Members of the Executive Board and Northwest Legislative & Political Affairs Committee from the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001), attended the kick-off luncheon for Washington state gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson on Dec. 5 in Seattle.
Read MoreSecretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, and Legislative Director, Faraz Khan, were panelists at the AFL-CIO’s virtual Workers’ Voice State and Local Legislative Conference.
Read MoreAhead of the Thanksgiving holiday, IFPTE sent a formal request to Senators and Representatives on the conference committee for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 (NDAA).
Read MoreNinety-six percent of IFPTE Local 195 dues-paying members voted last week to approve a historically worker-friendly contract to run to July 1, 2026.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomed progress on housing affordability in the federal Fall Economic Statement last week.
Read MoreAfter seven years of PC cuts, chaos in health care, and disrespect for working people, it is refreshing to hear the new tone coming from the provincial government, said Manitoba Federation of Labour president Kevin Rebeck.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) attended the Ontario Federation of Labour’s (OFL) biennial Convention last week.
Read MoreThe Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) held its 22nd biennial convention, November 9-13, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme for the convention was “Hear Us Roar…Ready For 2024” with a focus on the 2024 elections.
Read MoreFormer IFPTE president, Paul Shearon, took to the picket lines with Macy’s workers in Washington State on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year.
Read MoreIFPTE issued the following statement in response to the latest public comment by Elon Musk, the majority owner and chairman of X (formerly Twitter) and Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX, NASA’s 2nd largest contractor.
Read MoreTEAM/IFPTE Local 161 held its AGM over 3 days this week in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba. The meetings were a great success with over 200 members in attendance.
Read MoreThe IFPTE Federal Caucus met this week to discuss several matters impacting IFPTE Locals and members employed in the federal government.
Read MoreThe Department for Professional Employees (DPE) held their biannual Executive Committee meeting this week. IFPTE is a longtime and proud DPE affiliate and was represented at the meeting by Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson.
Read MoreThe GAO Employees Organization/IFPTE Local 1921, hosted their annual membership meeting via Zoom earlier this week. The meeting’s theme was “Year in Review.”
Read MoreIFPTE President, Matt Biggs, and Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, released the following joint statement in response to this week’s deal to keep the federal government funded into early next year.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomes federal Labour Minister, Seamus O’Regan’s introduction of Bill C-58, legislation to ban the use of replacement workers.
Read MoreAs Canadians and Americans head into the November 11 holiday, IFPTE honors and thanks the service and the contributions of our nations’ veterans. We take this time to recognize the sacrifices veterans and their families have made and we recommit the fulfilling the promise we’ve made to them.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, and Assistant to the Executive Officers Brian Kildee attended the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting’s agenda included a full analysis of Tuesday’s election results, including but not limited to the many victories by labor backed candidates in New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
Read MoreEarlier this week, IFPTE sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting any national security and domestic supplemental funding bills, which were requested by President Biden last month, include IFPTE priorities that support our members’ work, working families, and American communities.
Read MoreIFPTE was one of 19 labor organizations warning House lawmakers about the potential harm to policies and programs that workers and retirees hold sacred if a Fiscal Commission comes to fruition.
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