After four years of a Senate Republican Majority that has been a rubber stamp for the destructive Trump Administration, and that has put party over country, IFPTE is urging members “to vote not only for a new President, but also for new Senate leadership to begin the healing process America so urgently needs.”
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IFPTE has joined in coalition with FWA unions in urging lawmakers to block implementation of Executive Order 13957. The FWA urged a defund of the order, warning lawmakers that it is intended to “eviscerate the federal government’s merit system principals, open the door to the politicization of the federal workforce, strip hundreds of thousands of federal workers of their due process rights, and give agencies carte blanche to dismantle collective bargaining units.”
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is calling on all Ontarians to contact Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Finance Rod Phillips about Ontario’s Fall Budget 2020.
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IFPTE presented the First Annual Public Sector Solidarity Award to Local 21 President/Western Area Vice President, Gus Vallejo, for his outstanding contributions to IFPTE-represented government workers, while also applauding public sector scholarship winner, Jade Gregory, whose father, John Gregory, is a member of Local 21.
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Why are more men than women dying from COVID-19? The Women’s Solidarity Network came across a comprehensive study surveying citizens from eight different countries, including the USA. The findings suggest women are more likely than men to view COVID-19 as a severe health problem and therefore will take extra precautions and follow public health recommendations.
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TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 announced the addition of Alyssa Hung to its staff as the new Labour Relations Officer. Alyssa is a skilled labour relations practitioner who holds a master’s degree in Industrial Relations from Queen’s University and has extensive experience providing guidance and expertise on employment and labour relations matters.
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In response to last week's executive order "obliterating vast portions of the merit-based selection process for executive branch employees,” NAIJ/Judicial Council 2 released the following press release.
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President Trump issued an executive order that will allow political appointees to be embedded into the career federal civil service, open the door for the dismantling of collective bargaining units, and render workers, including IFPTE represented Administrative Law Judges, as at-will employees.
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EA/Local 1937 President Gay Henson was notified that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has renewed the recognition agreement between the union and TVA through May 8, 2032. The recognition, which is required in the TVA Act, comes at a time when the union and TVA have been working together to reverse management’s misguided decision to outsource over 200 EA represented TVA IT jobs.
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IFPTE Local 196 continued to build its ranks by winning card-check recognition for workers at the Long Beach Housing Authority. This latest win comes on top of successful organizing campaigns earlier this year with workers at the Asbury Park Housing Authority and at the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
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The Women’s Solidarity Network’s spotlight this week is shining a light on child care responsibilities at home. A new study conducted by McMaster University indicates some Canadian mothers have taken on the equivalent of nearly two full-time jobs providing child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As part of the Forward Together campaign, the Canadian Labour Congress will be hosting a webinar titled, A Disaster-Proof Social Safety Net For Canadians. The discussion will focus on education, housing, child care and other programs that can level the playing field.
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The Pallister Government dropped a bill (Bill 16) to gut Manitoba’s Labour Relations Act. Among the most egregious provisions of the bill are the elimination of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process, mandating costly and onerous financial reporting requirements upon unions, and liberalizing the union decertification process.
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IFPTE Local 195 President/Atlantic Council President Tim Rudolph sent an important notice to Local 195 members this week alerting them that, “it has been brought to the attention of Local 195's office that there are several social media platforms masquerading as the official page of IFPTE Local 195.”
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Patty Coates participated in the Ontario Minister of Finance's fall budget consultation and outlined the priorities that workers want to see in Ontario Budget 2020.
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The staff union of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after President Eleanor Smeal and Executive Director Katherine Spillar refused to voluntarily recognize the union.
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IFPTE sent out a series of mailers in support of three SPEEA members – Matthew Joyce (Kansas House, District 81) , Derek Milligan (Kansas House, District 94) and Charity Kennedy (Sedgwick County Treasurer) – all seeking political office in Kansas.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Fight for $15 and Fairness have been co-hosting online decent work organizing meetings every 4 weeks. Don't miss the opportunity to add your energy and activism to the strength of the movement.
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On October 7, Canada’s unions marked World Day for Decent Work with a call for a robust economic recovery plan.
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IFPTE members from Canada and the US took part in a webinar discussion, hosted by WSN, focused on unconscious bias.
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