The United States Army notified IFPTE on February 7th of their intention to eliminate nearly 2,500 federal employee positions and cut their budget by 1.2%. In doing the so, the Army also stipulated that moving forward they intend to invest more resources towards Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Read MoreMembers and leaders from the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) held their annual winter membership meeting during the last week of February.
Read MoreIFPTE President, Matt Biggs, and Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, met this week in Chattanooga, Tennessee with the City’s Mayor, Tim Kelly, to discuss IFPTE’s efforts to stand up a STEM workforce training center.
Read MoreWe celebrate International Women’s Day with IFPTE Secretary Gay Henson who was interviewed by America’s Work Force Union Podcast.
Read MoreAhead of a vote in the House of Representatives to pass a package of six appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024, IFPTE urged Members of the House of Representatives to pass a package of six fiscal year 2024 (FY24) government funding bills Consolidated Approrpations Act, 2024, H. Res. 1061. The House passed the appropriations package with bipartisan support by a vote of 339 to 85.
Read MoreIFPTE welcomed President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on “Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums.”
Read MoreImmigration and border issues are leading the news, the overburdened immigration courts have a backlog of 3.3 million cases, but don’t expect to see quotes from the union representing federal immigration judges in upcoming stories. In an attempt to silence the judges’ union, the two immigration judges who currently serve as president and executive vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) have been sent an unprecedented gag order by top management in the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001, the union for Flight Technical and Safety Pilots with Boeing’s Flight Operations Group, says it has first-hand experience of the kinds of safety-culture problems an expert panel reported on earlier this week.
Read MoreMore than a dozen SPEEA members and staff joined more than 300 labor union activists for a rally on the steps of the Washington state Capitol on Feb. 28.
Read MoreIFPTE reiterated the union’s strong support for Julie Su, Deputy Labor Secretary, to be confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Secretary of Labor.
Read MoreEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm attended a virtual meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council Energy Committee on Thursday to discuss labor’s priorities for developing new clean power sources, creating jobs, and growing the labor movement.
Read MoreAs we commemorate Women’s History Month, this is an opportunity for us to recognize and honor the invaluable contributions of women everywhere, especially the working women in our union and the broader labor movement.
Read MoreA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) panel of experts, which included SPEEA Director of Strategic Development Rich Plunkett, spent the past 14 months reviewing safety procedures and quality processes at the Boeing Co.
Read MoreLegislative Director Faraz Khan participated in a series of meetings this week with staff from several Congressional lawmakers to warn them of the dire impact that a Fiscal Commission would have on working families.
Read MoreTickets are still available for the International Women’s Day Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction Fundraiser in Winnipeg: March 8, 8:00 am, Union Centre Auditorium (275 Broadway).
Read MoreIn Canada, the Liberals and New Democrats have reached a deal on pharmacare.
Read MoreAFL-CIO affiliated Union Secretary-Treasurers met this week virtually and in Washington, DC to discuss the major issues impacting America’s labor movement.
Read MoreIFPTE joined the Unions of the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) this week in urging the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to move Anne Wagner’s nomination for member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) through committee.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001, fellow labor unions, and community supporters will hold a labor rally to protect striking workers on Wednesday, February 28, at noon, on the State Capitol Steps in Olympia, WA.
Read MoreAs part of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161’s ongoing campaign to keep telecommunications jobs in Manitoba and in their workplace, and in light of Bell Canada’s recent announcement to cut 4,800 jobs, or 9% of its workforce, TEAM President, Dave Eyjolfson, sent a letter last week to the Honourable Malaya Marcelino, Minister of Labour and Immigration for Manitoba.
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