IFPTE is proud to honour and commend our nations’ Veterans, including the countless Veterans who are strong members of the labour movement.
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Voters in Everett, Washington approved a new minimum wage ordinance backed by a coalition of labor and political activists that included a SPEEA Council Representative.
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The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160 stands firmly in Solidarity with the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) union, who have been without a contract for 22 months, as they try to get a fair deal from the Government of Ontario.
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October 31 marks the last day in office for Roger Bradley, SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222's Director of Labour Relations.
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International Representative, David LaFemina, and President, Matt Biggs, travelled to Norfolk this week to meet with Local 1 President, Corey Henderson, regarding several issues of importance to Corey and his members, including management’s efforts to erode the Local 1 bargaining unit.
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IFPTE Local members and international officers and staff reflected on the Union’s participation in the AFL-CIO Labor 2024 program in several of the swing states that decided the election.
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The Nonprofit Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70), and the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1), sent e-newsletters this week to members in response to Tuesday’s election results.
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The executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), representing 90,000 workers across North America, released the following statement in response to yesterday’s elections results.
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The bargaining team for SPEEA’s Wichita Engineering Unit has reached a tentative agreement with management at Spirit AeroSystems on a new four-year contract.
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SCMMA Local 222 is celebrating a favourable interim decision and arbitration award on the unjust termination of employment of SCMMA member and former President, Jackie Morley.
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Ford’s Conservative government tabled their Fall Economic Statement this week, outlining their priorities for the months ahead.
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In an op-ed published in Military Times, Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger urges fair compensation for federal government employees who also serve part-time in the military.
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In the closing days of the 2024 election, some 200 union members in Atlanta gathered at a rally with union leaders , including IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, before heading to canvass union households and Get-Out-the-Vote.
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In response to legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that proposes to eliminate locality pay for federal employees who telework or work remotely, IFPTE told lawmakers that not only is this bill deeply misguided, it attempts to worsen non-competitive federal pay and harm recruitment and retention across federal agencies.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 continues to stand with striking Machinists union members who on Wednesday voted to reject the latest contract offer from the Boeing Co.
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Join the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in Toronto on January 20-21 for our 2025 Election Readiness Conference.
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As the Ontario legislature resumes, after a 19-week summer break, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is ready to remind the Ford government that what Ontarians really want.
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With less than a week left to vote in the provincial election, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) continues to press for change, calling on voters to say, “Enough is Enough!” after 17 years under the current governing party and to elect a new government that puts workers ahead of corporate interests and favoured friends.
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Federal public servants at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became “targets” this week of extremist organizations like the Heritage Foundation, who released a “list’ of federal workers serving taxpayers they have policy differences with - read IFPTE’s statement.
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IFPTE Local 3 president, Paul Dobias, and executive vice president, Dawn Dillette, hosted members and others from across the IFPTE family at their Oktoberfest event at The Gate House in South Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.
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