IFPTE President, Matt Biggs, and Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, released the following joint statement in response to this week’s deal to keep the federal government funded into early next year.
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The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomes federal Labour Minister, Seamus O’Regan’s introduction of Bill C-58, legislation to ban the use of replacement workers.
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As Canadians and Americans head into the November 11 holiday, IFPTE honors and thanks the service and the contributions of our nations’ veterans. We take this time to recognize the sacrifices veterans and their families have made and we recommit the fulfilling the promise we’ve made to them.
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This week, IFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, and Assistant to the Executive Officers Brian Kildee attended the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting’s agenda included a full analysis of Tuesday’s election results, including but not limited to the many victories by labor backed candidates in New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
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Earlier this week, IFPTE sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting any national security and domestic supplemental funding bills, which were requested by President Biden last month, include IFPTE priorities that support our members’ work, working families, and American communities.
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IFPTE was one of 19 labor organizations warning House lawmakers about the potential harm to policies and programs that workers and retirees hold sacred if a Fiscal Commission comes to fruition.
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As the House of Representatives considered amendments to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill, IFPTE requested Representatives oppose two amendments that would harm federal employees’ unions and the federal civil service. Both anti-union amendments were defeated with bipartisan support.
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IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson issued the following joint statement on behalf of IFPTE in response to last night’s election results.
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IFPTE’s Executive Council met this week in San Francisco at the Union’s biannual board meeting. The meeting was hosted by and held at the offices of IFPTE Local 21 in San Francisco.
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The Society of United Professionals are proud of their Local leadership at the Bruce Power, who were just honoured with the 2023 Grey Bruce Activist of the Year Award for their member mobilizing during the last round of bargaining with their employer.
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Last weekend, the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) kicked off its annual council which took place over two days. The theme of this year’s gathering focused on “Building the Future of our Union”.
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SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222 held their annual general meeting. Almost 200 members and guests attended the meeting in person and virtually. Several Executive Board positions were up for election, which included President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Director of Pensions and Benefits.
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In a legislative proposal to realign incentives so that companies curb excess CEO pay, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-CT) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced the CEO Act
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IFPTE joined other unions and consumer, health, human rights, faith, and human rights organizations in a letter today to President Biden supporting his stated position against Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and urging him to eliminate ISDS terms in existing free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties.
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The IFPTE family mourns for the families, loved ones, and friends of all of those who were tragically killed in Maine on Wednesday evening.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) joined the Toronto & York Region Labour Council, Labour Community Services, and other union affiliates for the 3rd annual President's Breakfast.
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IFPTE President Matthew Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson issued a full-throated endorsement for Bob Ferguson, current Washington Attorney General, to serve as Governor of Washington State.
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In response to this unprecedented situation, IFPTE sent a letter to House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and asked them to, “work together to come to an acceptable path forward to allow for an Interim Speaker.”
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Ahead of the Senate vote to confirm a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA )Administrator, IFPTE sent Senators a letter supporting Michael G. Whitaker, President Biden’s nominee for the role.
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Judge Mimi Tsankov testified this week before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security on the myriad problems “in the current Immigration Court system, which has led us to today’s untenable court system, with 2.6 million cases now waiting to be heard.”
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