In an op-ed published in Military Times, Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger urges fair compensation for federal government employees who also serve part-time in the military.
Read MoreIn response to legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that proposes to eliminate locality pay for federal employees who telework or work remotely, IFPTE told lawmakers that not only is this bill deeply misguided, it attempts to worsen non-competitive federal pay and harm recruitment and retention across federal agencies.
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Join the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in Toronto on January 20-21 for our 2025 Election Readiness Conference.
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As the Ontario legislature resumes, after a 19-week summer break, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is ready to remind the Ford government that what Ontarians really want.
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With less than a week left to vote in the provincial election, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) continues to press for change, calling on voters to say, “Enough is Enough!” after 17 years under the current governing party and to elect a new government that puts workers ahead of corporate interests and favoured friends.
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Federal public servants at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became “targets” this week of extremist organizations like the Heritage Foundation, who released a “list’ of federal workers serving taxpayers they have policy differences with - read IFPTE’s statement.
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IFPTE Local 3 president, Paul Dobias, and executive vice president, Dawn Dillette, hosted members and others from across the IFPTE family at their Oktoberfest event at The Gate House in South Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.
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Legislative Director, Faraz Khan, International Rep, David LaFemina, Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, and International President, Matt Biggs,, continued their efforts this week in Pennsylvania to Get Out the Union Vote in support of the labor movement’s 2024 efforts to elect Union-endorsed candidates up and down the ballot, including Kamala Harris for President, Tim Walz for Vice President, and Bob Casey for Senator.
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Based on research from the AFL-CIO of candidate proposals and positions, they’ve identified significant differences between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump that would strongly impact unions.
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IFPTE’s list of Congressional candidates that the union is endorsing in the 2024 elections is based on the issues and position these candidates have that align with IFPTE.
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IFPTE president, Matt Biggs, and international representative, David LaFemina, were back in Philadelphia again this week to support the Philadelphia AFL-CIO’s Labor 2024 program in support of Union-endorsed candidates, including the Harris/Walz ticket for President and Vice President, and Bob Casey for Senate.
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Canada’s unions are celebrating a historic victory for millions of Canadians with the passing of Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, in the Senate on October 11.
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TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 President, Dave Eyjolfson, Executive Director, Katherine Johnson, and IFPTE Representative, Erin Spencer, participated in a meeting with the Minister of Consumer Protection and Government Services, the Honorable Lisa Naylor.
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This week, IFPTE and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees a letter urging them to direct NASA to continue supporting the VIPER mission.
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IFPTE welcomed the OPM's announced Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to make Federal Wage System (FWS) locality pay areas equitable with General Schedule (GS) locality pay areas.
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In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Society's Indigenous Relations Committee had the incredible opportunity to interview Bob Watts.
Read MoreTEAM/IFPTE Local 161 participated in a meeting with the Senior Economic Development Advisor, Lorne Pelletier, of the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF).
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IFPTE Local 777 President Colin Smalley and Chief Steward David Wisniewski began holding a series of meetings this week with key Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana congressional offices.
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IFPTE worked alongside Union Sisters, Brothers, and Siblings in Pennsylvania this week as a part of the Labor 2024 program to elect pro-worker candidates.
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Despite the chaos caused by the dysfunctional United States House of Representatives, Congress finally passed bipartisan legislation to keep the government funded beyond the close of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) on October 1st.
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