The GAO Employees Organization/IFPTE Local 1921, hosted their annual membership meeting via Zoom earlier this week. The meeting’s theme was “Year in Review.”
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The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomes federal Labour Minister, Seamus O’Regan’s introduction of Bill C-58, legislation to ban the use of replacement workers.
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This week, IFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, and Assistant to the Executive Officers Brian Kildee attended the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting’s agenda included a full analysis of Tuesday’s election results, including but not limited to the many victories by labor backed candidates in New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
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IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson issued the following joint statement on behalf of IFPTE in response to last night’s election results.
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IFPTE’s Executive Council met this week in San Francisco at the Union’s biannual board meeting. The meeting was hosted by and held at the offices of IFPTE Local 21 in San Francisco.
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IFPTE joined other unions and consumer, health, human rights, faith, and human rights organizations in a letter today to President Biden supporting his stated position against Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and urging him to eliminate ISDS terms in existing free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties.
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ESC/IFPTE Local 20 members joined fellow Union Siblings employed by Kaiser Permanente in walking the picket line last week to bring to light the bad faith bargaining practices of Kaiser Permanente.
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Nearly 200 members and leaders from the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1) gathered in New Orleans, Louisiana to attend the union’s 2023 Education Conference.
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On October 3, Manitobans elected the New Democratic Party (NDP) —the labor party— to form the next provincial government.
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The striking Society/IFPTE Local 160-represented safety professionals at the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) have reached an agreement with the employer after 13 days on the picket line. The members and the employer have now both voted to ratify the agreement.
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TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 members took part in the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) Women’s Conference held on September 26 & 27.
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After more than a week since going on strike, IFPTE members represented by the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) continue their fight for a fair compensation package and respect on the job at the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA).
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The Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, and the anti-worker House Freedom Caucus turned a blind eye to bipartisan legislation that passed the Senate to keep the United States Federal Government funded and running.
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Mike Arendt, IFPTE Local 561 Steward/Federal Caucus Legislative Committee Chair, visited Capitol Hill following his visit with lawmakers earlier this month.
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IFPTE was proud to issue a Congressional endorsement this week for Congressman Andy Kim, who recently announced his candidacy for the United States Senate.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 members employed at the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) begin strike action on September 20.
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IFPTE, IBEW, NFFE, and AFGE have voiced their concerns with the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) to discuss federal lock and dam operators employed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the possible implementation of off-site remote operations and the reduction of on-site operations staff on these critical infrastructures.
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The members of the GAO Employees Organization (GAO/IFPTE Local 1921), representing roughly 2,500 employees of the Government Accountability Office, announced today that they have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new agreement, which also has been approved by the agency’s top leader, U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro.
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Officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers welcomes the Biden-Harris Administration's announcement that Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has proposed rulemaking to strengthen and clarify the status of civil service positions and protections, and establish procedures regarding transferring positions from competitive service to the excepted service as well as within the excepted service.
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The executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) issued the following statement in solidarity with the members of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) who are on strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis.
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