“This lockout will do nothing but further compromise safety practices at The Boeing Company. It puts our members at risk, because we do not foresee Boeing will find anywhere close to enough strikebreakers to safely staff its fire stations,” says SPEEA ED Ray Goforth.
Read MoreSUP’s Secretary-Treasurer, Laurie Reid, presented at the Ontario Legislature's Committee on the Interior to speak against the government's proposed Bill 165.
Read MoreThe IFPTE Council of Canadian Locals held its semi-annual meeting earlier this week.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) organized a comprehensive tour of Bruce Power located in Tiverton, Ontario for IFPTE affiliates and guests from labour and community.
Read MoreThis week, Congress unveiled the compromise Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024. As the Senate began considering the bill this week, IFPTE told Senators the bill includes IFPTE members’ priorities and urged them to pass it before the May 10 deadline for FAA program authorities.
Read MoreThe executive officers of IFPTE commended the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ) for voting to advance Anne Wagner, President Biden’s nominee for Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), favorably out of HSGAC with bipartisan support.
Read MoreIFPTE leaders across New Jersey expressed the Union's condolences on the passing this week of New Jersey Congressman, Donald Payne, Jr.
Read MoreAFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond convened over 100 union activists, environmental experts, civil rights leaders and other allies to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day.
Read MoreThe ACLU Staff United, a bargaining unit under IFPTE Local 70 (Nonprofit Professional Employees Union) that represents ACLU lawyers and staff, held a unity rally on April 23, showcasing unwavering strength after two years of tense negotiations with management.
Read MoreLast weekend, representatives from IFPTE Locals attended the Labor Notes conference in Chicago. The Labor Notes Conference is one of the biggest annual gatherings of grassroots labor activists from across the country, and it has many international attendees as well. Thousands of union members, officers, and labor activists who are on the front lines in the workplace and across communities participate in the conference, sharing stories and methods of organizing and agitation.
Read MoreThis weekend, trade unionists around the world will mark Earth Day by renewing our commitment to cleaner air, cleaner water, and a cleaner planet today and for future generations.
Read MoreThe International Plate Printers, Die Stampers, and Engravers Union of North America (Plate Printers) has been negotiating a contract with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) for over six years, and the union demanded BEP’s parent agency tell BEP management bargain in good faith.. IFPTE members and leaders, including President Biggs, were on hand to support the Plate Printers union demands.
Read MoreSecretary-Treasurer Henson continued to extend IFPTE’s strong support this past weekend for the Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga set to vote for Union representation with the United Auto Workers (UAW).
Read MoreIFPTE Local 196 President/Atlantic Area Vice President, Sean McBride, notified the International this week that a Local 196 member working at the Barnegat Toll Plaza was injured but survived when a garbage truck collided with her toll booth on Wednesday.
Read MoreUnited States Office of Personnel Management Director, Kiran Ahuja, announced this week that she will be stepping down in the coming weeks from her role leading the agency.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee leaders this week urging them to reauthorize the all-important Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program.
Read MoreApplications are now open for the 2024 Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) Al and Alma Cerilli Young Activist Scholarship.
Read MoreThe Manitoba Federation of Labour is appalled that every Progressive Conservative MLA has decided to hold up Bill 9: The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act.
Read MoreWhile Canada’s unions welcome tax fairness measures, investments in housing, and the new National School Food Program, Budget 2024 lacks the ambition needed to deliver results for working people.
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