As the Senate considers reauthorizing federal workforce development authorities and works on drafting the next version of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, IFPTE sent a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee leadership to request the Committee ensure employer fees from the H-1B visa program continue to support the Department of Labor’s (DOL) H-1B Skills Training Grants for domestic recruitment in STEM and STEM-related occupations.
Read MoreLed by SPEEA NW Area Vice President/SPEEA & IFPTE Veterans Committee member, Jeff Forbes, IFPTE sent a letter this week to Washington State Congressman, Rick Larsen, asking that he lead an effort in the United States Congress to fix a loophole in the law that prevents Veterans that use their earned Tricare benefit from participating in Health Savings Accounts (HSA) programs.
Read MoreSPEEA’s director of strategic development, Rich Plunkett, was in Washington, DC this week to attend a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing entitled “FAA Oversight of Aviation Manufacturing”.
Read MoreCanada is closer than ever to achieving a universal public drug plan. The Pharmacare Act, introduced to Parliament in February 2024, was passed this week.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) announced the union’s support of Congressman Adam Smith for a 15th term in the United States House of Representatives.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) endorses Rick Larsen as he seeks his 13th term to represent Everett, Bellingham, and surrounding areas in Washington State in the Second Congressional District.
Read MoreIFPTE, representing over 15,000 public sector workers in New Jersey, today announced their endorsement for Sue Altman to represent the citizens of New Jersey’s 7th District in the United States House of Representatives.
Read MoreIFPTE was one of several Union’s invited to participate in this week’s White House Summit on Domestic Nuclear Deployment.
Read MoreIFPTE President, Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, and Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, met this week in Washington, DC with Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm.
Read MoreBefore the House Agriculture Committee began an all-day markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, IFPTE urged Members of the Committee to oppose the legislation as includes cuts to nutrition programs that the most vulnerable working Americans and their families count on.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 3 leaders and members joined an event last week with Pennsylvania Representative, Mary Gay Scanlon.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 98 and International members/officers/retirees responded today to the passing of former longtime Local 98 officer and President, Frank Tangorra.
Read Morethe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) considered two bills that would make substantial changes to federal telework law.
Read MoreIFPTE requested Senators and Representatives to cosponsor the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (PSFNA), legislation that ensures that state, county, and local public sector employees will have unionization and collective bargaining rights.
Read MoreThis week’s passage and enactment of the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, legislation that extends the Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) authorization for five years, includes several key wins for IFPTE members.
Read MoreManitoba's unions along with the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) are celebrating two key labour law changes that workers have been fighting for over the last fifty years – single step union certification set at 50 per cent +1 (card check) and a ban on scabs.
Read MoreBrother John Garrity from Local 3 was highlighted this week in a video released by the AFL-CIO in support of the re-election of President Biden and Vice President Harris.
Read MoreIFPTE and AFSCME cohosted a labor-backed event this week in Washington, DC supporting New Jersey Senate candidate, Congressman Andy Kim.
Read MoreSUP’s Secretary-Treasurer, Laurie Reid, presented at the Ontario Legislature's Committee on the Interior to speak against the government's proposed Bill 165.
Read MoreThis week, Congress unveiled the compromise Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024. As the Senate began considering the bill this week, IFPTE told Senators the bill includes IFPTE members’ priorities and urged them to pass it before the May 10 deadline for FAA program authorities.
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