As the Senate considers reauthorizing federal workforce development authorities and works on drafting the next version of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, IFPTE sent a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee leadership to request the Committee ensure employer fees from the H-1B visa program continue to support the Department of Labor’s (DOL) H-1B Skills Training Grants for domestic recruitment in STEM and STEM-related occupations.
Read MoreLed by SPEEA NW Area Vice President/SPEEA & IFPTE Veterans Committee member, Jeff Forbes, IFPTE sent a letter this week to Washington State Congressman, Rick Larsen, asking that he lead an effort in the United States Congress to fix a loophole in the law that prevents Veterans that use their earned Tricare benefit from participating in Health Savings Accounts (HSA) programs.
Read MoreSPEEA’s director of strategic development, Rich Plunkett, was in Washington, DC this week to attend a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing entitled “FAA Oversight of Aviation Manufacturing”.
Read MoreSPEEA Contract Administrator Peter Campbell was among the union’s staff and activists who joined unionized flight attendants from Alaska and American Airlines near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for an International Day of Action called by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America on Thursday, June 13.
Read MorePresident Biggs was the final speaker at this year’s SPEEA Annual Convention and Leadership Conference, which was held June 7-8 near Seattle. More than 100 SPEEA officers and Council Reps from Washington, Kansas, Oregon, California, and Utah attended.
Read MoreOn June 10, the Society Hydro One Local/IFPTE Local 160’s Annual Council was held with close to 100 Delegates and guests in attendance. This year’s council theme was “Rising Together: Facing Challenges With Resiliency.”
Read MoreIFPTE is sad to report the passing of IFPTE Local 21’s, Kim Thompson, who has served the Local for many years, most recently as Vice President for the San Francisco chapter.
Read MoreCanada is closer than ever to achieving a universal public drug plan. The Pharmacare Act, introduced to Parliament in February 2024, was passed this week.
Read MoreThe Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) celebrated its 50th-anniversary celebration and education conference in Niagara Falls, NY on May 8-11, 2024.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) announced the union’s support of Congressman Adam Smith for a 15th term in the United States House of Representatives.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) endorses Rick Larsen as he seeks his 13th term to represent Everett, Bellingham, and surrounding areas in Washington State in the Second Congressional District.
Read MoreIFPTE, representing over 15,000 public sector workers in New Jersey, today announced their endorsement for Sue Altman to represent the citizens of New Jersey’s 7th District in the United States House of Representatives.
Read MoreBoeing’s lockout of its unionized firefighters has ended after members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 overwhelmingly approved a new contract offer from the company.
Read MoreThe Society/IFPTE IFPTE Local 160’s Coalition of Racialized Professionals (CORP) hosted several events recently.
Read MoreThe Society was proud to sponsor Ontario Tech University’s Capstone Design Exhibition and Competition.
Read MoreIFPTE was one of several Union’s invited to participate in this week’s White House Summit on Domestic Nuclear Deployment.
Read MoreIFPTE’s executive officers and key staff traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee this week to continue meeting with key stakeholders as a part of the Union’s effort to set up one of the nation’s first STEM workforce development apprenticeship programs.
Read MoreIFPTE President, Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, and Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, met this week in Washington, DC with Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm.
Read MoreBefore the House Agriculture Committee began an all-day markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, IFPTE urged Members of the Committee to oppose the legislation as includes cuts to nutrition programs that the most vulnerable working Americans and their families count on.
Read MoreIFPTE’s strong stand of Solidarity with IAFF I-66 members continued as former IFPTE President and Secretary-Treasurer, Paul Shearon, and retired SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Communications Director, Bill Dugovich, joined the IAFF picket line.
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