Federal Workers Legal Defense Network General Counsel, Suzanne Summerlin, authored her latest “Solidarity Docket” this week, updating federal workers on the latest legal activity from the labor movement to combat the Trump Administration’s attacks on civil servants.
Read MoreIFPTE sent an updated letter to Congressional leaders this week calling for “a bipartisan solution to this shutdown that funds the priorities and programs relied upon by the public, including those provided by IFPTE members.
Read MoreIFPTE was proud to issue another endorsement last week for our friend, Maine Congressman Jared Golden, who is seeking his 5th term in the United States House of Representatives.
Read MoreIFPTE is honored and humbled to report that International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) International President, Robert Olvera, offered his Union’s SOLIDARITY and support for IFPTE-represented federal sector members as we fight to preserve our jobs and our collective bargaining rights.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 777’s Chicago District Chapter participated in a rally on October 8 calling for a just end to the shutdown on Federal Plaza in Chicago.
Read MoreIFPTE has endorsed the Fair Access to Swift and Timely (FAST) Justice Act, legislation that would give federal workers a private right of action and allow them to take their cases to federal court if the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) fails to act on an appeal within 120 days.
Read MoreIFPTE issued the following response to the Trump Administration’s announcement today that they are issuing RIF notices to furloughed federal workers.
Read MoreLate on Thursday night, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. The defense policy and authorization bill legislation reaffirms Congress’s bipartisan support for strengthening America’s defense capabilities and supporting the civilian and uniformed workforce that sustain it.
Read MoreNational Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2) members, Judges Anam Petit and Emmett Soper, joined President Biggs as panelists this week at a symposium held in Washington, DC, by the National Press Foundation.
Read MoreIFPTE Locals from the Northeast Area met in New York as a part of their annual meeting.
Read MoreIFPTE Atlantic Area Locals met this week in New Jersey to discuss a myriad of issues impacting IFPTE’s membership in New Jersey.
Read MoreIFPTE executive officers issued the following statements in relation to IFPTE’s legal challenge to President Trump’s August 28th Union-busting executive order.
Read MoreIFPTE executive officers issued the following statements in response to the Trump Administration’s latest plan to illegally deny salaries to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal employees.
Read MoreIn a major legal victory for IFPTE's federal membership and for all federal workers, a federal judge granted our petition for an injunction protecting IFPTE-represented employees working at the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency from the Trump Administration’s March 27th union-busting executive order.
Read MoreCanada’s unions are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by calling on the government to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP).
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals released a video message to mark September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada—a day to reflect on the tragic legacy of the residential school system.
Read MoreOn October 1, GESTA/IFPTE Local 29 members joined AFSCME members and IFPTE International staff on Capitol Hill at a press conference sponsored by members of the Maryland Congressional delegation regarding the damage the government shutdown is inflicting on federal employees.
Read MoreIFPTE responded to the findings in “The Destruction of NASA’s Mission,” released by Senate Commerce, Science, and Technology Committee Democrats and the Committee’s Ranking Member , Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA). The report provides oversight of NASA’s unlawful implementation of the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) before Congress has finished the appropriations process and well before the start of the FY26.
Read MoreIFPTE followed up on last week’s meetings and letters to Congress to protect NASA missions and capabilities with another letter to House and Senate leadership, insisting that any funding deal must contain legislative language protecting congressionally approved funding levels from impoundments and prevent a unilateral implementation of the President’s budget contrary to Congressional intent.
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