The failure to confirm Federal Labor Relations Authority nominees is putting federal workers collective bargaining rights at risk.
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The Ford government’s plan to prematurely lift public health measures will hurt workers and vulnerable Ontarians, and will place even more stress on a healthcare system already on the verge of collapse, says the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).
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Monday was both Valentine's Day and Union Women Equal Pay Day - a full month before Equal Pay Day for all women - because of the union advantage
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The president of the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) made a presentation to the Ontario government’s Standing Committee on Finance.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will be convening an Activist Assembly on Sunday, March 6.
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SUP-Local 160 President Michelle Johnston, IFPTE President Matthew Biggs, and Gay Henson issued the following statement regarding recent occupations in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario.
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IFPTE requested Senators vote to a continuing resolution to prevent a shutdown and fund the federal government through March 11, 2022. The bill passed the House last week with bipartisan support. The union letter also applauds Sen. Schatz and Rep. Case for including funding to clean up Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii.
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February is Black History Month. It is a time to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Black Canadians to Canadian society and culture, and it is an opportunity to explore and learn more about this rich, and too often untold, history.
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Join the Ontario Federation of Labour’s (OFL) First Nations, Métis, Inuit Circle to watch a documentary film, which shares the story of Layla Black, Mohawk Turtle Clan from the Six Nations of the Grand River.
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This week the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment released a report detailing 70 recommendations that the Biden Administration is pushing to, “promote worker organizing and collective bargaining for federal employees and for workers employed by public and private-sector employers.”
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During Black History Month, the AFL-CIO is recognizing some of the labor movement’s trailblazing African-American leaders, including IFPTE’s own, Tim Rudolph, who was honored on Monday, February 7th.
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IFPTE Sec.-Treasurer Gay Henson remarked that Patrick Schmidt is a strong supporter of unions and working Kansans and “comes from a background of service, and he continues to show his passion for serving his nation and his community as a Navy Reserve officer and as a candidate to represent Kansans in Congress.”
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IFPTE made it clear this week that all professional workers throughout the United States should have the right to organize, including Congressional staff.
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Remarking on the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment’s report, IFPTE President Biggs thanked Pres. Biden and VP Harris “for continuing to make good on their commitment to working Americans by using the power of the Executive Branch to support the right to organize and bargain collectively.”
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Newsweek article “Biden's Infrastructure Bill Could Change Rural America's Alliance With GOP” shared the perspectives of IFPTE Local 561 steward Michael Arendt, an Army Corps lock and dam operator in Alabama, and IFPTE President Matthew Biggs.
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The staff union at the Center for American Progress (CAP) announced its membership voted to reject CAP management’s most recent offer on starting salaries and annual raises and to allow their collective bargaining agreement to expire.
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With our public health systems facing a crisis point, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is demanding that increases to federal health transfers must be tied to delivering better health care to Canadian families.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160’s Coalition of Racialized Professionals (CORP) celebrated Lunar New Year by organizing a cultural presentation for members.
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Over 50 members attended the 7th Women & Unions International Speaker Series organized by the IFPTE Women’s Solidarity Network (WSN). The program featured women on IFPTE’s Executive Council.
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IFPTE remarked on the introduction of the Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022, which proposes to create an independent Article 1 immigration court, a long-held legislative priority for NAIJ-IFPTE Judicial Council 2.
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