Local 195 members, Paul I. and Geraldo C., went above and beyond when they pulled a trapped motorist out of his overturned truck after it crashed while on the job for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
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America is facing a record shortage of poll workers this year due to the coronavirus. Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure elections run smoothly and everyone's vote is counted. You can make sure we have a safe, fair, efficient election for all. Sign up!
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The WSN postponed our March 2020 Women & Unions International Conference Call Series due to the uncertainty we were all experiencing at the beginning of the pandemic. We’re gearing up for the fall session and our Unconscious Bias presentation is back on!
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As he gets prepared to enter retirement, Bob Linsdell, TEAM/IFPTE Local 161's longtime Executive Director, sends one last letter to TEAM members.
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In a new study published in the Journal of Financial Economics, researchers from the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology found that “RTW laws reduce nominal wage growth by 0.6 percentage points over approximately one year,” and “RTW laws eliminate a substantial fraction of real wage growth…”.
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The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) is encouraged by the Ontario government’s support for operating the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (Pickering) through 2025. The move protects more than 4,000 good Ontario jobs for an additional year.
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As House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders work to reconcile the final Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, IFPTE weighs-in with key lawmakers on several issues impacting IFPTE’s membership.
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The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomes the federal government’s announcement that it will extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and make changes to Employment Insurance (EI).
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After Members of Congress voiced alarm earlier this month regarding the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) undisclosed plans to consolidate the case assignment responsibilities, IFPTE requested Congressional Appropriators defund the NLRB’s nontransparent plan before it is implemented and harms the union rights of working people.
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After nearly a year long fight to prevent 220 EA, Local 1937 represented IT jobs from being privatized and sent overseas, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) management has finally seen the error in their ways and agreed to the union’s request to sack the four IT offshoring contractors they intended to do business with.
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Parents know that Canada was facing a child care crisis even before COVID-19 hit and the pandemic has made their struggles more stark. The Women's Solidarity Network is spotlighting a webinar discussion hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress that will focus on the challenges that lie ahead and what this all means for gender equality and women’s participation in the labour market.
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Watch video to see President Shearon's comments at the DNC Labor Watch Party.
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WSN Celebrates Women's Right to Vote
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TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 Executive Director Bob Linsdell has retired. During his tenure he has set several “firsts” including guiding the change of TEAM from Association to Union, building TEAM's links with the broader labour community, winning a multi million dollar lawsuit to recover pension owed to members, and securing the first ever strike mandate in the history of TEAM.
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As a Black Woman, This is Why I Vote
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Members of WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 voted to ratify a tentative agreement with the City of Winnipeg. This was an incredibly important contract for Local 162 members, as it was the very first contract bargained with the city that would put the membership in a strike/lockout position.
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We all need paid sick days and $500 a week to survive. Join the monthly organizing conversation co-hosted by the Ontario Federation of Labour and Fight for $15 and Fairness on August 18 at 7:00 p.m EDT.
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The Canadian Labour Congress is asking everyone to join them in emailing the Prime Minister and your local Member of Parliament (MP) demanding reform to Employment Insurance (EI).
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IFPTE is honored to announce the winners of the 2020 Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Scholarship Awards Program. From the many remarkable applicants, only four $2,500 scholarships could be awarded to children and/or grandchildren of IFPTE members in the Public, Private, Federal and Canadian sectors.
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Atlantic Council/IFPTE Local 195 President Tim Rudolph and Atlantic Area Vice Presidents Gerry Newsome and Sean McBride issued the following joint statement regarding the passing of Mrs. Rice.
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