IFPTE members in the metropolitan D.C. area are encouraged to join IFPTE International President Matt Biggs on Friday, October 15, to support our sisters and brothers in IATSE who are in negotiations with management at the Strathmore concert hall in North Bethesda, Maryland
Read MoreA "Solidarity Success Update'' on the Bakery workers strike victory at Nabisco and a Solidarity Alert calling IFPTE members and allies to support Kellogg workers on strike.
Read MoreThis week, the U.S. Department of Education announced significant changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in response to a public campaign driven by tens of thousands of affected borrowers and a coalition of 200 organizations calling on the Biden Administration to repair the program.
Read MoreIFPTE joined with the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) this week in calling on the Senate to finally advance President Biden’s nominations to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
Read MoreAfter tough negotiations throughout the summer, the Engineering Association/Local 1937 (EA) finalized a three-year contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) this week.
Read MoreThis week, just before the House began consideration of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was crafted and passed by the Senate with bipartisan support, IFPTE reiterated our support for the bill .
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE sent a letter to all House lawmakers urging them to become original cosponsors of the Social Security 2100 Act. This bill, cosponsored by House Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson, is expected to be reintroduced later next month.
Read MoreLarry Griffin, former IFPTE Western Area Vice President, was sworn in last week by San Francisco Mayor London Breed to serve on the city’s Recreation and Park Commission.
Read MoreIn marking this historic day, Canadian Labour of Congress (CLC) President, Bea Bruske issued a strong statement, noting that labour is “committed to working toward reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and we stand in solidarity with them.”
Read MoreWith a lapse of Congressionally appropriated funding set to shut the government down on October 1, IFPTE told Senators and Representatives that “The absurd threat of a government shutdown must be avoided in the next few hours.”
Read MoreIFPTE joined the larger labor movement this week in urging Congressional lawmakers to cosponsor The Public Sector Freedom to Negotiate Act, which will soon be formally reintroduced.
Read MoreLocal 400 President/IFPTE NE Area VP Denise Robinson recently welcomed the local’s fully-vaccinated stewards to an appreciation dinner in Providence, Rhode Island.
Read MoreIFPTE’s letter to the House applauded the bipartisan bill while informing lawmakers the legislation, “provides for our nation’s security, supports uniformed service members and their families, honors and meets the needs of our veterans, and addresses several important issues that directly impact IFPTE members.”
Read MoreThe letter calls on Education Secretary Cardona to take immediate executive action to deliver on the promise of PSLF by cancelling debts owed by all public service workers who have served for a decade or more and to address to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Read MoreSeptember 15 marked the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and IFPTE joins in celebrating the achievements, contributions and culture of Hispanic Americans. President Biden issued a proclamation for the occasion, in which he stated "Our future will be shaped by Hispanic engineers who are working to develop new technology that will help us grasp our clean energy future and by the skilled union workers who are going to build it." To read the full proclamation, click here. For IFPTE members who would like to help educate the next generation of union leaders, the National Portrait Gallery will be holding a virtual event about labor icons Dolores Huerta and César Chávez on October 6. More information about that program is here.
Read MoreIFPTE shipyard Local presidents signed a letter last week urging shipyard lawmakers to back two key amendments being authored by Washington State Congressman Derek Kilmer to the House National Defense Authorization Act to make whole Navy workers who lost pay and other benefits as a result of the Accellerated Promotion Program (APP) loophole, and the expand the scope of overtime pay for civilian shipyard employees working abroad
Read MoreElected members of the Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160’s Hydro One Local held their annual council on Monday this week. With over 80 people in attendance virtually, “Fighting for Fairness” was the conference theme. Members were greeted by the Society’s Principal Officers as well as IFPTE President Matt Biggs.
Read MoreCalifornia voters overwhelmingly voted against removing Governor Gavin Newsom from office this past Tuesday. Supporters of the effort to recall Newsom were motivated in part by their opposition to issues important to IFPTE members, including ballot access, unemployment insurance and measures to protect workers at the jobsite from the coronavirus.
Read MoreThe members of the Equitable Growth Union have ratified a collective bargaining agreement with Washington Center for Equitable Growth (Equitable Growth) management. This agreement is the first union contract for employees of Equitable Growth, who formed a union with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) in July 2019.
Read MoreIFPTE is among the 58 national groups that released a letter to Members of Congress in support of President Biden’s international corporate tax reforms. The groups collectively represent millions of Americans, including women, workers, retirees, students, teachers, faith leaders, and small business owners.
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