Parents know that Canada was facing a child care crisis even before COVID-19 hit and the pandemic has made their struggles more stark. The Women's Solidarity Network is spotlighting a webinar discussion hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress that will focus on the challenges that lie ahead and what this all means for gender equality and women’s participation in the labour market.
Read MoreWatch video to see President Shearon's comments at the DNC Labor Watch Party.
Read MoreWSN Celebrates Women's Right to Vote
Read MoreTEAM/IFPTE Local 161 Executive Director Bob Linsdell has retired. During his tenure he has set several “firsts” including guiding the change of TEAM from Association to Union, building TEAM's links with the broader labour community, winning a multi million dollar lawsuit to recover pension owed to members, and securing the first ever strike mandate in the history of TEAM.
Read MoreAs a Black Woman, This is Why I Vote
Read MoreMembers of WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 voted to ratify a tentative agreement with the City of Winnipeg. This was an incredibly important contract for Local 162 members, as it was the very first contract bargained with the city that would put the membership in a strike/lockout position.
Read MoreWe all need paid sick days and $500 a week to survive. Join the monthly organizing conversation co-hosted by the Ontario Federation of Labour and Fight for $15 and Fairness on August 18 at 7:00 p.m EDT.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress is asking everyone to join them in emailing the Prime Minister and your local Member of Parliament (MP) demanding reform to Employment Insurance (EI).
Read MoreIFPTE is honored to announce the winners of the 2020 Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Scholarship Awards Program. From the many remarkable applicants, only four $2,500 scholarships could be awarded to children and/or grandchildren of IFPTE members in the Public, Private, Federal and Canadian sectors.
Read MoreAtlantic Council/IFPTE Local 195 President Tim Rudolph and Atlantic Area Vice Presidents Gerry Newsome and Sean McBride issued the following joint statement regarding the passing of Mrs. Rice.
Read MoreUnion members are invited to virtually join the 2020 DNC Convention’s Labor Council meetings on Monday and Wednesday at 3 pm Eastern.
Read MoreIn a decision and order upholding the union rights of Immigration Judges, the FLRA rejected DOJ's claim that NAIJ members are managers and create or modify immigration policy.
Read MoreThe SSA moved to implement the FLRA’s union busting policy dealing with the collection of union dues, while concurrently attempting to illegally and unilaterally impose a partial a collective bargaining agreement onto the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ), IFPTE Judicial Council 1.
Read MoreIFPTE added its name to a letter this week opposing a regulatory package unilaterally promulgated by the Department of Labor that will, “put the retirement security of millions of American workers and retirees at risk by exposing them to conflicted retirement investment advice without adequate protections to limit the harmful impact of those conflicts of interest.”
Read MoreCanada’s unions applauded the inclusion of job-protected sick leave in the ‘Safe Restart’ agreement recently reached between the federal, provincial and territorial governments.
Read MorePersonal safety is paramount in the current pandemic crisis we’re in. The Women’s Solidarity Network (WSN) is spotlighting an interactive webinar organized by the Women's Initiatives for Safer Environments on how you can be proactive with your personal safety during COVID-19.
Read MoreStatement from IFPTE Leaders Regarding President Trump's Executive Orders on TVA
Read MoreSenators Chris Van Hollen and Lisa Murkowski led a bipartisan sign-on letter to Leaders McConnell and Schumer urging them to “include requirements to ensure maximum telework for federal employees and contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Read MoreAugust 1st is Emancipation Day in Canada. Emancipation Day marks the abolishment of the enslavement of African peoples in all British colonies worldwide. Emancipation Day was formally recognized in Ontario in 2008, and it took another decade before it was marked across Canada.
Read MoreDuring last week’s House consideration of the FY21 NDAA, lawmakers approved an amendment authored by New Hampshire Congresswoman Ann Kuster to prevent the shuttering of a child care facility that is critically important to workers, including IFPTE members.
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