In what will become an annual event, IFPTE hosted its first legislative conference in Western Canada earlier this week. The conference, which was held virtually and included virtual visits with lawmakers, was attended by leaders and members from TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 and WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162.
Read MoreThe Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), on behalf of the Partnership to Defend Public Services, welcomes the repeal of the Public Services Sustainability Act (Bill 28) as an important and long overdue step announced earlier this week under the new Progressive Conservative leadership of Heather Stefanson.
Read MoreDuring this week’s Hawaii AFL-CIO Convention, IFPTE Local 121 President/Western Federal Area Vice President, Jamie Uyeunten, was re-elected to serve a two year term on the State Federation’s executive council.
Read MoreThe Ontario government has passed new rules that will change work-life balance for employees. Ontario businesses with 25 or more workers will have to have a written policy about employees' rights when it comes to disconnecting from their job at the end of the day.
Read MoreThe Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is excited to endorse a commitment by Andrea Horwath and the New Democratic Party (NDP) to raise Ontario’s minimum wage to $20.
Read MoreThis week we received a progress update on the work that Liz Shuler and her leadership team have accomplished at the AFL-CIO in their first 100 days.
Read MoreDoorDash workers in San Francisco will receive restitution from $5.13 million dollar settlement.
Read MoreESC/IFPTE Local 20 struck Kaiser Permanente in sympathy with colleagues from Local 39, alongside 40,000 other SEIU-UHW and OPEIU Local 29 union members. The sympathy strike was held on November 18.
Read MoreThe GAO Employees Organization/IFPTE Local 1921, held its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, November 16th. The main speaker was IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, who reported on IFPTE's recent work with federal workers' issues and IFPTE's recent virtual Convention in August.
Read MoreNovember 29 to December 3 is a week of action at the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)! Join thousands scheduling virtual meetings with Member of Parliaments’ around the country. The time is now! If we want a progressive plan that puts people first in this recovery, we need the government to listen.
Read MoreTEAM/IFPTE Local 161’s Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that all applicants were awarded a scholarship this year.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 took place virtually, once again taking full advantage of the products and services offered by Local members at Bell Canada. The membership has been dealing with the extensive workload the COVID-19 pandemic has added to the telecommunications industry.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE shared the union’s list of endorsed amendments to the Senate National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
Read MoreBell announced another downsizing and EVRTIP initiative for TEAM (IFPTE Local 161) members on November 15. This time, Bell is looking for five reductions in total; one each from five specified positions in the Bell Business Markets (BBM) VP Group.
Read MoreIFPTE International President Matt Biggs joined President Joe Biden in marking the passage and enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also attending the ceremony were Local 195 President Timothy Rudolph and Womens Committee Chair Sherry Thomas, both of New Jersey, and Local 561 steward Michael Arendt of Mississippi.
Read MoreWAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 held its Annual General Meeting on November 3rd. Held virtually, WAPSO President and Canadian Area VP, Richard Mahe, chaired the successful gathering towards another productive year. The AGM provided the Local with an opportunity to adjust its constitution and bylaws, as well as the election of executive board positions. This was President Mahe’s first attempt at re-election and with no challengers coming forward, he was declared president by acclamation.
Read MoreIFPTE Union Council 8 held it’s first Shop Steward training class under the Union’s new leadership. There were two separate training days in order to accommodate the 27 Shop Stewards who participated.
Read MoreThe Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association (SCMMA - “ski” “ma”) IFPTE Local 222 held its Annual General Meeting and was able to further solidify its place in the IFPTE family. This is the 2nd AGM conducted under the affiliation of IFPTE. President Jackie Morley and the executive prepared a number of motions to enhance the governing structure of SCMMA.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) commends both official parties in the Ontario Legislature for supporting a private member’s bill recognizing the value of medical isotopes produced by the province’s nuclear reactors. The bill helps mark the beginning of a key virtual trade mission to increase medical isotope exports that will bring more good jobs to Ontario.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals’ (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) annual Council met on November 8th with a focus on “building back better” as pandemic life gradually returns to normal.
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