This week, IFPTE asked Senators to support the confirmation of current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chair Lauren McFerran as well as Joshua Ditelberg, nominee for NLRB Member, in a bipartisan nominee package. McFerran’s term on the NLRB expires on December 16, 2024. IFPTE’s letter urges Senators to confirm the nominees before the end of the year.
Read MoreMichelle Johnston, President of the Society of United Professionals congratulated the Green Party of Ontario on the passage of a resolution at their 2024 Annual General Meeting which reverses a long history of blanket opposition to nuclear energy.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE joined the broad coalition of unions and organizations representing federal, state, and local government employees and retirees in making the final push to get the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, through Congress.
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to honour and commend our nations’ Veterans, including the countless Veterans who are strong members of the labour movement.
Read MoreVoters in Everett, Washington approved a new minimum wage ordinance backed by a coalition of labor and political activists that included a SPEEA Council Representative.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160 stands firmly in Solidarity with the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) union, who have been without a contract for 22 months, as they try to get a fair deal from the Government of Ontario.
Read MoreInternational Representative, David LaFemina, and President, Matt Biggs, travelled to Norfolk this week to meet with Local 1 President, Corey Henderson, regarding several issues of importance to Corey and his members, including management’s efforts to erode the Local 1 bargaining unit.
Read MoreIFPTE Local members and international officers and staff reflected on the Union’s participation in the AFL-CIO Labor 2024 program in several of the swing states that decided the election.
Read MoreThe Nonprofit Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70), and the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1), sent e-newsletters this week to members in response to Tuesday’s election results.
Read MoreThe executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), representing 90,000 workers across North America, released the following statement in response to yesterday’s elections results.
Read MoreFord’s Conservative government tabled their Fall Economic Statement this week, outlining their priorities for the months ahead.
Read MoreIn an op-ed published in Military Times, Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger urges fair compensation for federal government employees who also serve part-time in the military.
Read MoreIn response to legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that proposes to eliminate locality pay for federal employees who telework or work remotely, IFPTE told lawmakers that not only is this bill deeply misguided, it attempts to worsen non-competitive federal pay and harm recruitment and retention across federal agencies.
Read MoreJoin the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in Toronto on January 20-21 for our 2025 Election Readiness Conference.
Read MoreAs the Ontario legislature resumes, after a 19-week summer break, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is ready to remind the Ford government that what Ontarians really want.
Read MoreWith less than a week left to vote in the provincial election, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) continues to press for change, calling on voters to say, “Enough is Enough!” after 17 years under the current governing party and to elect a new government that puts workers ahead of corporate interests and favoured friends.
Read MoreFederal public servants at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became “targets” this week of extremist organizations like the Heritage Foundation, who released a “list’ of federal workers serving taxpayers they have policy differences with - read IFPTE’s statement.
Read MoreIFPTE 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.
Read MoreLegislative 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.
Read MoreBased 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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