Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, on May 19, signed a bill that extends unemployment insurance benefits to striking workers. With his signature, Washington became the third state (behind New York and New Jersey) to give strikers a financial lifeline.
Read MoreDespite IFPTE’s letter to all House lawmakers early Thursday morning outlining the historic immorality included in the Trump-backed House Republican budget reconciliation bill, the House of Representatives passed the bill by one vote at 6:55 am Thursday.
Read MoreThe first budget tabled by Doug Ford’s Conservatives since the recent election is not a plan to protect Ontario; it’s a plan to reward Conservative insiders.
Read MoreIFPTE has launched the EDues program at Locals 121 and 1 and encourages IFPTE federal Locals across the United States to ‘Get in the Queue’ by scheduling the EDues program at their respective Locals.
Read MoreEngineering Association (EA/IFPTE Local 1937) president, Anthony Chorney, and the EA board and staff hosted EA members this week in Chattanooga, TN, at their annual Designated Union Representative (DUR) training conference.
Read MoreThis bill slashes Medicaid, imposes draconian federal employee policies, blows a gigantic hole in the national deficit, and throws 11 million off food assistance and 13.7 million off healthcare coverage.
Read MoreEarly this morning, as the House of Representatives continued a floor debate on the Republican budget reconciliation bill, IFPTE sent a letter outlining the disastrous impacts on working Americans, on low-income workers, on community and rural health systems, and American jobs if this bill were to be enacted.
Read MoreThe executive officers and staff of IFPTE expressed condolences today on the passing of Virginia Congressman and House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly. Rep. Connolly spoke at IFPTE’s 2025 Legislative Conference.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, April 30, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is proposing to cut $50 billion over the next ten years from the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and make other changes that undermine our nonpartisan civil service.
Read MoreAccording to the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), data obtained from the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) shows that “most workers who file a claim for mental health injuries suffered from burnout at work are not getting the help that they need”.
Read MoreCanada’s unions, representing more than 3 million workers from coast to coast to coast, are ready to work with this new Cabinet. And we understand the stakes—and the urgency of bold action. Our economy cannot afford a wait-and-see approach, nor can we continue to rely on outdated structures or foreign markets. In this moment of economic uncertainty and mounting trade pressures from the United States, we need leadership that will meet the urgency of this moment with courage and ambition.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals-IFPTE Local 160 joined the Ontario government as they announced its approval of the OPG's plan to start construction on the first of four small modular reactors in Darlington, as part of the Darlington New Nuclear Project.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals-IFPTE Local 160 attended the Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) Agents of Change conference, where they explored how to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the electricity industry and across workplace.
Read MoreThis week marked the week that the first group of IFPTE members signed up for the EDues program.
Read MoreWhile the Joint Committee on Taxation found that it would cost taxpayer $4.9 trillion to make the Trump tax cuts for billionaires permanent, House Speaker Mike Johnson continued to claim this week that there would be no cuts to Medicaid, saying this past Wednesday that, “We’re not cutting Medicaid.” Unfortunately that’s not true at all, as the Republican led House Commerce Committee voted out legislation this week to gut $715B from the Medicaid program, while the Republican led Agriculture Committee voted to approve $300B in cuts from the food stamp and other nutritional programs.
Read MoreIn response to NASA’s decision to force IFPTE-represented employees at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) to move out of their offices in New York City, IFPTE altered Members of Congress that this action is not only disruptive, but wastes federal resources and harms the critical work of these scientists.
Read MoreIFPTE legislative director Faraz Khan, and President Matt Biggs were both on Capitol Hill on Wednesday participating on respective panels being hosted by the Congressional Labor Caucus and a group of House lawmakers working against the Trump attacks on federal workers.
Read MoreBrother Stuart Craig, workplace leader of the Society of United Professionals Hydro One Local-IFPTE Local 160, recently rallied alongside auto workers represented by Canada’s largest private sector union, Unifor, to oppose the Trump Administration’s reckless and irresponsible tariffs on Canada.
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to join labor organizations, civil society groups, and members of the public in responding to Representative Lori Trahan's (D-MA) request for information (RFI) to reform the Privacy Act of 1974.
Read MoreMatt Biggs, President of the IFPTE, joined radio legend Ed “Flash” Ferenc on the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the potential impact of proposed federal workforce cuts, the implications of ongoing tax cut debates and the challenges surrounding immigration judges under current policies.
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