Local 400 President/IFPTE NE Area VP Denise Robinson recently welcomed the local’s fully-vaccinated stewards to an appreciation dinner in Providence, Rhode Island.
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IFPTE’s letter to the House applauded the bipartisan bill while informing lawmakers the legislation, “provides for our nation’s security, supports uniformed service members and their families, honors and meets the needs of our veterans, and addresses several important issues that directly impact IFPTE members.”
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The letter calls on Education Secretary Cardona to take immediate executive action to deliver on the promise of PSLF by cancelling debts owed by all public service workers who have served for a decade or more and to address to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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September 15 marked the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and IFPTE joins in celebrating the achievements, contributions and culture of Hispanic Americans. President Biden issued a proclamation for the occasion, in which he stated "Our future will be shaped by Hispanic engineers who are working to develop new technology that will help us grasp our clean energy future and by the skilled union workers who are going to build it." To read the full proclamation, click here. For IFPTE members who would like to help educate the next generation of union leaders, the National Portrait Gallery will be holding a virtual event about labor icons Dolores Huerta and César Chávez on October 6. More information about that program is here.
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IFPTE shipyard Local presidents signed a letter last week urging shipyard lawmakers to back two key amendments being authored by Washington State Congressman Derek Kilmer to the House National Defense Authorization Act to make whole Navy workers who lost pay and other benefits as a result of the Accellerated Promotion Program (APP) loophole, and the expand the scope of overtime pay for civilian shipyard employees working abroad
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Elected members of the Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160’s Hydro One Local held their annual council on Monday this week. With over 80 people in attendance virtually, “Fighting for Fairness” was the conference theme. Members were greeted by the Society’s Principal Officers as well as IFPTE President Matt Biggs.
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California voters overwhelmingly voted against removing Governor Gavin Newsom from office this past Tuesday. Supporters of the effort to recall Newsom were motivated in part by their opposition to issues important to IFPTE members, including ballot access, unemployment insurance and measures to protect workers at the jobsite from the coronavirus.
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The members of the Equitable Growth Union have ratified a collective bargaining agreement with Washington Center for Equitable Growth (Equitable Growth) management. This agreement is the first union contract for employees of Equitable Growth, who formed a union with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) in July 2019.
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IFPTE is among the 58 national groups that released a letter to Members of Congress in support of President Biden’s international corporate tax reforms. The groups collectively represent millions of Americans, including women, workers, retirees, students, teachers, faith leaders, and small business owners.
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Join the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and Justice for Workers (formerly $15 & Fairness campaign) for their monthly online organizing meeting on September 21, 2021 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
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From Art Pulaski, Cal Labor Fed Sec.-Treasurer: “Leading Republican candidate in the recall election, Larry Elder promises to bring Trumpism to California. What does that mean for workers? For starters, Elder says the minimum wage should be ZERO. He wants to dismantle California’s paid family leave and sick leave policy. He said he will bring Prop 187 back, barring immigrants from emergency health care and public education. He’ll defund public schools to push private charters. On Day One, he’ll attack the right to join a union.” Read more on the California Labor Federation website, find more information at No on the Anti-Union Recall and Volunteer to Stop the Recall!
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Young workers can lead the labour movement in fighting for a more fair and just future. Join the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) on Friday, October 1, and Saturday, October 2 for their virtual Young Workers’ Assembly. Meet and greet with other young workers and learn about issues from organizing to pensions.
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The 21st Biennial Convention of the Coalition of Labor Union Women is coming soon and near you…it’s virtual! The convention will be held via zoom on October 7-9,2021.
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IFPTE applauds the more than 1000 striking Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers’ International Union (BCTGM) union members for, “taking a stand to protect good-paying union jobs from being sent to countries with lower wages and fewer worker protections,” while calling out their employer, Nabisco/Mondelēz, saying that the company should be, “particularly ashamed to attempt this move after your members have done so much to keep the company operating and its products flowing during an exceptionally difficult time, and at no small risk to them and their families.” Read the full IFPTE letter, and join the campaign to support the striking workers here.
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This week, the committees in the House of Representatives began debating legislative proposals for the 2022 Budget Reconciliation package. In a letter to the Ways and Means Committee, IFPTE advocated in favor of provisions to expand Trade Adjustment Assistance, strengthening the proposed paid family and medical leave benefit, expanding Medicare benefits, and for “progressive pay-fors to offset the cost of the bill’s investments in innovation infrastructure, resilient supply chains, housing, clean energy, education, healthcare, childcare, paid leave, labor law enforcement, and more.”
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The Executive Office of Immigration Review is continuing the Trump-era policy of refusing to recognize NAIJ-IFPTE Judicial Council 2 in violation of federal labor law and despite widespread support for NAIJ and immigration judges’ union rights.
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The article quotes former IFPTE President Paul Shearon remarking on Henson’s record as a labor leader who “has organized and rallied workers in the deep South and proven that she can take on the big bosses and win.”
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In a letter to Hilton executives, IFPTE joined hospitality workers union UNITE HERE in calling for the hotel chain to maintain housekeeping services and daily automatic room cleaning.
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Canadian Labour Congress President Bruske took issue this week with PC leader Erin O’Toole, who claims he supports Canada’s working families, yet has a long career and record of “defending large corporations.”
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On the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Justice, Americans will converge in Washington D.C. and throughout the U.S. to continue the call for restoring and updating a key victory for the Civil Rights Movement and for American democracy: federal protections for voting rights.
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