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The Department for Professional Employees (DPE) is a coalition of 24 national unions representing over four million professional and technical employees. DPE unions represent professionals in over three hundred occupations in many sectors including: healthcare and education; science, engineering and technology; journalism, professional and technical people in the U.S.
 

~ NEW REPORT ~
Gaming the System: Guest Worker Visa Programs and Professional and Technical Workers in the U.S.

Previously Unavailable USCIS Reports

To see DPE action at the
2009 AFL-CIO Convention, click here.

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Welcome: President Almeida's messageProfessional and technical workers are today the fastest growing occupational groups in our nation. Their explosive growth over the past two decades has brought into sharp focus a host of work/life problems and challenges faced every day by these hard working individuals. Lack of respect on the job, excessive hours of work, inadequate pension, health care and other benefits, insufficient time for family commitments, and job insecurity are but a few of their pressing issues. More...

Items of Interest

Editorial: A Bitter Guest Worker Story
IEEE-USA Quoted in National Journal
IEEE-USA Quoted in Computerworld Re: High-Tech Unemployment
Seattle Symphony resumes talks over expired contract; challenges remain
Cleveland Orchestra strike highlights crisis that DSO, other symphonies face
Annual Poll of Freshmen Shows Effect of Recession
Editorial: Policing Indecency
Strike in Cleveland Points to Classical Music Woes
Playwrights’ Nurturing Is the Focus of a Study
A Serious Proposal
Television Begins a Push Into the 3rd Dimension
Broadcasters Battling for Cable Fees
News Analysis: Next Up on Cable TV, Higher Bill for Consumers
Trying to Add Portability to Movie Files
 

Archives...

DPE NewsLine
December 2009 Issue
  • New DPE Report Points Way Toward Rational Immigration Reform
  • Almeida Elected Trustee for Council for Adult & Experiential Learning
  • DPE Addresses National Endowment for the Arts
  • DPE Congratulates Ken Howard
  • Nancy Wohlforth Retires
  • AFTRA Joins PftPI
  • AFT Highlights International Teacher Recruitment
  • Reaching Out To Professional Associations: American Public Health Association
November 2009 Issue
October 2009 Issue
September 2009 Issue

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Breaking News
02/03/2010 CBS News Lays Off Dozens in New Round of Staff Cuts
01/19/2010 Tentative Deal Ends Cleveland Orchestra Strike
01/13/2010 Union Chief Seeks to Overhaul Teacher Evaluation Process
01/12/2010 Actors yell cut on proposed tax on expensive health insurance plans
01/12/2010 Union to propose test scores figure into teacher ratings
01/12/2010 Union president makes new proposals for teacher evaluations, discipline
01/07/2010 Tech Worker Shortage, H-1B System Challenged
01/05/2010 H-1B Visas, the AFL-CIO and the Need for Change
01/05/2010 City Ignoring Law on Class Sizes, Suit Says
12/23/2009 British Regulator Supports Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger
 

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DPE unions represent these workers

 
The Department for Professional Employees (DPE) comprises 24 unions representing four million professional, technical and administrative support workers in hundreds of occupations. Over 350 are listed here. Click on your occupation to see if it is represented. With unions organizing professionals everyday, this list is constantly expanding. Workers in your occupation may be represented by one or more of our affiliates. To learn about our affiliates, we invite you to take a look at the affiliate profiles.
 

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