This week we received a progress update on the work that Liz Shuler and her leadership team have accomplished at the AFL-CIO in their first 100 days.
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DoorDash workers in San Francisco will receive restitution from $5.13 million dollar settlement.
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ESC/IFPTE Local 20 struck Kaiser Permanente in sympathy with colleagues from Local 39, alongside 40,000 other SEIU-UHW and OPEIU Local 29 union members. The sympathy strike was held on November 18.
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The GAO Employees Organization/IFPTE Local 1921, held its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, November 16th. The main speaker was IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, who reported on IFPTE's recent work with federal workers' issues and IFPTE's recent virtual Convention in August.
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November 29 to December 3 is a week of action at the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)! Join thousands scheduling virtual meetings with Member of Parliaments’ around the country. The time is now! If we want a progressive plan that puts people first in this recovery, we need the government to listen.
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TEAM/IFPTE Local 161’s Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that all applicants were awarded a scholarship this year.
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On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 took place virtually, once again taking full advantage of the products and services offered by Local members at Bell Canada. The membership has been dealing with the extensive workload the COVID-19 pandemic has added to the telecommunications industry.
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This week, IFPTE shared the union’s list of endorsed amendments to the Senate National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
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Bell announced another downsizing and EVRTIP initiative for TEAM (IFPTE Local 161) members on November 15. This time, Bell is looking for five reductions in total; one each from five specified positions in the Bell Business Markets (BBM) VP Group.
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IFPTE International President Matt Biggs joined President Joe Biden in marking the passage and enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also attending the ceremony were Local 195 President Timothy Rudolph and Womens Committee Chair Sherry Thomas, both of New Jersey, and Local 561 steward Michael Arendt of Mississippi.
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WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 held its Annual General Meeting on November 3rd. Held virtually, WAPSO President and Canadian Area VP, Richard Mahe, chaired the successful gathering towards another productive year. The AGM provided the Local with an opportunity to adjust its constitution and bylaws, as well as the election of executive board positions. This was President Mahe’s first attempt at re-election and with no challengers coming forward, he was declared president by acclamation.
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IFPTE Union Council 8 held it’s first Shop Steward training class under the Union’s new leadership. There were two separate training days in order to accommodate the 27 Shop Stewards who participated.
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The Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association (SCMMA - “ski” “ma”) IFPTE Local 222 held its Annual General Meeting and was able to further solidify its place in the IFPTE family. This is the 2nd AGM conducted under the affiliation of IFPTE. President Jackie Morley and the executive prepared a number of motions to enhance the governing structure of SCMMA.
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The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) commends both official parties in the Ontario Legislature for supporting a private member’s bill recognizing the value of medical isotopes produced by the province’s nuclear reactors. The bill helps mark the beginning of a key virtual trade mission to increase medical isotope exports that will bring more good jobs to Ontario.
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The Society of United Professionals’ (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) annual Council met on November 8th with a focus on “building back better” as pandemic life gradually returns to normal.
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The New Jersey Governor’s race was one that was being closely watched around the country. The contentious race against Republican challenger and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli was a close one, but the support of labor ultimately pushed Governor Murphy to the finish line. Governor Murphy was the first democratic Governor to be reelected in New Jersey for a second term in 44 years. November 8 was the final day for mail-in ballots to arrive and it is estimated that about 57,000 provisional ballots are left to be counted. Ciattarelli has yet to concede the race.
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IFPTE is proud to remember and honor our nations’ Veterans, including the countless Veterans who are strong members of the labour movement. In doing so, we want to also thank the thousands of Veterans represented by IFPTE across all sectors of our membership, in Canada and the U.S., and let them know that their service is appreciated and valued throughout our IFPTE family.
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IFPTE officers applaud the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided comments regarding this historic infrastructure commitment as well as on the progress of the Build Back Better Act.
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The AFL-CIO Executive Council celebrated the service of Paul Shearon, retired international president of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
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IFPTE urged Representatives to vote yes on the Build Back Better Act and the Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, “complementary bills that meet the needs of working people, support good-paying union jobs, strengthen our economy’s competitiveness and resiliency, and address immediate and future challenges that climate change presents.”
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