IFPTE Urges Support for the Bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act
This week, IFPTE urged House members to sign the discharge petition being championed by IFPTE’s good friend, Congressman Donald Norcross, calling for a full House vote on the bipartisan supported Faster Labor Contracts Act (HR 5408), private sector labor law reform legislation guaranteeing that newly organized Unions can procure a first contract with their employers. In urging support for the underlying legislation and the accompanying discharge petition, IFPTE alerted lawmakers that the legislation, “will help repair a broken process for negotiating first contracts after workers have successfully voted to form a union in the private sector.”
IFPTE Participates in Bipartisan Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus Panel Discussion
IFPTE was one of four Unions invited to participate in the inaugural event of the Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus on Capitol Hill. The discussion, chaired by Virginia Congressman James Walkinshaw, was an opportunity for federal unions and lawmakers to look past the current administration with an eye toward rebuilding the federal workforce now and well into the future.
IFPTE Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Attempt to Politicize the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
IFPTE was on of eight Unions signing onto an AFGE-led lawsuit last week in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts challenging the Trump Administration’s interim final rule shifting employee representational petitions, unit makeups, and election agreements and certifications from the non-partisan, career FLRA Regional Directors to the national FLRA board made-up of three political appointees.
IFPTE Attends Event in Support of Endorsed Congressional Candidate, Connie Chan
This week in Washington DC, IFPTE Local 21 Vice President of Legislative and Political Action/Western Area Vice President Frances Hsieh, Legislative Director Faraz Khan, President Matt Biggs, and Local 70 NPEU/Southeastern Area Vice President Amy Chin-Lai, attended a meet and greet event in support IFPTE’s endorsed Congressional candidate, Connie Chan. The event, which was hosted by California Senator Adam Schiff and Representatives Judy Chu and Grace Meng, served as an opportunity for Unions to meet Chan and learn more about her priorities as a potential member of Congress.
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IFPTE Urges Congress to Block Trump Administration from Accessing Personal Medical Data of Federal Workers
IFPTE responded this week to efforts by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to unilaterally implement a rule forcing health insurers to disclose the individualized, personal medical information of current and former federal employees to the Trump Administration. In asking both Congressional appropriators and authorizers to come together in a bipartisan way to prevent the Administration from accessing this data, IFPTE reinforced to lawmakers that, “Medical records invoke core cannons of personal, social, psychological, cultural, and religious privacy that are absolutely sacred to all Americans.” Read IFPTE’s letter to key Capitol Hill lawmakers and join IFPTE’s member mobilization letter writing campaign here.
LABOUR NEWS
“Our Power, Our Planet”: April 22, Earth Day 2026
In their Earth Day 2026 messages, both the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) are reinforcing a shared priority: the transition to a greener economy must be built by – and for – working people. From clean energy expansion to infrastructure renewal, unions continue to advocate for solutions that create stable, well-paying jobs while reducing environmental impact. Read more on Earth Day activities.
April 28th – Workers Memorial Day – AFL Urges to Hold the Line for Safe Jobs
Elevating workplace safety and health issues is more important than ever. At a time of deep division, the desire for a safe and healthy workplace is something that unites people, and is important for our organizing, bargaining and advocacy. This is an urgent moment to hold the line against attacks on worker health and safety. Read more from the AFL-CIO.
Day of Mourning is April 28th – Canadian Labour Congress Releases Event Locations Across the Nation
April 28th marks the National Day of Mourning to honour Canadian workers who lost their lives or were injured or made sick while working. This most solemn day also provides an opportunity to refocus on preventing future workplace injuries and deaths. Every year, thousands of co-workers, friends and families of fallen workers gather at ceremonies across Canada to recognize the National Day of Mourning and to remember those killed or injured on the job. See the CLC list of Day of Mourning events.
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IFPTE 62nd Convention
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 19-22, 2027
IFPTE Local 400 