The United States Army notified IFPTE on February 7th of their intention to eliminate nearly 2,500 federal employee positions and cut their budget by 1.2%. In doing the so, the Army also stipulated that moving forward they intend to invest more resources towards Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Read MoreMembers and leaders from the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) held their annual winter membership meeting during the last week of February.
Read MoreWe celebrate International Women’s Day with IFPTE Secretary Gay Henson who was interviewed by America’s Work Force Union Podcast.
Read MoreIFPTE welcomed President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on “Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums.”
Read MoreImmigration and border issues are leading the news, the overburdened immigration courts have a backlog of 3.3 million cases, but don’t expect to see quotes from the union representing federal immigration judges in upcoming stories. In an attempt to silence the judges’ union, the two immigration judges who currently serve as president and executive vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) have been sent an unprecedented gag order by top management in the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001, the union for Flight Technical and Safety Pilots with Boeing’s Flight Operations Group, says it has first-hand experience of the kinds of safety-culture problems an expert panel reported on earlier this week.
Read MoreMore than a dozen SPEEA members and staff joined more than 300 labor union activists for a rally on the steps of the Washington state Capitol on Feb. 28.
Read MoreIFPTE reiterated the union’s strong support for Julie Su, Deputy Labor Secretary, to be confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Secretary of Labor.
Read MoreA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) panel of experts, which included SPEEA Director of Strategic Development Rich Plunkett, spent the past 14 months reviewing safety procedures and quality processes at the Boeing Co.
Read MoreTickets are still available for the International Women’s Day Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction Fundraiser in Winnipeg: March 8, 8:00 am, Union Centre Auditorium (275 Broadway).
Read MoreAFL-CIO affiliated Union Secretary-Treasurers met this week virtually and in Washington, DC to discuss the major issues impacting America’s labor movement.
Read MoreIFPTE joined the Unions of the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) this week in urging the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to move Anne Wagner’s nomination for member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) through committee.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001, fellow labor unions, and community supporters will hold a labor rally to protect striking workers on Wednesday, February 28, at noon, on the State Capitol Steps in Olympia, WA.
Read MoreAs part of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161’s ongoing campaign to keep telecommunications jobs in Manitoba and in their workplace, and in light of Bell Canada’s recent announcement to cut 4,800 jobs, or 9% of its workforce, TEAM President, Dave Eyjolfson, sent a letter last week to the Honourable Malaya Marcelino, Minister of Labour and Immigration for Manitoba.
Read MoreIFPTE weighed-in this week with lawmakers in the Georgia State House of Representatives as they were set to vote on draconian legislation whose intent is not only to stifle the ability of workers to organize, but also threaten the business interests of employers themselves.
Read MoreLocal 147 leaders Jerry Bouchard and Mike Croll attended an event in Malta, New York on Tuesday hosted by the United States Commerce Department to announce the $1.5 billion in funding upstate New York to expand and create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities to securely produce more essential chips for automotive, IoT, aerospace, defense, and other vital markets.
Read MoreThe 44th Convention of the Manitoba Federation of Labour will be held at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba from May 9-11, 2024. Early bird registration deadline ends March 1.
Read MoreIFPTE applauds President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the announcement of the preliminary memorandum of terms for Global Foundries to build new facilities and expand existing facilities for domestic semiconductor fabrication.
Read MoreIFPTE President Matt Biggs and Legislative Director, Faraz Khan, joined labor Sisters and Brothers on Capitol Hill this week in support of Connecticut Congressman John Larson’s efforts to prevent a so-called fiscal commission from being enacted into law.
Read MoreAbout a half-dozen members and staff from SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001, joined hundreds of chanting flight attendants and cheering union activists gathered outside Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Feb. 13.
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