We are sad to report the passing of Byron Charlton, AFL-CIO legislative representative and friend to IFPTE.

IFPTEJanuary 5, 2021AFL-CIO, NSPS

AFGE, IFPTE Call for Change in SSA Leadership

Following the Association of Administration Law Judges and AFGE Council 220’s overwhelming votes of no confidence in the SSA leaders, IFPTE and AFGE issued a joint statement regarding the SSA Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner.

GovernmentIFPTEJanuary 4, 2021AALJ, IFPTE JC 1, SSA

IFPTE Press Statement: IFPTE Calls on Republian Leadership to Support Working Families

IFPTE calls for “much more meaningful aid to working families, including providing robust funding to our State and Local governments.”

IFPTEDecember 29, 2020COVID-19, Press Release, Economic Policy

First Contract Win for NJ's Meals on Wheels and Senior Services Drivers and Local 196

This December, 80 drivers employed by the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) and union members of Local 196-11 vote unanimously to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement.

IFPTEDecember 22, 2020IFPTE Local 196, NJ, New Jersey

Congress Passes FY2021 Government Funding Bill, COVID Relief, and Authorization Package -- Possible NDAA Override Next Week

U.S. House and Senate passed a legislative package with a $900 billion in COVID relief, an omnibus bill, and a package of authorization and reform legislation.

Faraz KhanDecember 22, 2020NDAA, funding, Appropriations, COVID-19

IFPTE Mourns the Loss of Local 193-C President, Brother Michael Pearce

Atlantic Area VP and Local 196 President Sean McBride called Pearce “a dedicated leader in our IFPTE family who fought day in and day out for his members.

IFPTEDecember 18, 2020NJ, IFPTE Local 193-c

WSN SPOTLIGHT: Canada's Women Of Colour Left Behind In COVID-19 Job Recovery

COVID-19 has impacted groups of workers differently, and recent Statistics Canada data released on unemployment rates show women of colour have been left behind.

IFPTEDecember 18, 2020Women's Solidarity Network, WSN, COVID-19, Equity, Canada

IFPTE Urges Export-Import Bank to Maintain Stong Domestic Content Requirements

IFPTE submitted a public comment arguing against any flexibility that weakens the Bank’s commitment to promoting and supporting domestic manufacturing and services and American workers.

Aerospace, TradeIFPTEDecember 18, 2020EXIM Bank, Aerospace, Economic Policy, Manufacturing, Trade

IFPTE Shares COVID Relief Priorities with House and Senate Leadership Ahead of Negotiations

The letter emphasized the urgent need for Congress to pass a relief bill that includes federal aid for state and local governments as well as payroll support for aircraft manufacturing industry.

Government, InfrastructureIFPTEDecember 17, 2020COVID-19, Congress, Legislation

Eight Years On, IFPTE Remembers the Victims of Sandy Hook, Including Local 136-13's Anne Marie Murphy

December 14th marks the eight-year anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 26

IFPTEDecember 14, 2020Sandy Hook, IFPTE Local 136, Anne Marie Murphy

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Commanding Officer Honors Fallen IFPTE Members Roldan Agustin and Vincent Kapoi, Jr

Capt. Greg Burton, commander of PHNS, remarked on the lives, legacy, and loss of Agustin and Kapoi

IFPTEDecember 11, 2020IFPTE Local 121, Roldan Agustin, Vinvent Kapoi

Ontario Federation of Labour Urges Strong Support of Stay Home If You Are Sick Act of 2020.

The OFL is urging all political parties in Ontario to support NDP MPP Peggy Sattler’s Private Members Bill, entitled “Stay Home If You Are Sick Act” of 2020.

GovernmentIFPTEDecember 11, 2020Ontario Federation of Labour, OFL, Stay Home If You Are Sick Act

Association of Administrative Law Judges Survey Finds No Confidence in Social Security Admin. Leadership

AALJ's survey of membership found that the leadership and policy direction at the Social Security has lost the trust and confidence of the agency's administrative law judges.

GovernmentIFPTEDecember 11, 2020AALJ, IFPTE JC 1, Social Security

IFPTE Applauds Final Fiscal Year 21 National Defense Authorization Act

Ahead of the House vote to pass the NDAA, IFPTE's letter called on representatives to support civilian DOD workers, federal employees, and uniformed service members.

GovernmentIFPTEDecember 8, 2020National Defense Authorization Act, DoD

Two Year Authorization of Water Resources Development Act Unveiled this Week -- IFPTE Weighs In

As the House prepared to vote on the bipartisan bill, IFPTE, representing thousands of USACE civilian workers penned a letter to Congress in support of the legislation

InfrastructureIFPTEDecember 8, 2020WRDA

IFPTE Remembers Ronald Agustin and Vincent Kapoi, Jr, on the One Year Anniversary of Their Passing

Our union shall never forget December 4th, 2019 when our Local 121 and Hawaii Federal Employees Metal Trades Council Brothers, Ronald Agustin and Vincent Kapoi, Jr, were tragically killed while on the job at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

IFPTEDecember 4, 2020IFPTE Local 121, Ronald Agustin, Vincent Kapoi, Jr

IFPTE Requests Answers Regarding COVID Vaccine Distribution Plan

As federal agencies are planning for vaccinations of federal workers, IFPTE requests that the Trump Administration provide the union with “assurances in writing from that federal frontline workers are granted higher priority than either political appointees."

GovernmentIFPTEDecember 4, 2020COVID-19, OPM

In Recognition of Intl. Day of Persons with Disabilities, The Society/Local 160 Forms Professionals with Disabilities Committee

The theme of this year’s IDPD is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.

IFPTEDecember 3, 2020Disabilities, 160, IFPTE Local 160, SUP

America’s Disabled Workers Once Again in Crosshairs of Current Social Security Leadership – AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1 Weighs In

Judge Melissa McIntosh, president of JC1, recently responded to the Social Security Administration’s latest attempt to erode the constitutional due process protections of disability claimants

GovernmentIFPTEDecember 3, 2020IFPTE JC 1, AALJ, SSA, Social Security