Posts tagged Workers Rights
IFPTE Urges Reconfirmation of Lauren McFerran for Chair of the National Labor Relations Board

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 Welcomes Biden-Harris Administration’s Announcement to Invest in Critical Semiconductor Manufacturing in New York and Vermont

IFPTE applauds President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the announcement of the preliminary memorandum of terms for Global Foundries to build new facilities and expand existing facilities for domestic semiconductor fabrication.

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"I AM Story" Podcast Celebrates the Workers Who Led the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Commitment to Racial and Economic Justice

On the 55th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, AFSCME invites union members and all those interested in the American labor movement, civil rights, and the fight for racial and economic justice to hear the stories of working people at the center of the the monumental events that marked the last days of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.

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IFPTE Requests U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Recognize Benefits of California AB 5 Law for People of Color, Women, and All Workers

IFPTE leadership sent a letter to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights requesting the Commission recognize that California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which was signed into California state law in 2019, protects labor rights of women, people of color, immigrant workers, and all workers by requiring a straightforward three-part test to make sure that independent contractors are not in fact employees who have been misclassified.

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IFPTE Welcomes Biden-Harris Administration’s Steps to Remove Barriers to Union Membership and Organizing Federal Employees

This week, OPM issued guidance to federal agencies to remove barriers to union’s access to represented employees, improve federal employees’ ability to join unions, and provide training to federal managers and supervisors that stresses maintaining neutrality during union organizing campaigns.

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