IFPTE President Matt Biggs commented that Rep. Chavez-ReDemer “established herself as a supporter of unions and workers across the private, public, and federal sectors” during her term in the House of Representatives.
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IFPTE is sad to announce the passing of our Union Brother, Wayne Mattice, who led Local 202 for over two decades.
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A bill moving through Congress currently threatens the non-profit status of non-profit organizations in the United States.
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Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson and IFPTE were honored to participate this week in the 2024 Jobs With Justice (JWJ) Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Celebration awards ceremony in Washington, DC.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 (the Society) encourages members to support 55,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) members on strike against Canada Post.
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SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222 is proud to support CUPE Local 2669 workers at the Saskatoon Public Library on strike fighting for increased safety measures and fair wages.
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This week, IFPTE asked Senators to support the confirmation of current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chair Lauren McFerran as well as Joshua Ditelberg, nominee for NLRB Member, in a bipartisan nominee package. McFerran’s term on the NLRB expires on December 16, 2024. IFPTE’s letter urges Senators to confirm the nominees before the end of the year.
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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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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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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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