Members of NPEU, which represents workers at dozens of nonprofit organizations nationwide, attended a happy hour to learn more about IFPTE's Legislative Action Education Program (LEAP) PAC.
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October is Disability Employment Awareness Month and the IFPTE Women’s Solidarity Network is devoting our 9th Women and Unions International Speaker Series event on disability rights in the workplace. Join us for this essential discussion with a panel of experts advocating to advance disability awareness and access.
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This week, AALJ President Judge Som Ramrup and Treasurer Judge Kim Schiro joined IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Legislative Director Faraz Khan for a meeting at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C.
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The Executive Committee of IFPTE Local 21 recently authorized sending financial support to the International's Political Action Committee, The Legislative Education Action PAC (LEAP). This move will enable IFPTE to support more pro-labor, pro-worker candidates in this year's election.
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While more than 400 U.S. companies have stopped and removed operations in Russia, The Boeing Company has thus far only announced a “suspension” of work in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia.
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IFPTE’s Fall Veterans Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9th at 2:30pm EST. The Veterans committee is open to IFPTE members who are Veterans, those who are family members of Veterans, and those who have an interest in supporting and advocating for IFPTE Veterans.
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Today, IFPTE Locals across Canada will be commemorating The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE L160 is celebrating the Ontario government’s decision to seek regulatory approval for a life extension of Pickering Nuclear Generating Station to 2026.
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IFPTE President Matt Biggs and International Representative David LaFemina joined the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO this week to canvass union households in support of labor’s endorsed candidates, including Josh Shapiro for Governor and John Fetterman for the U.S. Senate.
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IFPTE executive officers sent to House lawmakers a letter urging them to request that House leadership schedule a floor vote to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill that would reverse cuts to the earned social security benefits of nearly two million public sector workers or their surviving spouses and dependents.
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Paul Shearon talked this week directly to his fellow SPEEA/Local 2001 members about the importance of voting to pass a union referendum aimed at broadening the Local’s ability to organize in the aerospace industry.
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As Senators continue negotiating an agreement on a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded, IFPTE urged the Senate to act swiftly before the start of the 2023 fiscal year, which begins on October 1, 2022.
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Members and leaders from IFPTE Local 98 and 777 traveled to Washington, DC this week to attend the annual Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals (SFLRP) annual training.
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IFPTE was one of 22 organizations to sign a Federal-Postal Coalition this week to House lawmakers in support of HR 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021.
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As CUPE Local 500, representing 5,000 Winnipeg city workers, prepares for a potential strike, the members of WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 are stepping up in SOLIDARITY to support their efforts. On September 12, 93% of CUPE 500 members voted to authorize a strike, with little progess being made since then, according to CUPE 500 President Gord Delbridge.
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IFPTE Local 195 issued their online membership newsletter this week. The newsletter, which is a monthly update on the issues impacting Local 195 members across New Jersey, informed members about the Local’s ongoing work to prevent steep increases in public sector health care premiums and services.
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The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) hosted a lunchtime rally on September 22 in support of striking colleagues at the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA). One hundred and seventy TSSA inspectors represented by OPSEU Local 546 have been on strike since July, fighting for fair working conditions that keep Ontarians safe.
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The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is launching a petition and renewing its call on the provincial government to honour the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th a provincial statutory holiday.
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Calling all union activists – are you interested in stepping up your game to help strengthen our movement? Are you committed to helping make life better for all workers and their families? Apply to the Canadian Labour Congress’ Labour College of Canada by Oct 23, 2022.
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The Canadian Labour Congress is urging members of Parliament to stand up for workers and their families by acting urgently to extend temporary Employment Insurance rules until a permanent fix can be implemented.
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