Ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives, IFPTE urged Members of Congress to pass the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act, or Honoring Our PACT Act, H.R. 3967. This bipartisan bill was passed by the House by vote of 256-174.
Read More“Any national agenda that seeks to empower American workers and remove barriers to good-paying jobs in STEM occupations must include reforming the H-1B program so that it does not continue to harm American workers nor take advantage of H-1B workers.”
Read More“IFPTE joins union members and working families in enthusiastically applauding the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.”
Read MoreIFPTE Locals in New Jersey representing state, city, local and municipal workers will launch a grassroots member communications program next week. Starting with Locals 195 and 196, which has volunteered to be the pilot Locals for this endeavor, the public sector Membership Communications and Engagement Program.
Read MoreMembers from IFPTE’s diverse federal sector met virtually this week for the 2022 Federal Caucus. The Caucus, which was chaired by Western Federal Area Vice President/IFPTE Local 121 President, Jamie Uyeunten, and Eastern Federal Area Vice President, Renae McKenzie, focused on the major issues impacting federal employees represented by IFPTE Locals across the nation.
Read MoreIFPTE’s Army Corps Council is sponsoring a sign-on letter to Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, urging swift action on President Biden’s nominees for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which continues to maintain an anti-union majority.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 is one of the proud supporters of International Women’s Day (IWD) Toronto. This much celebrated Toronto event will once again be held online.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160’s Coalition of Racialized Professionals (CoRP) hosted a presentation celebrating Black History Month.
Read MoreTo mark Black History Month, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is hosting an online text rally, where participants will be texting Canadians and inviting them to take action and urge government to combat anti-Black racism and support Black workers beyond Black History Month.
Read MoreThe failure to confirm Federal Labor Relations Authority nominees is putting federal workers collective bargaining rights at risk.
Read MoreThe Ford government’s plan to prematurely lift public health measures will hurt workers and vulnerable Ontarians, and will place even more stress on a healthcare system already on the verge of collapse, says the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).
Read MoreMonday was both Valentine's Day and Union Women Equal Pay Day - a full month before Equal Pay Day for all women - because of the union advantage
Read MoreThe president of the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) made a presentation to the Ontario government’s Standing Committee on Finance.
Read MoreThe Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will be convening an Activist Assembly on Sunday, March 6.
Read MoreSUP-Local 160 President Michelle Johnston, IFPTE President Matthew Biggs, and Gay Henson issued the following statement regarding recent occupations in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario.
Read MoreIFPTE requested Senators vote to a continuing resolution to prevent a shutdown and fund the federal government through March 11, 2022. The bill passed the House last week with bipartisan support. The union letter also applauds Sen. Schatz and Rep. Case for including funding to clean up Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii.
Read MoreFebruary is Black History Month. It is a time to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Black Canadians to Canadian society and culture, and it is an opportunity to explore and learn more about this rich, and too often untold, history.
Read MoreJoin the Ontario Federation of Labour’s (OFL) First Nations, Métis, Inuit Circle to watch a documentary film, which shares the story of Layla Black, Mohawk Turtle Clan from the Six Nations of the Grand River.
Read MoreThis week the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment released a report detailing 70 recommendations that the Biden Administration is pushing to, “promote worker organizing and collective bargaining for federal employees and for workers employed by public and private-sector employers.”
Read MoreDuring Black History Month, the AFL-CIO is recognizing some of the labor movement’s trailblazing African-American leaders, including IFPTE’s own, Tim Rudolph, who was honored on Monday, February 7th.
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