The Executive Office of Immigration Review is continuing the Trump-era policy of refusing to recognize NAIJ-IFPTE Judicial Council 2 in violation of federal labor law and despite widespread support for NAIJ and immigration judges’ union rights.
Read MoreOn the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Justice, Americans will converge in Washington D.C. and throughout the U.S. to continue the call for restoring and updating a key victory for the Civil Rights Movement and for American democracy: federal protections for voting rights.
Read MoreIFPTE issued a statement applauding President Biden’s nominations of Susan Grundmann for Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) Member and Kurt Rumsfeld for FLRA General Counsel.
Read MoreOn Thursday, July 29, the Winnipeg Association of Public Service Officers-Local 162 (WAPSO) took a historic step in becoming the first labour organization in Manitoba to become a partner to the City of Winnipeg’s Indigenous Accord.
Read MoreIFPTE 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.
Read MoreIn a letter to Senator Diane Feinstein, IFPTE outlined concerns with NASA’s new policy for reviewing and approving human research.
Read MoreThe Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association-Local 222 (SCMMA) completed its most recent round of bargaining with the City of Saskatoon.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE sent letters to Senators highlighting the union’s policy priorities for the proposed $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and the $3.5 trillion budget resolution.
Read MoreOfficers of IFPTE issued statements to accompany the union’s endorsement of Phil Murphy for New Jersey Governor.
Read MorePresident Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul and Deputy Commissioner David Black. The Biden Administration’s decision to change comes after calls for their removal by IFPTE and the Association of Administrative Law Judges-Judicial Council 1.
Read MoreIn a letter to the chairs of the House Committees with jurisdiction over NASA and federal civil servants, IFPTE shared concerns about the NASA provisions in S.1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness Act — which recently passed the Senate with bipartisan support. IFPTE urged the Committee leaders to build on the advantages of the civil service to make NASA careers more attractive to STEM graduates and federal workers.
Read MoreDepartment of Justice’s Executive Office of Immigration Review has withdrawn its opposition to the National Association of Immigration Judges-IFPTE Judicial Council 2 (NAIJ) motion to reconsider the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s November 2, 2020 decision to decertify the immigration judges’ union.
Read MoreIFPTE Pres. Shearon called the framework “a good first step toward significant infrastructure investment to support millions of good paying, union represented jobs,” adding that Congress must work on adding “progressive offsets to pay for the larger package such as raising the minimum corporate tax, closing corporate tax loopholes that allow multi-nationals like Amazon to pay no taxes at all, and ensuring that our wealthiest wage earners finally pay their fair share in taxes, to help pay for the full scope of our infrastructure needs.”
Read MoreIFPTE Local 196/Atlantic Area Vice President Sean McBride and Local 196 business manager Jimmy Robertello traveled to Washington, DC this week to attend an event with New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith. The Local 196 leaders also met with Pennsylvania Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 is continuing to pressure the Ontario government to save community courthouses in Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York.
Read MoreThe IFPTE International and the IFPTE Atlantic Council is urging all IFPTE members represented by an IFPTE public sector local to ask your state Senator and Assembly Members to support the “Responsible Collective Negotiations Act” – also known as the “Janus 2” bill.
Read MoreNBC Nightly News aired a televised segment featuring National Association of Immigration Judges-Judicial Council 2 (NAIJ) President Amiena Khan and NAIJ Executive Vice President Dana Marks alongside retired Immigration Judges Charles Honeyman and Lisa Dornell. Separately, the Catholic Labor Network shared with its members Immigration Judges’ role in the immigration system, NAIJs efforts to defend due process rights, and the Trump Administration’s union busting against NAIJ.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers’ (IFPTE) campaign to halt the Trump-era effort to decertify the National Association of Immigration Judges-IFPTE Judicial Council 2 (NAIJ) received a helpful boost today with the House Labor Caucus’ letter to Attorney General Garland requesting the Department of Justice withdraw the petition to decertify NAIJ.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160, along with other labour and advocacy organizations, is opposing the Ontario government’s new law that introduces Draconian restrictions on free speech for a full year ahead of scheduled elections.
Read MoreThe letter, which was signed by 19 unions and sent to the Senate and House appropriators, notes that, “Appropriating a 3.2 percent average pay raise for 2022 matches trends in the private sector and is a necessary step to ensure the federal government does not fall further behind in pay.”
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