This week, members of the Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 who work at Bruce Power voted an overwhelming 98.6% in favor of strike action, if necessary, to support meaningful bargaining and to reach a fair collective agreement.
Read MoreCongressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA), a steadfast supporter of workers’ rights and issues that matter to working Americans, is preparing to reintroduce the Tax Fairness for Workers Act and IFPTE is asking Representatives to cosponsor the legislation. This bill would restore the federal income tax deduction for union dues as well as the tax deduction for unreimbursed business expenses, both of which were removed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Read MoreThis week, ahead of the reintroduction of the Medicare for All Act, IFPTE sent letters to Senators and members of the House of Representatives asking for cosponsors for the landmark legislation that seeks to provide high-quality universal healthcare to Americans through a single-payer system.
Read MoreCongress needs to act urgently and pass a clean debt limit increase before June 1st. If Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the U.S. government will default on it's debt with catastrophic impacts for our economy, for working people, for retirement savings, and for essential government services.
Read MoreIFPTE leaders and members from across Canada travelled to Montreal this week to attend the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) convention.
Read MoreAs the House of Representatives prepares to vote on H.R. 1163, the so-called ”Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act,” IFPTE urged members of the House of Representatives to vote against this misguided bill that weakens states’ unemployment insurance systems and may result in a surprise bill for workers who received an overpayment of pandemic UI benefits through no fault of their own.
Read MorePresident of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers,, Matt Biggs, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the proposed federal budget cuts for the 2024 Fiscal Year and its potential impact on many programs.
Read MoreFor far too long, American labor laws and protections have needed to be updated to restore workers’ rights to form and join unions and negotiate with their employers. That’s why we need Congress to pass the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize, the PRO Act.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) from across professions in the United States and Canada stand with Writers Guild of America members striking for a fair contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Read MoreThe Brookings Institution and Brookings United, its staff union with NPEU, reached their collective bargaining agreement.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 195 Vice President, Melvin Dwyer, got approval from the City of East Orange, New Jersey for Local 195 to participate in the city’s annual Memorial Day Parade taking place on Monday, May 29.
Read MoreThe IFPTE Executive Council came together this week in Las Vegas as a part of its bi-annual meeting. The meeting, which occurs twice a year, is an opportunity for the Vice Presidents representing IFPTE members throughout North America to review the major work being done by the International, and among the IFPTE Locals.
Read MoreLast week, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R, CA) and House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R, TX) unveiled legislation they call the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” which seeks to extend the debt ceiling but also defunds essential services that working Americans, retirees, veterans, and communities across the country count on. With Majority Leader McCarthy intending this bring this bill to a floor vote this week, IFPTE sent a letter telling Members of the House that this bill will hurt Americans in every Congressional district.
Read MoreThe following officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) responded today to the passing of IFPTE SPEEA Area Vice President, Brother Joel Funfar.
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On Tax Day, April 18, IFPTE joined hundreds of national and state-based organizations and several unions, including the AFL-CIO, to request Congress support tax increases on large corporations and the wealthiest Americans in order to raise close to $5 trillion over 10 years.
Read More155,000 federal civil servants represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada union walked off their jobs and went on Canada’s largest strike in history.
Read MoreThe climate and environmental movement is one of the most rapidly unionized spaces in the U.S., and at Friends of the Earth Workers United, a bargaining unit under NPEU/IFPTE Local 70, we believe a sustainable workforce is key to saving our planet.
Read MoreThe IFPTE Veterans Committee held their Spring 2023 committee meeting this past Thursday via Zoom.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 195's Secretary, Diane Moore, is running for a seat on the New Jersey State Pension Board (PERS). Help Diane get nominated to ensure that IFPTE-represented public sector workers in New Jersey have a voice.
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