The IFPTE Women’s Solidarity Network (WSN) is gearing up for our 6th Women & Unions International Speaker Series. The focus of this upcoming program will centre on bringing the gender wage gap to the forefront of our discussions by examining pay equity and equal pay. Join the WSN for this important conversation about the gender wage gap as we examine how women are faring in today’s workforce and economy.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (IFPTE Local 160) is pleased to announce that 34 engineers from the Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) have joined the Society! The campaign started in March with a vote held last week. The vote results were released by the Ontario Labour Relations Board last Friday and a resounding 88% voted yes! Congratulations to the Society and TSSA engineers!
Read MoreThe letter, organized by the NEA, requests Secretary Cardona conduct an audit of PSLF, involve workers impacted by the program’s failures to have a seat at the table, and forgive student debt for all workers who have 10 years of public service.
Read MoreWith Congress turning it's focus to infrastructure investment, manufacturing, supply chains, and jobs, IFPTE welcomed the introduction of the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act , a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH).
Read MorePresident Biden’s proposal commits to addressing the long-neglected physical infrastructure deficit as well as recommitting to federal policy that supports R&D, manufacturing and innovation, and workers rights.
Read MoreIn a letter to Atlantic Council President Tim Rudolph, IFPTE’s executive officers outlined the union’s opposition to Bill S-3522. This bill threatens “the retirement security of current and future IFPTE members and other New Jersey state workers.”
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP), IFPTE Local 160 is pressing the Ontario provincial and federal governments for pandemic recovery, decarbonization of transportation and energy systems, and access to justice measures in their respective budgets. These priorities were outlined in the Society’s budget consultation submission to each government.
Read MoreIFPTE stands in solidarity with Asian and Pacific Islander communities across Canada and the USA. We call upon our members and their families, our brother and sisters in the labor movement, our elected leader, and our communities to join together for a national day of action and healing on Friday, March 26, 2021 to #StopAsianHate.
Read MoreThis week, 25 organizations, including IFPTE, sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to move toward nominating board members for the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), a small but critically important federal agency that hears and decides cases impacting the jobs of millions of federal workers.
Read MoreIFPTE President Paul Shearon commented, “It is appalling that a corporation worth upwards of 1 trillion dollars, and owned by the richest person on the face of the earth, is going to extraordinary lengths to intimidate and threaten their workers in order to prevent them from forming a union.”
Read MoreThis week marked the 110th anniversary of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York’s Greenwich Village in which 146 garment workers – most of them young women, many who were teenagers and immigrants – died in the span of 15 minutes.
Read MoreIFPTE reminded Senators that Marty Walsh has been a steadfast advocate for working people and understands workers’ issues throughout his career as a labor leader and in public service in the Massachusetts State House and as Mayor of Boston.
Read MoreIFPTE “looks forward to a productive working relationship” with Administrator-designate Nelson.
Read MoreIFPTE executive council members and New Jersey local leaders released this statement in response to today’s announcement that former Local 194 President Fran Ehret has been selected to lead CWA in the State of New Jersey.
Read MoreThrough the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, IFPTE joins with other unions to ensure working families' interests and concerns are addressed in legislative efforts to achieve a single-payer health care system.
Read MoreIFPTE and a number of labor unions and civil rights groups joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) in support of Julie Su’s confirmation as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor.
Read MoreThe enacted legislation provides $1.9 trillion of economic relief to help local communities, workers, families, and maintain jobs in parts of the economy severely impacted by the pandemic.
Read MoreThis week , the House of Representatives will vote on one of highest and longest held priorities for the U.S. labor movement: private sector labor law reform.
Read MoreThe $1.9 trillion relief package includes IFPTE members’ most urgent priorities and provisions to help working families in every congressional district.
Read MoreIFPTE and AFGE sent a joint request the Biden Administration today, alerting the President that, “under the leadership of Commissioner Saul and Deputy Commissioner Black, SSA has achieved the distinction of being one of the most anti-labor agencies in the entire federal government.”
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