IFPTE Local 3 president, Paul Dobias, and executive vice president, Dawn Dillette, hosted members and others from across the IFPTE family at their Oktoberfest event at The Gate House in South Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.
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Legislative Director, Faraz Khan, International Rep, David LaFemina, Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, and International President, Matt Biggs,, continued their efforts this week in Pennsylvania to Get Out the Union Vote in support of the labor movement’s 2024 efforts to elect Union-endorsed candidates up and down the ballot, including Kamala Harris for President, Tim Walz for Vice President, and Bob Casey for Senator.
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Based on research from the AFL-CIO of candidate proposals and positions, they’ve identified significant differences between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump that would strongly impact unions.
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IFPTE’s list of Congressional candidates that the union is endorsing in the 2024 elections is based on the issues and position these candidates have that align with IFPTE.
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IFPTE president, Matt Biggs, and international representative, David LaFemina, were back in Philadelphia again this week to support the Philadelphia AFL-CIO’s Labor 2024 program in support of Union-endorsed candidates, including the Harris/Walz ticket for President and Vice President, and Bob Casey for Senate.
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Canada’s unions are celebrating a historic victory for millions of Canadians with the passing of Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, in the Senate on October 11.
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TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 President, Dave Eyjolfson, Executive Director, Katherine Johnson, and IFPTE Representative, Erin Spencer, participated in a meeting with the Minister of Consumer Protection and Government Services, the Honorable Lisa Naylor.
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This week, IFPTE and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees a letter urging them to direct NASA to continue supporting the VIPER mission.
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IFPTE welcomed the OPM's announced Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to make Federal Wage System (FWS) locality pay areas equitable with General Schedule (GS) locality pay areas.
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In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Society's Indigenous Relations Committee had the incredible opportunity to interview Bob Watts.
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TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 participated in a meeting with the Senior Economic Development Advisor, Lorne Pelletier, of the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF).
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IFPTE Local 777 President Colin Smalley and Chief Steward David Wisniewski began holding a series of meetings this week with key Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana congressional offices.
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IFPTE worked alongside Union Sisters, Brothers, and Siblings in Pennsylvania this week as a part of the Labor 2024 program to elect pro-worker candidates.
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Despite the chaos caused by the dysfunctional United States House of Representatives, Congress finally passed bipartisan legislation to keep the government funded beyond the close of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) on October 1st.
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Canada’s unions are calling on federal leaders to seize the moment this gender equality week and commit to a better deal for women.
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September 30, 2024 will mark the fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) in Canada.
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IFPTE was one of nine unions honored this week at the United States Department of Labor (DOL), which held a ceremony celebrating unions representing more than a century of service to workers.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 President, Michelle Johnston, has reached out to the new federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon, who filled the post in July after former Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan announced that he would be stepping down.
Read MoreThis week the Republican-led House Oversight Committee considered several bills, including the so-called Protecting Taxpayers Wallet Act, intended to weaken, if not eliminate federal unions by forcing them to pay for the use of official time and other resources.
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In response to a federal court decision that has left millions of student loan borrowers uncertain about accessing affordable repayment and loan forgiveness options, IFPTE joined with over 110 organizations asking the Department of Education to support working people who are in a precarious situation to protect student loan borrowers from financial ruin amid ongoing litigation.
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