IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson issued the following joint statement on behalf of IFPTE in response to last night’s election results.
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In a legislative proposal to realign incentives so that companies curb excess CEO pay, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-CT) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced the CEO Act
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The IFPTE family mourns for the families, loved ones, and friends of all of those who were tragically killed in Maine on Wednesday evening.
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IFPTE President Matthew Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson issued a full-throated endorsement for Bob Ferguson, current Washington Attorney General, to serve as Governor of Washington State.
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In response to this unprecedented situation, IFPTE sent a letter to House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and asked them to, “work together to come to an acceptable path forward to allow for an Interim Speaker.”
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Judge Mimi Tsankov testified this week before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security on the myriad problems “in the current Immigration Court system, which has led us to today’s untenable court system, with 2.6 million cases now waiting to be heard.”
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Tracy Schmidt, former staffer for WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162, who won a seat in the recent Manitoba election, was named to the Government cabinet.
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Nearly 200 members and leaders from the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1) gathered in New Orleans, Louisiana to attend the union’s 2023 Education Conference.
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On October 3, Manitobans elected the New Democratic Party (NDP) —the labor party— to form the next provincial government.
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IFPTE issued the following statement in response to the passing of California Senator Dianne Feinstein.
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IFPTE issued the following statement in response to the ouster of Congressman Kevin McCarthy from the Speakership in the United States House of Representatives.
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The Executive Officers of IFPTE responded to the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 5860, the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through November 14.
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The Executive Officers of IFPTE responded to the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 5860, the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through November 14.
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On Saturday, less than 12 hours before the government funding deadline, IFPTE sent a letter to the U.S. Senate requesting they vote to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open through November 17.
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The Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, and the anti-worker House Freedom Caucus turned a blind eye to bipartisan legislation that passed the Senate to keep the United States Federal Government funded and running.
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Mike Arendt, IFPTE Local 561 Steward/Federal Caucus Legislative Committee Chair, visited Capitol Hill following his visit with lawmakers earlier this month.
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IFPTE was proud to issue a Congressional endorsement this week for Congressman Andy Kim, who recently announced his candidacy for the United States Senate.
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IFPTE announced their endorsement of Jody Owens, II for reelection to serve as Hinds County District Attorney.
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IFPTE, IBEW, NFFE, and AFGE have voiced their concerns with the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) to discuss federal lock and dam operators employed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the possible implementation of off-site remote operations and the reduction of on-site operations staff on these critical infrastructures.
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As House Republicans continue putting politics above people and fail to agree on a path to funding the federal government, IFPTE has once again urged Congress to embrace bipartisan efforts in the Senate to fund the government and avert a federal government shutdown.
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