IFPTE urged all Members of the House Committee on Rules to advance a bipartisan amendment to an appropriations bill that supports IFPTE Local 98 members’ effort to keep U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) offices in New York City from being relocated.
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to endorse Congresswoman Suzan DelBene as she seeks re-election to represent Washington's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read MoreIFPTE international officers and staff, along with DC area Local leaders and members, gathered at the IFPTE Union House in Washington, DC to thank our colleague, Karen Nairn, for her 28 years of dedicated service to our Union.
Read MoreIFPTE is saddened to share that our Union Brother, Mike Calleo, passed away peacefully on June 8th.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Council Reps from three states came together for the annual SPEEA Council Convention and Leadership Conference last week in SEATAC, Washington.
Read MoreIFPTE sent a letter to all House members this week urging them to vote in support of the pro-union bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), championed by Democratic Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ) and Republican Congressman Pete Stauber (MN).
Read MoreIFPTE successfully worked last week to defeat legislation sponsored by South Carolina Representative, Nancy Mace, that would have lifted the moratorium on DOD A-76 competitions to determine whether federal work is appropriate for outsourcing and privatization.
Read MoreThe CLC spoke at the Int’l Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland calling on governments around the globe to ensure workers have a meaningful role in shaping their economic future, including artificial intelligence, while warning against efforts to weaken collective bargaining and the right to strike.
Read MoreMembers and staff of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 gathered this week in Winnipeg for the unit’s annual Take-a-Break lunch events.
Read MorePresident Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson were among the many American labor leaders to welcome our good friend, and Union Sister, Bea Bruske to Minneapolis, Minnesota this week at the AFL-CIO’s 30th constitutional convention.
Read MoreIFPTE Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, addressed delegates last week at the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) convention.
Read MoreAs a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, IFPTE showed up strong this week in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the AFL-CIO’s 30th Constitutional Convention.
Read MoreOn Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) held a full committee “markup” where Representatives on HASC voted on amendments to the bill past midnight. IFPTE weighed in with a letter requesting HASC Members vote to approve Rep. Donald Norcross’s (D-NJ) amendment to nullify the Department of Defense’s implementation of EO 14251, which strips bargaining rights of over 1.3 million federal workers, including 750,000 at DOD.
Read MoreEach June, Pride Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the diversity that strengthens our workplaces, unions, and communities.
Read MoreHenson and Khan attended a labor-backed event this week in Washington, DC in support of Graham Platner to represent the citizens of Maine in the United States Senate.
Read MoreMembers are invited to explore perspectives from both the CLC and the IFPTE Local 160 on the importance of accessibility and the ongoing work of creating truly barrier-free workplaces and communities.
Read MoreSUP celebrated an important milestone in Saskatoon, bringing together members, local leaders, and guests for a series of events focused on growth, representation, and member engagement.
Read MoreIFPTE, representing 90,000 workers across North America, including tens of thousands of working people in Washington State, is proud to endorse Congressman Adam Smith as he seeks reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read More“The Army Corps has played an important role in New York City since before the nation’s founding,” says Matt Biggs, International President of IFPTE, in a statement made prior to the press conference, “The Army calls it the Cradle of the Corps. A move out of this city would rock the cradle.”
Read MoreCanada’s unions are continuing to pressure the federal government to respect workers’ bargaining rights and stop undermining lawful strike action through repeated interventions under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.
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