IFPTE told Congressional lawmakers to vote against passing a wholly inadequate continuing resolution (CR) that does nothing to limit the illegal and unconstitutional over reach of the executive branch.
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Bell Canada's recent announcement of 1,200 job reductions across Canada is another devastating blow to workers, including 100 employees in Manitoba who are set to see their jobs slashed—70 of whom are represented by TEAM/IFPTE Local 161.
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The Federal Workers Alliance sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins and Vice Chair Patty requesting the lawmakers include in the next government funding bill language to stop the illegal and unconstitutional actions of the Trump Administration that seek to dismantle federal agencies, politicized the civil service, and instigate a constitutional crisis by ignoring Congress’ authority.
Read MoreBell Canada has once again announced significant job reductions that will impact TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 members, as part of a broader workforce downsizing affecting 1,200 unionized positions across the country.
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The executive officers of IFPTE commented on provisions in the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, which was passed by the Senate and the House with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unveiled their compromise text for the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The agreed-to WRDA text addresses some of the priorities that IFPTE has advocated for inclusion in the bill
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IFPTE Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) Council joined officers joined IFPTE international officers and legislative director for a Zoom meeting last week to strategize around IFPTE’s continued legislative efforts to counter the Corps efforts to implement remote operations at our U.S. federal locks and dams.
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Monday to pass H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, legislation that includes IFPTE-backed language to bring oversight to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ ability to unilaterally and recklessly implement remote operation at navigational locks and dams and hydroelectric facilities.
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee marked up their version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) with a version of IFPTE-requested language that protects lock and dam operations and hydroelectric operations from being performed and controlled through remote offsite operations.
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IFPTE Local 196 President/Atlantic Area Vice President, Sean McBride, notified the International this week that a Local 196 member working at the Barnegat Toll Plaza was injured but survived when a garbage truck collided with her toll booth on Wednesday.
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IFPTE endorsed John Morse for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional district.
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Local 147 leaders Jerry Bouchard and Mike Croll attended an event in Malta, New York on Tuesday hosted by the United States Commerce Department to announce the $1.5 billion in funding upstate New York to expand and create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities to securely produce more essential chips for automotive, IoT, aerospace, defense, and other vital markets.
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Local members and leaders from around the United States attended IFPTE’s annual legislative advocacy conference this week in Washington, DC. (photo: Brad Braswell, IFPTE Local 1)
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Officers and staff from IFPTE, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Jobs with Justice (JWJ), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) came together for two days of meetings in Chattanooga this week to discuss the coalition’s ongoing efforts to stand up a training center for STEM workers.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001’s Director of Strategic Development, Rich Plunkett, and Legislative Director, Brandon Anderson, traveled to Washington, DC this week to attend the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) first Aerospace Supply Chain Resilience (ASCR) task force.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001’s director of strategic development, Rich Plunkett, was named to the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Aerospace Supply Chain Resilience (ASCR) task force this week.
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IFPTE President, Matt Biggs, was one of twenty-one panelists who participated in a bipartisan forum this week hosted by Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN). The forum is the ninth of a series of Senate forums held this year to examine Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on all facets of society.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 561 Steward and IFPTE Federal Caucus Legislative Chair, Mike Arendt, joined IFPTE Legislative Director, Faraz Khan, on Capitol Hill this week to meet with lawmakers and staff regarding the reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
Read MoreDespite IFPTE’s urging Congress over the last two years to put a stop to efforts by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to replace on-site workers at hydroelectric and navigational lock and dam facilities with remote operation, the USACE doubled down in mid-July by issuing a directive that stipulates that, “USACE will establish a unified, consistent, national lock & dam remote operation program.”
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President Biden signed an Executive Order last Friday in Maine which directs federal government agencies leverage federal government resources towards policies and programs laser focused at increasing domestic manufacturing.
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