The Ontario Federation of Labour and the Fight for $15 and Fairness have been co-hosting online meetings every 4 weeks to discuss “The new normal - Winning decent work for all under COVID-19”. The next one is scheduled for September 15 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT.
Read MoreThe Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) welcomed the staff at New American Leaders (NAL) to the Local's growing family of nonprofit workers. The NAL Workers United staff made a formal request to NAL management for voluntary recognition on September 8, and looks forward to reaching a formal agreement.
Read MoreFollowing IFPTE's letter last week urging Congress to block implementation of the Trump Administration's fiscally irresponsible payroll tax deferral policy, Senators Van Hollen and Collins led an effort this week in the Senate urging OPM and OMB to allow federal workers to opt out of the deferral.
Read MoreHouse Government Reform Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly ramped up oversight of agencies across the federal government this week by releasing his 'IG response tracker'.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has launched a new campaign calling on all levels of government to focus on investments and community supports to help restart our economies and protect Canadians.
Read MoreWhile urging Congress to approve legislation to block implementation of the payroll tax deferral, IFPTE warns that the presidential directive, “will needlessly leave federal workers with a significant tax debt that will have to be re-paid next year,” and, “could be a dangerous step toward the slippery slope of dismantling Social Security altogether.”
Read MoreIFPTE Local 30 President Suzanne Meyer and Vice President for Legislative Affairs Jonas Dino led a delegation of Local members in a meeting with Congresswoman Jackie Speier to discuss employee concerns.
Read MoreWisconsin State AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale (AFT) issued a statement on Monday in reaction to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Jr., an unarmed Black man who was shot in the back in Kenosha: "We were shocked by yet another police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Kenosha."
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is surveying all workers to develop the next phase in their COVID-19 response campaign. Your input is needed to help identify the priorities for post-pandemic changes.
Read MoreThe people we elect to public office and which ballot measures win or lose has a direct impact on our jobs and our ability to provide the communities we serve with high quality, public services. Our endorsement process is democratic, nonpartisan, and member-driven.
Read MoreLocal 195 members, Paul I. and Geraldo C., went above and beyond when they pulled a trapped motorist out of his overturned truck after it crashed while on the job for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Read MoreAmerica is facing a record shortage of poll workers this year due to the coronavirus. Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure elections run smoothly and everyone's vote is counted. You can make sure we have a safe, fair, efficient election for all. Sign up!
Read MoreThe WSN postponed our March 2020 Women & Unions International Conference Call Series due to the uncertainty we were all experiencing at the beginning of the pandemic. We’re gearing up for the fall session and our Unconscious Bias presentation is back on!
Read MoreAs he gets prepared to enter retirement, Bob Linsdell, TEAM/IFPTE Local 161's longtime Executive Director, sends one last letter to TEAM members.
Read MoreIn a new study published in the Journal of Financial Economics, researchers from the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology found that “RTW laws reduce nominal wage growth by 0.6 percentage points over approximately one year,” and “RTW laws eliminate a substantial fraction of real wage growth…”.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) is encouraged by the Ontario government’s support for operating the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (Pickering) through 2025. The move protects more than 4,000 good Ontario jobs for an additional year.
Read MoreAs House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders work to reconcile the final Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, IFPTE weighs-in with key lawmakers on several issues impacting IFPTE’s membership.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomes the federal government’s announcement that it will extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and make changes to Employment Insurance (EI).
Read MoreAfter Members of Congress voiced alarm earlier this month regarding the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) undisclosed plans to consolidate the case assignment responsibilities, IFPTE requested Congressional Appropriators defund the NLRB’s nontransparent plan before it is implemented and harms the union rights of working people.
Read MoreAfter nearly a year long fight to prevent 220 EA, Local 1937 represented IT jobs from being privatized and sent overseas, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) management has finally seen the error in their ways and agreed to the union’s request to sack the four IT offshoring contractors they intended to do business with.
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