The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 President, Michelle Johnston, has reached out to the new federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon, who filled the post in July after former Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan announced that he would be stepping down.
Read MoreThis week the Republican-led House Oversight Committee considered several bills, including the so-called Protecting Taxpayers Wallet Act, intended to weaken, if not eliminate federal unions by forcing them to pay for the use of official time and other resources.
Read MoreIn response to a federal court decision that has left millions of student loan borrowers uncertain about accessing affordable repayment and loan forgiveness options, IFPTE joined with over 110 organizations asking the Department of Education to support working people who are in a precarious situation to protect student loan borrowers from financial ruin amid ongoing litigation.
Read MoreNPEU/IFPTE Local 70 president, Amy Chin-Lai, and Secretary-Treasurer, Sarah Rawlins, hosted members of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) this week for their general membership meeting.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 is strongly supporting Machinists Union members at Boeing, who voted by a 96% margin on Sept. 12 to go on strike against the company.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Director of Strategic Development, Rich Plunkett, along with Matt Biggs, Faraz Khan, and Brian Kildee from the International, met this week with Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, and National Transportation Safety Board Chair, Jennifer Homendy.
Read MoreFred Stafford writes for The Nation regarding TVA’s nuclear program and the need for public funding saying "However the TVA manages to secure funding for a new nuclear plant, and no matter whether it’s a small modular reactor or a modern large nuclear plant, it would be a tremendous achievement for clean energy and public power.
Read MoreThe Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) will be hosting two info sessions on Sept 13 & 19 for affiliates to help understand what the government’s new anti-scab/essential services legislation means for how unions bargain and how strikes take place.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals’ Bruce Power Local is making its mark in the Bruce region by championing nearly $2.5 million in donations to community organizations and projects since 2010.
Read MoreThe Council of Canadian Locals (CCL) held its bi-annual meeting last week in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Read MoreIFPTE sent a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee leadership and members urging them to support the critical work that Navy civil service employees do at public shipyards and oppose efforts to grant the U.S. Navy the ability to use non-U.S. private shipyards for Navy ship repairs.
Read MoreIFPTE Locals from coast to coast celebrated Labour Day this week.
Read MoreLewis Engineers and Scientists Association (LESA/IFPTE Local 28), held their inaugural Officer’s retreat/training session this week at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to announce the hiring of Pavel Gerardo as the newest IFPTE international staff member.
Read MoreSecretary-Treasurer Henson joined AT&T workers on the picket line this week in Chattanooga, TN.
Read MoreIFPTE's executive officers penned a Labor Day letter titled 'Thank a Worker'.
Read MoreThis week, among the 4,695 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, held in Chicago, are three IFPTE members.
Read MoreAn administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union illegally terminated Kate Oh, a rank-and-file NPEU/IFPTE Local 70 member who was punished for raising concerns about managers' mistreatment of staff and poor working conditions at the ACLU.
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