IFPTE staff, officers, and members participated in a two-day conference this week at the AFL-CIO national headquarters in Washington, DC, that took a close look at the ever-growing threat that Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to jobs moving forward.
Read MoreTEAM/IFPTE Local 161 met with James Teitsma, Manitoba’s Minister of Consumer Protection and Public Services.
Read MoreThis 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 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 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 MoreCongressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA), a steadfast supporter of workers’ rights and issues that matter to working Americans, is preparing to reintroduce the Tax Fairness for Workers Act and IFPTE is asking Representatives to cosponsor the legislation. This bill would restore the federal income tax deduction for union dues as well as the tax deduction for unreimbursed business expenses, both of which were removed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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 MoreIFPTE leaders and members from across Canada travelled to Montreal this week to attend the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) convention.
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 MoreFor far too long, American labor laws and protections have needed to be updated to restore workers’ rights to form and join unions and negotiate with their employers. That’s why we need Congress to pass the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize, the PRO Act.
Read MoreThe International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) from across professions in the United States and Canada stand with Writers Guild of America members striking for a fair contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Read MoreThe Brookings Institution and Brookings United, its staff union with NPEU, reached their collective bargaining agreement.
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 MoreThe IFPTE Executive Council came together this week in Las Vegas as a part of its bi-annual meeting. The meeting, which occurs twice a year, is an opportunity for the Vice Presidents representing IFPTE members throughout North America to review the major work being done by the International, and among the IFPTE Locals.
Read More155,000 federal civil servants represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada union walked off their jobs and went on Canada’s largest strike in history.
Read MoreThe climate and environmental movement is one of the most rapidly unionized spaces in the U.S., and at Friends of the Earth Workers United, a bargaining unit under NPEU/IFPTE Local 70, we believe a sustainable workforce is key to saving our planet.
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