We won’t allow a court decision to stand in the way of our fight for good jobs, safe workplaces, equal pay for women, fair treatment of immigrants and dignity at work for everyone.

International Federation of Professional & Technical…is one of thirteen Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) Unions Suing the Trump Administration! The unions filed the lawsuit in the DC Federal circuit challenging the May 25th Trump Executive Orders, along with a reminder that the United States, “is a democracy, not a monarchy.”

IFPTE responds to an Executive Order that would limit and take away rights of federal employees around collective bargaining, union business, and a fair pay system.
“Given that fact, it is a reckless violation of our Constitution for President Trump, and indeed any President, to unilaterally write or alter federal law. Title 5, which is the law of the land when it comes to most federal civilian personnel matters, has been extensively litigated and is settled law.”

Kaiser has management presented the unions with a top-down, unilateral “new partnership.” This proposal, in particular, limits our ability as union members to speak out and stand up for our rights—and threatens union members’ job security with technology and outsourcing…

From the Legal Aid at Work Blog February 15, 2018 Six decades after the Air Force kicked her out as “undesirable” for being a lesbian, and just days before her 91st birthday, Helen James was finally awarded the honorable discharge she has long deserved.  This relief came only after Legal Aid at Work and WilmerHale […]

Legal professionals at Centro Legal de la Raza unanimously voted to join ESC Local 20, IFPTE. This wall-to-wall unit of 39 professionals consists of attorneys, paralegals, organizers, and administrative staff.  These members are on the frontlines of the fight to protect immigrant workers’ and tenants’ rights. Centro Legal de la Raza staff are joining other […]