Funding ICE While Allowing DOD, Other Funding to Lapse? IFPTE Urges Senate to Avoid Partial Government Shutdown by Not Holding “Five Appropriations Bills Hostage”

As the clock ticks towards a partial government shutdown on January 30, IFPTE urged Senate leaders to follow the House’s lead “by separating those five appropriations bills from the FY26 Homeland Security appropriations bill.”

GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 30, 2026partial gov't shutdown

Short Partial Government Shutdown Expected for DOD, SSA, MSPB — No Shutdown for USACE, NASA, EPA, NOAA, DOE, Leg. Branch

Starting at 12:01 am EST on Saturday, January 31, the U.S. federal government will be in a partial government shutdown.

GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 30, 2026partial gov't shutdown

Calling All Candidates - Join IFPTE's Black and Racialized Professionals Committee 

Learn how to join the Committee, through passage of Resolution 15, tasked with advancing and advocating for “issues faced in the union, the workplace, and the communities where we live."

Labor RightsCandace RhettJanuary 30, 2026Black and Racialized Professional Committee

NPEU/IFPTE Local 70 Officers Condemn ICE, Stand with Minnesota

“By standing in solidarity with the people of Minnesota, we affirm that working people will not be silent in the face of oppression. As we continue into 2026, we encourage all members to take action alongside other people of conscience, take care of yourselves, and take care of each other.”

GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 30, 2026NPEU, condemn ICE

Cross-border Solidarity: OFL Backs Minnesota AFL-CIO in Anti-ICE Mobilization

In a show of cross-border Solidarity, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) released a statement last week affirming full support for workers and unions in Minnesota as they mobilize against what they call intimidation and state violence by ICE.

Canada, GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 30, 2026OFL, ICE Out raids

IFPTE Tells Senate Leadership to Pass Funding Bills that Have Bipartisan Support, Hold Homeland Security Funding Until Needed Oversight is Included

With the Senate Republican Leadership looking to advance a package of six appropriations bills that will not get bipartisan support due to the inclusion of Homeland Security funding, IFPTE sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) requesting they pass the five funding bills with bipartisan support and hold back the Homeland Security funding bill, which lacks the bipartisan support needed to pass the Senate.

Government, Labor Rights, ImmigrationFaraz KhanJanuary 29, 2026Canada, NATO Unity Protection Act

IFPTE Endorses New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross for Re-election

On behalf of its 90,000 members throughout North America, including more than 10,000 IFPTE members throughout New Jersey, IFPTE is proud to endorse Congressman Donald Norcross for a 7th term representing the First Congressional District of New Jersey.

Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettJanuary 27, 2026Rep. Donald Norcross, 7th term endorsement

IFPTE Endorses Bipartisan NATO Unity Protection Act, Strongly Rejects U.S. Threats to Canada and Allie

IFPTE acted quickly this week to endorse bipartisan legislation – the NATO Unity Protection Act - introduced by Senators Murkowski and Shaheen to prevent the Trump Administration from invading NATO allied nations.

Canada, GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 23, 2026NATO Unity Protection Act

IFPTE Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We at IFPTE, in solidarity with our Labor Movement and people across the nation, honor and celebrate Dr. King this year, and we hope that you will also take time to listen to that historic speech. And let us, as IFPTE members and Trade Unionists, continue to honor our unfettered partnership with the Civil Rights Movement through our actions while understanding that no fight is too big for us to conquer.

Labor RightsIFPTEJanuary 19, 2026MLK Day

SPEEA Reaches Tentative Agreement with Boeing in Wichita

The union for 1,600 aerospace professionals in Wichita has reached a tentative agreement with Boeing on a new collective bargaining agreement.

AerospaceCandace RhettJanuary 16, 2026SPEEA, WTPU agreement

Workers Must Come First: Unions Warn Ottawa Ahead of CUSMA Review

Canada’s unions are sending a clear and urgent message to the federal government ahead of the 2026 review of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA): workers must come first.

Canada, Government, Labor Rights, TradeCandace RhettJanuary 16, 2026CUSMA review

LEAF Employees Vote Unanimously to Join Society of United Professionals

Employees of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) have unanimously voted to join the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160).

Canada, Labor RightsCandace RhettJanuary 16, 2026LEAF employees, SUP

Steve Pinto Takes the Helm at IFPTE Local 195 – Sworn in as President

IFPTE Atlantic Area Vice President, Brother Steve Pinto, was officially sworn in as President of IFPTE Local 195 on Thursday. Joining President Pinto was Brother Melvin Dwyer to serve a second term as Local 195 Vice President, along with ten other Local 195 officers.

Labor RightsCandace RhettJanuary 16, 2026IFPTE Local 195 new officers, 2026

Pass the Protecting America’s Workforce Act (PAWA) Now! IFPTE Joins Rally on Capitol Hill

IFPTE members and staff attended the “Rally for America’s Workforce: PAWA to the People” on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettJanuary 16, 2026PAWA to the People rally

Congress Passes Appropriations Package to Sustain Funding for NASA, NOAA Fisheries, Army Corps Civil Works, and EPA

Congress rejected the destructive Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget cuts sought by the Trump Administration by passing a package of bipartisan appropriations bills, referred to as a “minibus.”

GovernmentFaraz KhanJanuary 16, 20262026 appropriations package

“Standing Together Makes Us Stronger!” - IFPTE Joins Kansas AFL-CIO Leaders and Members in Topeka for Solidarity Day

President Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Henson, along with SPEEA Area Vice President Matthew Joyce and former longtime SPEEA Area Vice President Donna Lehane, joined hundreds of Union members for a rally this week in Topeka in support of working families and against both statewide and national attacks on working families.

Aerospace, Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettJanuary 16, 2026Kansas State AFL-CIO, Topeka rally

Calling All Candidates - Join IFPTE's Black and Racialized Professionals Committee

As we plan to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 19th,  as well as recognize Black History Month this February, IFPTE is standing up the Black and Racialized Professionals Committee.

Canada, Labor RightsCandace RhettJanuary 16, 2026Black and Racialized Professional Committee

IFPTE Tells Congress to Contain Health Insurance Costs and Pass Bipartisan Bill to Extend ACA Tax Credits

Ahead of the House of Representative’s vote on H.R. 1834, a bipartisan three-year extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which expired at the end of 2025, IFPTE called on lawmakers to pass the bill to prevent some 5 million Americans from being uninsured and raising costs of health care for ACA policy holders and all people in the U.S. health care system.

GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 9, 2026ACA tax credits, H.R.1834

House Of Representatives Passes FY26 Funding for NASA, Army Corps, EPA, NOAA, And Immigration Courts, Rejects Trump Administration’s Extreme Budget Cuts

On Thursday, an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a “minibus” legislative package that includes three Fiscal Year 2026 funding bills that reject the extreme cuts in the Trump Administration's budget.

GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 9, 2026Minibus FY26