IFPTE Joins Letter Signed by 60 Unions to Senators Sinema, Kelly, and Warner Urging their Support for the PRO Act

IFPTE was one of sixty unions signing onto a letter this week to the three Democratic Senators who have yet to cosponsor labor’s number one legislative priority, the PRO Act.

Labor RightsFaraz KhanAugust 5, 2021PRO Act, NLRA, Labor Law Reform

PRO Act Week of Action Wraps UP- Tell Your Senators to PASS THE PRO ACT

SPEEA union members and allies across the U.S. participated in actions to demand the U.S. Senate pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). This bill is a comprehensive and urgently needed labor law reform that restores workers' democratic right to form and join a union and bargain collectively.

Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 23, 2021PRO Act, SPEEA

Bea Bruske, Newly Elected Canadian Labour Congress President, Shares Her Vision for the Labour Movement with IFPTE

Just weeks after being elected President of the CLC, Bea Bruske took time last week to sit down with IFPTE International Representative David Sauer and discuss her vision for the future of Canada’s labour movement, share her take on the key Canadian industries that employ thousands of IFPTE members, and discuss how she see’s Canada’s unions working more cohesively together.

Labor RightsFaraz KhanJuly 9, 2021CLC, Canadian Labour Congress, Manitoba, Bea Bruske

IFPTE Marks This Canada Day By Joining Call to Redress the Legacy of Injustice to Indigenous Peoples

On this Canada Day, IFPTE Locals joined with communities, unions, and civil society groups across Canadians in a call to acknowledge the nation’s injustices to Indigenous peoples and commit to working toward reconciliation.

Labor RightsFaraz KhanJuly 2, 2021TRC, Canada Day

NAIJ Statement on Policy Shift and Legal Action by DOJ Related to Immigration Judges' Union Rights

Department of Justice’s Executive Office of Immigration Review has withdrawn its opposition to the National Association of Immigration Judges-IFPTE Judicial Council 2 (NAIJ) motion to reconsider the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s November 2, 2020 decision to decertify the immigration judges’ union.

Immigration, Government, Labor RightsFaraz KhanJuly 1, 2021NAIJ, IFPTE JC 2

Local 196 Visits with New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith

IFPTE Local 196/Atlantic Area Vice President Sean McBride and Local 196 business manager Jimmy Robertello traveled to Washington, DC this week to attend an event with New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith. The Local 196 leaders also met with Pennsylvania Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick.

Urgent New Jersey Member Mobilization Alert – Tell your State Legislators to Support The Responsible Collective Negotiations Act

The IFPTE International and the IFPTE Atlantic Council is urging all IFPTE members represented by an IFPTE public sector local to ask your state Senator and Assembly Members to support the “Responsible Collective Negotiations Act” – also known as the “Janus 2” bill.

IFPTE Delegates Attend Canadian Labour Congress Convention

Canada’s unions gathered this week for the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) 29th Constitutional Convention. Over 4,000 union members logged on to participate in the online convention, including IFPTE delegates from Local 160, 161, 162, 222 as well as President Paul Shearon and Secretary-Treasurer Matt Biggs.

Labor RightsFaraz KhanJune 18, 2021CLC, IFPTE Local 160, IFPTE Local 161, IFPTE Local 162, IFPTE Local 222

NBC News and Catholic Labor Network Reporting Connects the Assault on the NAIJ Union and Judicial Independence for Immigration Judges

NBC Nightly News aired a televised segment featuring National Association of Immigration Judges-Judicial Council 2 (NAIJ) President Amiena Khan and NAIJ Executive Vice President Dana Marks alongside retired Immigration Judges Charles Honeyman and Lisa Dornell. Separately, the Catholic Labor Network shared with its members Immigration Judges’ role in the immigration system, NAIJs efforts to defend due process rights, and the Trump Administration’s union busting against NAIJ.

Labor Rights, Government, ImmigrationFaraz KhanJune 17, 2021NAIJ, FLRA, Catholic Labor Network, anit-union

IFPTE Hails USTR Ambassador Tai's Commitment to Worker-Centered Trade Policy and White House Progress on Supply Chain Review

IFPTE applauds the U.S. Trade Representative's comments and the Biden Administration's affirmative steps to realign U.S. trade policy with the interests of working people.

Trade, Labor Rights, AerospaceFaraz KhanJune 11, 2021Trade, Fair Trade, WTO, Industrial Policy, Manufacturing, USTR, Biden

80 Unions, Organizations, and Legal Scholars Urge the Attorney General to Stop the Cynical Attempt Begun by the Trump Administration to Silence Immigration Judges and Decertify their Union

Legal scholars and leaders of 80 unions and organizations urge the Attorney General to stop the cynical attempt begun by the Trump administration to silence immigration judges and decertify their union.

