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Federal & Legal Professionals
EBCLC Unanimously Ratifies First Union Contract!
We did it! We have UNANIMOUSLY ratified the first EBCLC contract that achieves all of our key bargaining priorities! Click through to learn more about this contract’s key wins. Congratulations to all!
Union Strong! President Biden Establishes Worker Organizing and Empowerment Task Force
The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers’ (IFPTE) executive officers applauded today’s Executive Order by President Biden establishing a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. “This latest news of the creation of a White House Task Force dedicated toward empowering working Americans seeking to organize unions and collectively bargain will ensure that this will continue to be a front and center issue for years to come.”
REGISTER NOW: Women’s Solidarity Network “Bringing the Gender Pay Gap to the Forefront”
Join the WSN for this important conversation about the gender wage gap as we examine how women are faring in today’s workforce and economy. Register now for our 6th Women & Unions International Speaker Series! Thursday, April 29 at 11am.
OPM-hosted Symposium for Federal Employees April 20
An OPM-hosted symposium being offered to federal employees on Tuesday, April 20. If you are interested in attending one or more of the sessions, please obtain approval from your supervisor and follow the registration instructions below. You can attend on worktime and on your EPA computer.
2021-2022 Centro Legal de la Raza Contract Extension Signed & In Effect
Centro Legal de la Raza’s 1-year Contract Extension Agreement has been signed and is fully in effect! The agreement includes guaranteed 2.25% COLAs, senior status promotion increases, additional holidays, monthly wellness days, and more. Congrats to all!
Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce
President Biden moved very quickly in repealing the union-busting, anti-federal worker Trump Executive Orders in his first couple of weeks in office. Read the recently released OPM guidance on implementing his reversals, which IFPTE views as yet another example of the President’s strong support for federal workers and their collective bargaining rights.
Centro Legal de la Raza: 2021 Contract Extension Agreement Ratified!
We are pleased to announce that Centro Legal de la Raza’s 1-year Contract Extension Agreement has been ratified and will go into effect on March 15th, 2021! The agreement includes guaranteed 2.25% COLAs, senior status promotion increases, additional holidays, monthly wellness days, and more!
New Legal Aid at Work Contract Signed and In Effect!
The new 3-year Legal Aid at Work contract achieves the excellent wages and benefits that reflect the important work you all do, including an organizational minimum wage, increased sick leave income protection time, pay increases and job classification transparency, and so much more!
Recognizing Black History Month
While we strive to celebrate Black History year-round, in recognition of Black History Month, we want to take the opportunity to feature some incredible Black labor leaders at ESC Local 20. Read on to meet some of ESC Local 20 Black member leaders, past and present, who broke barriers and fought — and continue to fight— for economic mobility, stability, and equity on the job.
