IFPTE executive officers issued a statement supporting the Saving Our Civil Service Act, legislation introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate that limits a presidential administration’s ability to convert civil service positions into excepted service positions, undermine merit system principles, and fire federal employees without due process or cause.
Read MoreIFPTE urged Senators to pass the omnibus government funding package which includes several funding and policy priorities that IFPTE advocated for. The current short-term government funding measure expires on December 23.
Read MoreAhead of a vote in the House of Representatives to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, IFPTE asked Representatives to vote for the legislation which includes “continued infrastructure investments for Navy shipyards, depots, and other DOD facilities,” the Water Resources Development Act, and other IFPTE priorities.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE reached out to members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to urge, in the strongest terms possible, to avoid a government shutdown and pass a fiscal year (FY) 2023 government funding budget that supports the priorities and needs of working Americans and retirees.
Read MoreIn anticipation of full Senate votes on the CHIPS and Science Act, IFPTE alerted lawmakers that the bill, “supports critical technologies for advanced manufacturing and commits to advancing research and development in key emerging technologies, strengthens federal R&D infrastructure, and establishes National Science Foundation-led partnerships and collaborations that include labor.”
Read MoreThis week , AFL-CIO unions joined together to call for expanding clean energy union jobs and committing to advanced technology to combat climate change in the Tennessee Valley by passing a convention resolution titled “TVA Eligibility for Department of Energy Grants.”
Read MoreIn anticipation of the House’s full consideration of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA), IFPTE sent a letter to all House lawmakers urging their support for the bill.
Read MoreIFPTE executive officers issued a statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May jobs report, which shows 390,000 jobs created in the past month and signals the Biden Administration’s ongoing and successful economic plan to grow American manufacturing.
Read MoreThe attention on Bell-MTS comes at a time when TEAM-Local 161 is in negotiations to make sure that Bell-MTS employees in Manitoba have the chance to compete for jobs at the company, as the company posts vacancies throughout the country.
Read MoreIFPTE sent letters to Congress warning lawmakers that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unilateral implementation of remote operations of some critical lock and dam infrastructure presents a severe cybersecurity threat.
Read MoreIFPTE issued the following statement in response to a Biden-Harris Administration final rule that increases domestic content preferences in federal government procurement.
Read MoreNewsweek article “Biden's Infrastructure Bill Could Change Rural America's Alliance With GOP” shared the perspectives of IFPTE Local 561 steward Michael Arendt, an Army Corps lock and dam operator in Alabama, and IFPTE President Matthew Biggs.
Read MoreIn a letter sent to Senator Manchin urging him to rethink his opposition to President Biden’s historic Build Back Better infrastructure plan, IFPTE reminded the West Virginia senator that, “American working families need the BBB now and, after years of neglect, West Virginia is at the forefront of that critical need.”
Read MoreIFPTE International President Matt Biggs joined President Joe Biden in marking the passage and enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also attending the ceremony were Local 195 President Timothy Rudolph and Womens Committee Chair Sherry Thomas, both of New Jersey, and Local 561 steward Michael Arendt of Mississippi.
Read MoreIFPTE officers applaud the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided comments regarding this historic infrastructure commitment as well as on the progress of the Build Back Better Act.
Read MoreIFPTE urged Representatives to vote yes on the Build Back Better Act and the Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, “complementary bills that meet the needs of working people, support good-paying union jobs, strengthen our economy’s competitiveness and resiliency, and address immediate and future challenges that climate change presents.”
Read MoreThis week, after a breakthrough on the Build Back Better Act, IFPTE told Members of the House of Representatives “[t]he time to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is now.”
Read MoreIFPTE responded to President Biden's announcement of the "Build Back Better Framework" with statements in support of the legislative proposal and a call for Congress to urgently pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build Back Better Act.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE joined other labor unions and and national organizations representing a cross-section of American people and communities in requesting lawmakers and President Biden maintain key priorities in the Build Back Better Act budget reconciliation bill.
Read MoreThis week IFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer/TVA EA Local 1937 President Gay Henson, Eastern Federal Area VP Renae McKenzie, and Legislative Director Faraz Khan met with Tennessee Valley Authority leaders in Washington, D.C.
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