Posts tagged Matt Biggs
IFPTE Participates in Senate Forum Regarding AI’s Impact on National Defense and Homeland Security
IFPTE Participates in Senate Forum Regarding AI’s Impact on National Defense and Homeland Security

IFPTE President, Matt Biggs, was one of twenty-one panelists who participated in a bipartisan forum this week hosted by Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN).  The forum is the ninth of a series of Senate forums held this year to examine Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on all facets of society. 

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Government, Infrastructure, Labor RightsCandace RhettSenate AI Forum, Senator Schumer, Matt Biggs
While White House and Congress Works to Avoid Disastrous Debt Default, IFPTE President Biggs Shares Grave Concerns for Economy, Workers, and IFPTE Members' Jobs
While White House and Congress Works to Avoid Disastrous Debt Default, IFPTE President Biggs Shares Grave Concerns for Economy, Workers, and IFPTE Members' Jobs

IFPTE President Matthew Biggs spoke to the Kansas City Star and the Washington Post this week to express the union’s grave concerns about the fallout a U.S. debt default would cause across the American and global economies.

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Government, Aerospace, InfrastructureFaraz KhanMatt Biggs, debt limit, debt ceiling, Economic Policy
Statement by IFPTE President Matt Biggs on Announcement by Vice President Harris and Labor Secretary Walsh on Boosting Union Representation for Federal Workers
Statement by IFPTE President Matt Biggs on Announcement by Vice President Harris and Labor Secretary Walsh on Boosting Union Representation for Federal Workers

Elections have consequences. This weeks’ announcement by Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on boosting union representation in the federal sector is a positive consequence that stands in stark contrast to the policies of the previous administration.

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GovernmentFaraz KhanBiden, Harris, Federal, OPM, Matt Biggs
Convention Recap - IFPTE Honors Retiring President Paul Shearon, Delegates Elect New Leadership, Set Policy, and Commit Resources to Building Union Power
Convention Recap - IFPTE Honors Retiring President Paul Shearon, Delegates Elect New Leadership, Set Policy, and Commit Resources to Building Union Power

IFPTE's 60th Convention, held on August 9th and 10th, marks a pivotal moment as a new generation of leaders step up and join the current IFPTE leaders in recommitting to building union power through organizing, representing IFPTE members through member engagement, and improving the labor, economic, and social conditions of working people.

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Faraz KhanIFPTE 60th Convention 2021, Paul Shearon, Matt Biggs, Gay Henson, IFPTE Executive Council