IFPTE requested Senators and Representatives to cosponsor the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (PSFNA), legislation that ensures that state, county, and local public sector employees will have unionization and collective bargaining rights.
Read MoreMembers of Newark Council 21, an affiliate of IFPTE representing more than 1100 white collar and professional employees in the City of Newark, New Jersey, have elected several new union officers to serve alongside Newark Council 21 President Sean Small.
Read MoreDoug Ford’s government is launching a full-frontal attack on basic labour freedoms in Ontario, specifically Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s efforts to pull the plug on bargaining with CUPE while it’s still underway, and use legislation to forcibly impose a contract on education workers.
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