The grants are distributed to help non-profit organizations promoting students’ interest in STEM-
related careers.
IFPTE Local 195 President/Atlantic Council President, Tim Rudolph, was honored last week in Patterson, New Jersey following his untimely passing on Sunday, March 27th.
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After years of cuts and underfunding by Brian Pallister and the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public services that working families count on are facing severe staffing shortages.
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April 12th marked Equal Pay Day in Ontario. Equal Pay Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. It highlights how many extra months into 2022 the average woman must work to earn what the average man earned in 2021.
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April 28th is the Canadian labour movement’s most solemn day, but also one to refocus our commitment to prevent future workplace injuries and deaths. Every year, thousands of workers, friends and families of fallen workers gather at ceremonies across Canada to recognize the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Canada are pleased to present Building the Solidarity Dividend: A Conversation with Heather McGee.
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This week, OPM issued guidance to federal agencies to remove barriers to union’s access to represented employees, improve federal employees’ ability to join unions, and provide training to federal managers and supervisors that stresses maintaining neutrality during union organizing campaigns.
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The Student Borrowers Protection Center sent a letter signed by 117 organizations, including IFPTE, to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona requesting urgent action to “restore the broken promise” of income-driven repayment (IDR) programs for federal student loans.
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The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomed yesterday’s 2022 federal budget showing investments in making life more affordable for workers and their families, including through action on dental care, affordable housing and fairer taxation.
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Workers secured a historic victory in British Columbia, where the BC NDP government introduced Bill 10, legislation for single-step certification. Once adopted, workers in British Columbia will be automatically certified when 55% of workers have signed union cards.
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Apply to attend the Canadian Labour Congress’ Labour College of Canada Certificate Program. University level labour studies for union leaders of today and tomorrow. Applications are open until April 10.
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IFPTE issued the following statements in response to today’s confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate confirmed her with bipartisan support as 53 Senators voted in favor of confirming her for a seat on the Supreme Court held by retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
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The executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) responded today to the sudden and tragic passing of IFPTE Local 195 President/Atlantic Council President Timothy Rudolph.
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As the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee prepared to consider the nominations of Ernie DuBester for FLRA member and Kurt Rumsfeld for FLRA General Counsel, the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA), of which IFPTE is a member, penned a letter of support to committee members.
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During her address to convention delegates, Shuler spoke about increased worker frustration, the "great resignation", and what it means for the labor movement.
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In an apparent effort to chip away - yet again - at workers' rights, the conservative-dominated Court is considering a challenge to a state provision used to remedy instances of wage theft and unpaid overtime.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 is supporting a petition calling on the federal Liberal government to reverse its anti-science position and include nuclear energy in the Canada Green Bond Framework.
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The IFPTE has submitted names to participate on the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) Advisory and Working Group committees.
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The Mercer County Central Labor Council held it’s triennial election of officers on March 11, 2022.
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In a letter to Senators on the Judiciary Committee, IFPTE urged the Committee to advance Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The letter notes that IFPTE is “confident that Judge Jackson will even-handedly apply the law without any bias when it comes to cases impacting workers’ rights, civil rights, and other aspects of the working lives of Americans.”
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