The Ford government’s plan to prematurely lift public health measures will hurt workers and vulnerable Ontarians, and will place even more stress on a healthcare system already on the verge of collapse, says the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).
Read MoreThe president of the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) made a presentation to the Ontario government’s Standing Committee on Finance.
Read MoreIFPTE requested Senators vote to a continuing resolution to prevent a shutdown and fund the federal government through March 11, 2022. The bill passed the House last week with bipartisan support. The union letter also applauds Sen. Schatz and Rep. Case for including funding to clean up Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii.
Read MoreIFPTE made it clear this week that all professional workers throughout the United States should have the right to organize, including Congressional staff.
Read MoreRemarking on the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment’s report, IFPTE President Biggs thanked Pres. Biden and VP Harris “for continuing to make good on their commitment to working Americans by using the power of the Executive Branch to support the right to organize and bargain collectively.”
Read MoreIFPTE issued the following statement after the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee reported favorably the nomination of Susan T. Grundmann for Member of the FLRA.
Read MoreCanada’s unions are welcoming today’s child care agreement between the federal government and Nunavut. With today’s agreement, Ontario is now the lone province or territory that has failed to agree on a deal to bring affordable child care to families.
Read MoreIn a cynical attempt to bust the union that has represented and given voice to the nation’s immigration judges for nearly half a century, two anti-union board members of the three-member Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) have voted to strip collective bargaining rights from judges and their union.
Read MoreOur province is facing its worst public health crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost two years ago. Health care providers are describing it as a “full-blown emergency.”
Read MoreIFPTE Judicial Council 1/AALJ President, Judge Som Ramrup, informed her members this week of a significant win for AALJ members.
Read MoreIFPTE and AFGE leadership met with NASA Administrator, Bill Nelson, at NASA’s headquarters in Washington, DC. The meeting, which was the first since Administrator Nelson was confirmed for the post in April.
Read MoreAs the United States Senate prepares to consider critically important voting rights legislation next week, which will include votes to end the filibuster, America’s labor movement called the undemocratic procedure, “a constant source of gridlock.”
Read MoreHaving just finished the 2021 IFPTE Manitoba Legislative Action Conference, leadership from WAPSO Local 162 were able to press the case for a process without a P3.
Read MoreThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO racked up key legislative victories for the State’s public sector workers, including thousands represented by IFPTE, at the tail end of the 2021 legislative session that were signed into law by Governor Murphy
Read MoreBefore the Senate voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act, IFPTE sent letter urging lawmakers pass the bill and highlighting key items of importance to IFPTE members included in the bill.
Read MoreWith the House and Senate Armed Services Committees working to craft a compromise bill, IFPTE urged the Committees’ chairs and ranking members to maintain the union’s priorities that were included in NDAA bill passed by the House in late September, H.R. 4350.
Read MoreNovember 29 to December 3 is a week of action at the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)! Join thousands scheduling virtual meetings with Member of Parliaments’ around the country. The time is now! If we want a progressive plan that puts people first in this recovery, we need the government to listen.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE shared the union’s list of endorsed amendments to the Senate National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
Read MoreIFPTE was one of 21 FWA unions urging the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to approve FLRA Board nominees Ernest DuBester and Susan T. Grundmann and FLRA General Counsel nominee Kurt Rumsfeld.
Read MoreThis week, after a breakthrough on the Build Back Better Act, IFPTE told Members of the House of Representatives “[t]he time to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is now.”
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