Canada’s unions welcomed progress in Monday’s Budget Implementation Act on a number of vital issues the labour movement has long pushed for but were disappointed with new delays and restrictions implementing the new paid sick leave policy for all federally regulated workers.
Read MoreAccountable Northwest - an organization that fights anti-union tactics, organizations and employers - has an interesting piece on its blog that discusses why and how anti-union employers use this popular union-busting tool when their workers want to organize.
Read MoreAs Parliament returns, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) urges MPs to back workers and reject the push for a low-wage austerity agenda.
Read MoreMay 1, or May Day, is the traditional workers’ holiday, a day that working people celebrate the gains they have won over the years and commit to fighting for a better future for everyone.
Read MoreIFPTE NJCSA 21 President, Sean Small, along with IFPTE national officers and staff met this week with the Washington, DC office staff of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.
Read MoreAt a labor briefing for Senate staff, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson shared the experiences of the TVA Engineering Association-Local 1937 members who successfully blocked their employer’s efforts to privatize their work to offshore-outsourcing firms replying on the H-1B work visa program.
Read MoreIn response to the latest decision and order from the FLRA against the National Association of Immigration Judges-IFPTE Judicial Council 2, the Federal Workers Alliance sent letter to remind Senate Democrats that the Trump appointed majority on the FLRA is carrying out the previous administration’s anti-federal union agenda and other policy priorities as it attacks federal employees’ union rights.
Read MoreIFPTE responded to the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s revocation of NAIJ-IFPTE Judicial Council 2’s union certification, denying over 530 immigration judges employed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) their statutory union rights. NAIJ was recognized and certified as the exclusive union representative for immigration judges in 1979.
Read MoreIFPTE leadership sent a letter to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights requesting the Commission recognize that California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which was signed into California state law in 2019, protects labor rights of women, people of color, immigrant workers, and all workers by requiring a straightforward three-part test to make sure that independent contractors are not in fact employees who have been misclassified.
Read MoreApril 12th marked Equal Pay Day in Ontario. Equal Pay Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. It highlights how many extra months into 2022 the average woman must work to earn what the average man earned in 2021.
Read MoreThis week, OPM issued guidance to federal agencies to remove barriers to union’s access to represented employees, improve federal employees’ ability to join unions, and provide training to federal managers and supervisors that stresses maintaining neutrality during union organizing campaigns.
Read MoreWorkers secured a historic victory in British Columbia, where the BC NDP government introduced Bill 10, legislation for single-step certification. Once adopted, workers in British Columbia will be automatically certified when 55% of workers have signed union cards.
Read MoreAs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee prepared to consider the nominations of Ernie DuBester for FLRA member and Kurt Rumsfeld for FLRA General Counsel, the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA), of which IFPTE is a member, penned a letter of support to committee members.
Read MoreDuring her address to convention delegates, Shuler spoke about increased worker frustration, the "great resignation", and what it means for the labor movement.
Read MoreIn an apparent effort to chip away - yet again - at workers' rights, the conservative-dominated Court is considering a challenge to a state provision used to remedy instances of wage theft and unpaid overtime.
Read MoreThe IFPTE has submitted names to participate on the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) Advisory and Working Group committees.
Read MoreThe Mercer County Central Labor Council held it’s triennial election of officers on March 11, 2022.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 121 leaders discussed the membership's priority issues with Hawaii Congressman Ed Case via video conference. Joining Local 121 President and Western Federal Area VP Jamie Uyeunten were the Local's Executive VP Irwan Sie, Sargent at Arms Mel Shinohara, DPAA Chief Steward Ryan Taira, and IFPTE staff.
Read MorePresident Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson attended the Spring AFL-CIO executive council meeting this week in Washington, DC.
Read MoreTexas AFLCIO gathered Texas labor leaders for a meeting with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh to discuss good jobs in Texas.
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