IFPTE was one of 43 organizations signing a letter to all House and Senate members urging them to cosponsor legislation authored by Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Barbara Lee putting in place a financial transactions tax on Wall Street trades.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 is leading the way within the IFPTE family in urging Congress to move quickly in passing historic labor law reform to bring fairness back to the private sector organizing process.
Read MoreThe organizing committees of Brookings United and the Urban Institute Employees’ Union has issued a joint statement calling “on the management of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute to respect the right of staff to form a union and to refrain from any actions that could be construed as discouraging us from exercising this right.” The statement comes as the staff of these respective non-profits are organizing with NPEU/IFPTE Local 70.
Read MoreJoin the IFPTE Women’s Solidarity Network for our 6th installment of the Women & Unions International Speaker Series. This online event will be focused on the gender pay gap and what this means for women’s economic security especially during COVID-19.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress is applauding significant investments in child care, training and skills development and a $15 federal minimum wage, in addition to a further expansion of emergency benefits announced in the 2021 federal budget earlier this week.
Read MoreAs the House gets set to consider H.R. 51, legislation authored by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, IFPTE urges Congress to approve the measure, saying that “unlike members of labor unions, the citizens of Washington, D.C. do not enjoy this same type of democracy.”
Read MoreLongtime Canadian Area Vice President and SUP/IFPTE Local 160 President Scott Travers penned a letter this week to SUP members, staff and pensioners announcing his imminent retirement. In doing so, Brother Travers will celebrate not only a 36-year career in the energy industry, but also one of IFPTE’s strongest trade unionist’s representing not only his members at his Local, but also the interests of IFPTE members all throughout the Federation.
Read MoreAnimal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) staffers have unionized! In late March, a super majority of staffers voted in an NLRB election to join the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70).
Read MoreApril 14 was International Day of Pink. The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE 160) is proud to stand up against homophobic, trans-phobic and all kinds of bullying. The International Day of Pink is an international anti-bullying event held annually during the second week of April.
Read MorePresident Shearon and other labor leaders met this week with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding requests from some nations to ramp up COVID vaccine manufacturing through the issuance of a waiver to the WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) protections.
Read MoreThe Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) sent an open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Health Christine Elliott, and Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton calling on them to strengthen protections for all workers. The letter was sent with the support of Ontario organizations and unions, including the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160). Experts around the world–including within Canada–have called for higher levels of worker protection because of aerosol transmission of the virus.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) Executive Board recognized Equal Pay Day in Canada on April 7 by wearing red in support.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) marked Equal Pay Day by calling for immediate action on pay equity. Equal Pay Day signals the day when average wages in female dominated job categories finally catch up to the wages in male dominated job categories from the previous calendar year. This year, that date arrived on April 7.
Read MoreNow is the time for the Senate to act and pass this critically important bill to level the playing field for workers involved in union organizing drives. As this bill is awaiting Senate consideration, IFPTE is happy to join the AFL-CIO led ‘Build Back Better with Unions’ campaign centered around passage of the PRO Act.
Read MoreAs citizens across Canada and the United States continue to gain access to COVID-19 vaccines, including tens of thousands of IFPTE members, IFPTE joins the growing chorus of labor organizations in urging members and their families to get the vaccine when it becomes available to them.
Read MoreEducation has been one of the most effective ways to enhance the participation and experience of IFPTE Locals. Spring has presented western Canadian IFPTE Locals with opportunities to upgrade their skills to better serve their members.
Read MoreThe Metropolitan Washington Council's 2021 DC Labor FilmFest is underway, featuring virtual screenings of both new films and classics about worker organizing.
Read MoreWAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 leadership and members joined in solidarity with members of IBEW Local 2034 as they seek a fair deal for their members employed by Manitoba Hydro, free from Pallister Government interference.
Read MoreFormer Local 12 President, and longtime Local 12 member, Kurt Norberg retired this week from federal service.
Read MoreIFPTE is sad to report that Brother Drew Terry, a former president and longtime legislative director for Local 1, passed away late last week. IFPTE executive officers commented on the Brother Terry’s passing.
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