This week, the Senate received nominations for Nancy A. Speight to serve as a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). Ms. Speight currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy and IFPTE fully supports her nomination and swift Senate confirmation.
Read MoreThe White House unveiled a website that shows how much money the administration has invested in our communities by state, and even by municipality. Check out the interactive map.
Read MoreThe executive officers of IFPTE applauded President Biden’s nomination of Gwynne Wilcox to continue serving on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). IFPTE issued the following statements.
Read MorePresident Biden nominated Suzanne Summerlin to serve as the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (FLRA) General Counsel. IFPTE, representing upwards of 25,000 federal employees, issued the following statements applauding Summerlin’s nomination.
Read MoreWhile IFPTE requested Members of the House and Senate vote to pass this bill in order to prevent a U.S. debt default, IFPTE’s letter to Representatives made clear that this bill “will implement unnecessary two-year spending caps that constrains Congress's ability to fund programs, services, and investments that are necessary to support working families and our nation’s economic competitiveness.”
Read MoreIFPTE leadership expressed relief at the agreement to extend the debt ceiling to 2025 and voiced appreciation for President Biden’s efforts to limit long-term damage to federal programs that Americans count on.
Read MoreJeff Tanner, President of IFPTE Local 7, played a key role in the process and litigation that was recently decided by the Supreme Court of the United States dealing with federally employed dual-status technicians.
Read MoreIFPTE 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.
Read MoreOn May 15, TEAM/IFPTE Local 161’s Board of Directors traveled to the Manitoba Legislative Building to meet with the Opposition Labour Critic Malaya Marcelino and Opposition Environment & Economic Development Critic Mark Wasyliw to discuss the ongoing erosion of good unionized jobs at Bell MTS.
Read MoreCongress needs to act urgently and pass a clean debt limit increase before June 1st. If Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the U.S. government will default on it's debt with catastrophic impacts for our economy, for working people, for retirement savings, and for essential government services.
Read MoreAs the House of Representatives prepares to vote on H.R. 1163, the so-called ”Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act,” IFPTE urged members of the House of Representatives to vote against this misguided bill that weakens states’ unemployment insurance systems and may result in a surprise bill for workers who received an overpayment of pandemic UI benefits through no fault of their own.
Read MorePresident of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers,, Matt Biggs, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the proposed federal budget cuts for the 2024 Fiscal Year and its potential impact on many programs.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 195 Vice President, Melvin Dwyer, got approval from the City of East Orange, New Jersey for Local 195 to participate in the city’s annual Memorial Day Parade taking place on Monday, May 29.
Read MoreLast week, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R, CA) and House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R, TX) unveiled legislation they call the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” which seeks to extend the debt ceiling but also defunds essential services that working Americans, retirees, veterans, and communities across the country count on. With Majority Leader McCarthy intending this bring this bill to a floor vote this week, IFPTE sent a letter telling Members of the House that this bill will hurt Americans in every Congressional district.
Read MoreOn Tax Day, April 18, IFPTE joined hundreds of national and state-based organizations and several unions, including the AFL-CIO, to request Congress support tax increases on large corporations and the wealthiest Americans in order to raise close to $5 trillion over 10 years.
Read MoreIFPTE’s executive officers sent a letter to all Senators reinforcing their endorsement of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to serve as Secretary of Labor.
Read MoreIFPTE sent a letter to all Members of the House of Representatives requesting additional cosponsors for H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, and asking Representatives to urge House leadership to advance and pass the bill.
Read MoreFor the third year in a row, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) placed number one among mid-size federal agencies in the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work rankings. This success is due in part to the excellent work of the GAO Employees Organization, IFPTE Local 1921.
Read MoreIFPTE President Matt Biggs commented, “Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Representative Tonko know full well the importance of good union jobs at KAPL and the importance of this work to national security and the economic prosperity of the Capitol Region” of New York.
Read MoreIFPTE officers, staff and Local leaders were honored this week to attend an AFL-CIO reception in honor of outgoing Labor Secretary, Marty Walsh. The reception was an opportunity for the American Labor Movement to come together and not only honor Secretary Walsh, but thank him for his steadfast leadership and support for working families.
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