first all-member event since the pandemic, was on opportunity for Local 4 officers and members to meet in a relaxed environment to discuss the major issues locally, and nationally impacting Local 4’s membership.
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