Posts in Labor Rights
UDPATE -- Congress’s Assault on Federal Retirement and Compensation is an Assault on the Critical Government Services Americans Count On

On Wednesday, April 30, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is proposing to cut $50 billion over the next ten years from the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and make other changes that undermine our nonpartisan civil service.

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IFPTE Participates in Congressional Labor Caucus and Congressional Roundtables on Federal Workforce This Week

IFPTE legislative director Faraz Khan, and President Matt Biggs were both on Capitol Hill on Wednesday participating on respective panels being hosted by the Congressional Labor Caucus and a group of House lawmakers working against the Trump attacks on federal workers.

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SOLIDARITY ALERT: Local 12 President, Tiera Beauchamp, Addresses ILWU Local 19 Members, Gains Letter of Support for Federal Workers

Local 12 President, Tiera Beauchamp, who recently completed the Washington State AFL-CIO’s Path to Power program, spoke last month to the members of the International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 19 about the fight that federal workers represented by Local 12 and across the nation are facing. 

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IFPTE Applauds Launch of Coalition for Professional Integrity, Organized by the Dept. for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO

IFPTE is proud to help launch the Coalition for Professional Integrity, an project that brings together labor unions and professional associations for the shared goal of protecting and promoting professional integrity across the federal sector..

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IFPTE Holds Its Spring 2025 Executive Council Meeting

IFPTE honoured our Union Sister, Michelle Johnston, this week at the Spring 2025 Executive Council meeting.  Sister Johnston, who retired as Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) President in January and stepped down as IFPTE Canadian Area Vice President this week, was thanked and appreciated from all corners of the IFPTE family at this week’s meeting.

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