IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson were among the speakers at SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001's annual convention and leadership conference held on May 30-31 near Seattle.
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The AFL-CIO’s Department of People Who Work for a Living (DPWL) recently held a series of hearings across the country to provide a platform for working people to express their views on the current administration’s policies, the impact of those policies on their lives, and what working people want from their government.
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Members and leaders from Locals 194, 195, and Council 21, along with International Representative Karen Bellamy Lewis, rallied in Trenton this week to protest the state’s neglect of healthcare insurance reform for public sector and local government workers.
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The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Convention is approaching fast! The Convention is the highest governing body of APALA where we discuss, debate, and decide important policy and programmatic priorities for the organization.
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IFPTE continues to roll out the new EDues program, with some Locals currently signing up members, and other Locals set to take part in phase two of the EDues program.
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IFPTE held a press conference this week in New York condemning NASA’s closure of the Goddard Institute for Science Studies (GISS), located at Columbia University. The closure comes with no explanation from NASA and will leave upwards of 100 researchers and scientists, including 21 IFPTE-represented NASA workers, without space.
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Stewards from the Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association (SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222) participated in the Canadian Labour Congress and Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s Spring School, an annual event focused on building knowledge and skills within Saskatchewan’s labour movement.
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Workers expected an ambitious plan to strengthen Canada’s economy, create jobs, and defend communities against Trump’s agenda, however, this week’s throne speech from Prime Minister Mark Carney provided none of this, says the CLC.
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The OFL, frontline workers, and Ontario NDP MPPs gathered at Queen’s Park this week to demand immediate passage of the Heat Stress Act, a Private Members’ Bill that would establish enforceable heat protection standards for workers.
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, on May 19, signed a bill that extends unemployment insurance benefits to striking workers. With his signature, Washington became the third state (behind New York and New Jersey) to give strikers a financial lifeline.
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IFPTE has launched the EDues program at Locals 121 and 1 and encourages IFPTE federal Locals across the United States to ‘Get in the Queue’ by scheduling the EDues program at their respective Locals.
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Engineering Association (EA/IFPTE Local 1937) president, Anthony Chorney, and the EA board and staff hosted EA members this week in Chattanooga, TN, at their annual Designated Union Representative (DUR) training conference.
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This bill slashes Medicaid, imposes draconian federal employee policies, blows a gigantic hole in the national deficit, and throws 11 million off food assistance and 13.7 million off healthcare coverage.
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The executive officers and staff of IFPTE expressed condolences today on the passing of Virginia Congressman and House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly. Rep. Connolly spoke at IFPTE’s 2025 Legislative Conference.
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On Wednesday, April 30, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is proposing to cut $50 billion over the next ten years from the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and make other changes that undermine our nonpartisan civil service.
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According to the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), data obtained from the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) shows that “most workers who file a claim for mental health injuries suffered from burnout at work are not getting the help that they need”.
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IFPTE legislative director Faraz Khan, and President Matt Biggs were both on Capitol Hill on Wednesday participating on respective panels being hosted by the Congressional Labor Caucus and a group of House lawmakers working against the Trump attacks on federal workers.
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IFPTE is proud to join labor organizations, civil society groups, and members of the public in responding to Representative Lori Trahan's (D-MA) request for information (RFI) to reform the Privacy Act of 1974.
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The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department (MTD) held its bi-annual board meeting this week at the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC. Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, who serves on the MTD national board, attended the meeting along with Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee.
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Since President Trump and partner, Elon Musk, launched an unprecedented attack on federal workers early this year, Locals across the IFPTE asked what they could do to support their Union Siblings employed by the federal government.
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