IFPTE sent an updated letter to Congressional leaders this week calling for “a bipartisan solution to this shutdown that funds the priorities and programs relied upon by the public, including those provided by IFPTE members.
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IFPTE is honored and humbled to report that International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) International President, Robert Olvera, offered his Union’s SOLIDARITY and support for IFPTE-represented federal sector members as we fight to preserve our jobs and our collective bargaining rights.
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IFPTE has endorsed the Fair Access to Swift and Timely (FAST) Justice Act, legislation that would give federal workers a private right of action and allow them to take their cases to federal court if the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) fails to act on an appeal within 120 days.
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IFPTE issued the following response to the Trump Administration’s announcement today that they are issuing RIF notices to furloughed federal workers.
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Late on Thursday night, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. The defense policy and authorization bill legislation reaffirms Congress’s bipartisan support for strengthening America’s defense capabilities and supporting the civilian and uniformed workforce that sustain it.
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National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2) members, Judges Anam Petit and Emmett Soper, joined President Biggs as panelists this week at a symposium held in Washington, DC, by the National Press Foundation.
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Members of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 voted to ratify their recently negotiated contract with Bell/MTS. The Memorandum of Agreement dated October 1, 2025, has been approved by the membership, with 84.4% of eligible TEAM members participating in the vote.
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Members of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) held their annual membership meeting this week via Zoom.
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IFPTE Atlantic Area Locals met this week in New Jersey to discuss a myriad of issues impacting IFPTE’s membership in New Jersey.
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IFPTE executive officers issued the following statements in relation to IFPTE’s legal challenge to President Trump’s August 28th Union-busting executive order.
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IFPTE executive officers issued the following statements in response to the Trump Administration’s latest plan to illegally deny salaries to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal employees.
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In a major legal victory for IFPTE's federal membership and for all federal workers, a federal judge granted our petition for an injunction protecting IFPTE-represented employees working at the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency from the Trump Administration’s March 27th union-busting executive order.
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The staff of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has officially unionized as CREW United, joining the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70).
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On October 1, GESTA/IFPTE Local 29 members joined AFSCME members and IFPTE International staff on Capitol Hill at a press conference sponsored by members of the Maryland Congressional delegation regarding the damage the government shutdown is inflicting on federal employees.
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Following last weekend’s firing of over a dozen Immigration Judges (IJs), IFPTE, which represents IJs nationwide and members of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2), stated that, “the removal of experienced judges is hypocritical, undermines the law, wastes taxpayer dollars, and further delays justice for citizens and immigrants alike.”
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001’s Wichita Technical and Professional Unit (WTPU) recently launched a survey to determine contract priorities for WTPU-represented employees.
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IFPTE joined AFGE, NFFE, SEIU, and a broad alliance of labor unions in a march from the AFL-CIO to the headquarters of the Veterans Administration in Washington, DC.
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Make no mistake, Mr. Vought is trying to ruin the careers of dedicated public servants who take the oath to serve our nation and defend the Constitution. This is not only cruel and morally bankrupt, but it will also do great harm to the poor, the vulnerable, the sick, and all Americans who rely on the benefits that federal workers provide every day, and it weakens us as a nation.
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IFPTE President Biggs said, “We have long endorsed the Durbin-Grassley H-1B and L-1 reform bill and the Keep STEM Talent Act and we welcome serious efforts by the Administration to award H-1B visas based on the highest pay and skill levels, raise wage levels, and require employers to only recruit outside of the U.S. when they have proven they cannot find qualified workers in the U.S.”
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As the October 30th annual general membership meeting (AGM) approaches, the Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association (SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222) is calling all candidates who are interested in serving on the SCMMA board to “Join the Team that Builds a Better Workplace”.
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