Labor RightsFaraz KhanJune 10, 2021NAIJ, FLRA, IFPTE JC 2, DOJ

SUP-IFPTE Local 160's Pride and Society Committee Develops Online Learning Module

The Society of United Professionals (SUP), Local 160 Pride and Society Committee has developed a learning module to provide a basic overview and understanding of some of the issues facing 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and how Society members can be allies within their locals to help move equity and diversity conversations forward.

Labor RightsFaraz KhanJune 4, 2021Pride, lgbtq

IFPTE Applauds Labor Caucus Letter Requesting Attorney General Garland Withdraw DOJ’s the Petition to Decertify the NAIJ Union

The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers’ (IFPTE) campaign to halt the Trump-era effort to decertify the National Association of Immigration Judges-IFPTE Judicial Council 2 (NAIJ) received a helpful boost today with the House Labor Caucus’ letter to Attorney General Garland requesting the Department of Justice withdraw the petition to decertify NAIJ.

Immigration, Labor Rights, GovernmentFaraz KhanJune 3, 2021NAIJ, Press Release, FLRA, Labor Caucus, DOJ, EOIR

IFPTE Applauds Chairman Durbin, Chairman Padilla, and Senate Judiciary Democrats for Calling on DOJ to Stop the Previous Administration's Effort to Decertify NAIJ

IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer/Legislative Director Matt Biggs expressed the union’s appreciation for the Senators, saying, "Chairman Richard Durbin, Chairman Alex Padilla and the Senate Judiciary Democrats have shown true leadership by standing up for immigration judges' union rights by urging Attorney General Garland to halt the previous Administration's assault on the NAIJ.”

Labor Rights, Government, ImmigrationFaraz KhanMay 25, 2021NAIJ, FLRA, Judiciary Committee

IFPTE Urges Opposition to Pallister Government’s Attacks on Manitoba Working Families

IFPTE locals throughout Manitoba, along with the Manitoba Federation of Labour, continue the fight against Bill 16, legislation championed by Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister that is aimed at eroding collective bargaining protections for Manitoba workers.

Government, Labor RightsFaraz KhanMay 21, 2021Manitoba Federation of Labour, Manitoba, Bill 16

Happy Hour for Union Power! SPEEA-Local 2001 Hosts Virtual PAC Event

IFPTE Sec.-Treas./Legislative Director Matt Biggs commented that, “IFPTE applauds and thanks SPEEA for continuing to be one of IFPTE’s leading locals in stepping up strong in support of the IFPTE PAC program.“

Labor RightsFaraz KhanMay 18, 2021PAC, Aerospace, PRO Act, SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001

IFPTE Urges Senate HELP Committee to Advance NLRB General Counsel Nominee to Floor Vote

Ahead of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee’s consideration of Jennifer Abruzzo’s nomination for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), IFPTE sent a letter urging Senators on the Committee to advance Abruzzo’s nomination to a confirmation vote.

Labor RightsFaraz KhanMay 14, 2021NLRB

AFL-CIO, SNITIS, Public Citizen, SEIU File Complaint Under the Rapid Response Mechanism in USMCA – IFPTE Weighs-In

IFPTE stands in solidarity with the courageous auto workers in Mexico and Susana Prieto Terrazas, a labor lawyer and champion for workers who herself has been jailed by Mexican authorities for advocating for workers’ rights, and who also represents the workers who have been denied basic labor protections promised by the three countries covered by USMCA.

Trade, Labor RightsFaraz KhanMay 11, 2021Press Release, USMCA, Trade, Fair Trade

Judges’ Union Says Social Security Leaders Refuse to Accept that Trump Era is Over

The Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1) has been in an ongoing labor dispute with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The union reports that it is extremely disappointed with the agency’s latest rejection of its contract offer. AALJ offered to resume negotiations if the agency would withdraw what it called a Trump-era union-busting order from the Federal Service Impasses Panel to impose nine disputed articles of the contract. SSA and AALJ-IFPTE have reached agreement on another 20 articles.

Labor RightsCandace RhettMay 7, 2021AALJ, SSA, FSIP, Collective Bargaining

SPEEA Stepping Up Strong in Support of The PRO Act

SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 is leading the way within the IFPTE family in urging Congress to move quickly in passing historic labor law reform to bring fairness back to the private sector organizing process.

Labor RightsCandace RhettApril 25, 2021PRO Act, SPEEA

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