The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) has once again submitted its budget recommendations to the Ontario government.
Read MoreOn February 12, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld an earlier decision that struck down the Ontario government’s Bill 124.
Read MoreLocal members and leaders from around the United States attended IFPTE’s annual legislative advocacy conference this week in Washington, DC. (photo: Brad Braswell, IFPTE Local 1)
Read MoreLast weekend, the Engineers and Scientists (ESC/IFPTE Local 20) held its annual Women’s Committee meeting at their union hall in Oakland.
Read MoreThis week, as IFPTE union leaders and members were advocating for the union’s priorities and labor-backed nominees, including Anne Wagner for FLRA Member, IFPTE urged the leadership and the Senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to back Wagner’s nomination.
Read MoreMore than 20 members of SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 met with about 30 Washington state lawmakers in Olympia to urge support for labor and aerospace issues.
Read MoreThe IFPTE family is proud to recognize and honor Black History Month. IFPTE not only cherishes the historic and continuing alliance between the Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, we also honor Black workers and families.
Read MoreThe Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1) president, Judge Som Ramrup, and AALJ/JC1 vice president, Judge Bill Ramsey, traveled to Washington, DC this week to participate in meetings on Capitol Hill with key Congressional offices.
Read MoreCongressman Gerry Connolly (D, VA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D, HI) introduced identical House and Senate versions of the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act this week calling on Congress to approve a 7.4% pay raise for federal workers.
Read MoreLeaders and members of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161, WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162, and SUP/IFPTE Local 160 came together this week in Winnipeg, Manitoba to participate in IFPTE’s 3rd annual Western Canada legislative conference.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) applauded the Ontario Provincial government’s announcement this week to pursue the refurbishment of the Pickering B Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS).
Read MoreOfficers and staff from IFPTE, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Jobs with Justice (JWJ), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) came together for two days of meetings in Chattanooga this week to discuss the coalition’s ongoing efforts to stand up a training center for STEM workers.
Read MoreIFPTE International Representative, David LaFemina, participated in an event in Connecticut with two of IFPTE’s strongest supporters: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 sent a strong contingent of members to the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka this week to participate in the Kansas State AFL-CIO's legislative advocacy conference.
Read MoreIFPTE executive offered remarked that Rep. Jayapal, “has distinguished herself as a champion for working people” and “a clear voice for renewing America’s promise to create a more just society.”
Read MoreNewly confirmed Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner, Martin O’Malley, held a virtual Labor Roundtable Meeting this week with the agency’s unions, including the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 1).
Read MoreBrother Sean McBride, Jr., who is a member of IFPTE Local 196, Chapter 10, was recently sworn in to serve as Captain of the Atlantic Highlands Fire Department.
Read MoreLabor Rights are Civil Rights! IFPTE Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read MoreTwenty-six federal employee organizations, mostly unions, including IFPTE, signed a letter this week to Congress asking lawmakers to sign their name onto HR 5995, the bipartisan Federal Retirement Act.
Read MoreIFPTE commends the Biden-Harris Administration for nominating Anne Wagner to serve as a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) and for renominating Suzanne Summerlin to serve as FLRA General Counsel.
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