IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson attended this week’s AFL-CIO Executive Council meetings in Washington, D.C. The Executive Council, of which IFPTE is a member, is the governing body of the AFL-CIO and meets biannually, focused on the major issues impacting America’s workers.
Read MoreIFPTE applauded the reintroduction of the Keep STEM Talent Act, S. 2384, legislation that provides international students graduating with U.S. STEM advanced degrees a pathway to permanence with STEM employment that pays above the median wage.
Read MoreIFPTE reminded Senators on the HELP Committee that Ms. Wilcox has “demonstrated a clear commitment to workplace democracy and making sure workers have the right to form and join unions” during her the past two years she’s served on the NLRB.
Read MoreOn Friday, the House passed the NDAA without the customary strong bipartisan support that the NDAA has received in years past. The House bill passed with several troubling amendments that would cut health services for armed service members and defund numerous DoD components and civilian positions related to diversity, without considering the impacts.
Read MoreAfter nearly four decades of federal service, Franco DiCroce retired from the United States Army Corps of Engineers at the end of June. In doing so, Brother DiCroce was also presented with the much deserved Local 98 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing him for his nearly four decades of service to his fellow colleagues and union members.
Read MoreBrother Sean McBride, President of IFPTE Local 196 and IFPTE Atlantic Area Vice President, paid a visit last week to the Mississippi to meet with the state’s Labor Federation President Robert Shaffer. McBride discussed a range of issues with President Shaffer.
Read MoreIFPTE leadership commented on the Supreme Court’s ill-considered and ideologically driven decisions on the President’s authority to relieve student debt, affirmative action policies, and legal anti-discrimination protections, all of which “threaten the interests of working people”
Read MorePresident Biggs received a heartfelt letter of thanks from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler for IFPTE's support in the Biden-Harris endorsement rally.
Read MoreEarlier this month, President Biden sent the nominations of Nancy Speight and Suzanne Summerlin for FLRA Member and FLRA General Counsel to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC). IFPTE sent a letter asking HSGAC Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member Rand Paul (R-KY), and Senators on the Committee to advance both nominees quickly.
Read MoreIFPTE engaged with House and Senate Armed Services Committees to make sure key priorities. IFPTE will be working with Members of Congress to amend the NDAA to include our priorities.
Read MorePride Month Profiles: Denise Robinson - For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members.
Read MoreIFPTE Local unions in New Jersey attended the NJ AFL-CIO Legislative COPE Endorsement Conference in Atlantic City.
Read MoreOn June 20, in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), TEAM - IFPTE Local 161 held a press conference announcing the release chronicling how the privatisation of MTS, once an engine of the Manitoba economy, has resulted in significant job loss, poor rural and northern phone service, and high rates.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee considered amending and advancing the the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act . IFPTE urged the Committee members to approve the legislation without any amendments that would weaken or delay the the bill’s ability to restore legal protections for workers right to organize and join union, bargain collectively, and ensure meaningful and effective enforcement of labor law violations.
Read MoreThis weekend, IFPTE issued an endorsement for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to serve a second term for President and Vice President.
Read MoreIFPTE 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.
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