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IFPTE Northeast Council Holds Biannual Meeting in Glenville, New York
IFPTE Northeast Council Holds Biannual Meeting in Glenville, New York

Members and leaders from IFPTE’s Northeast Area rounded out their biannual meetings this week in Glenville, New York.

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Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 15, 2026Northeast Council, biannual meeting
IFPTE Local 200 Hold Memorial/Remembrance Event for Longtime Local 200/200A President Mike Calleo
IFPTE Local 200 Hold Memorial/Remembrance Event for Longtime Local 200/200A President Mike Calleo

IFPTE Local 200 President, Mark Connors, along with the leadership and members of Local 200, hosted a remembrance event on Thursday honoring the life and service of longtime Local 200/200A President, Mike Calleo, who passed away on June 8.

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Candace RhettOctober 15, 2026Mike Calleo memorial, Local 200
IFPTE Local 1 President Alerts Hill Lawmakers About Unfair Pay Inversion Issue
IFPTE Local 1 President Alerts Hill Lawmakers About Unfair Pay Inversion Issue

IFPTE Local 1 President, Corey Henderson, joined legislative director, Faraz Khan, this week for meetings with the offices of Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, to discuss pay disparities impacting Local 1 members employed by the United States Navy.

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Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 15, 2026Local 1, pay inversion
CCPA Report Highlights Fairer Pay in Canada's Public Sector
CCPA Report Highlights Fairer Pay in Canada's Public Sector

A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) finds that Canada’s public sector continues to provide more equitable pay for women and new Canadians than the private sector.

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CanadaCandace RhettOctober 15, 2026CCPA, equitable pay
TEAM Local 161 Members Gather for Annual General Meeting
TEAM Local 161 Members Gather for Annual General Meeting

Members of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 gathered in Winnipeg and online this week for the union’s Annual General Meeting, with nearly a third of the membership taking part.

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Canada, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 15, 2026TEAM AGM 2026
"One Society. One Voice. Stronger Together": SUP, IFPTE Stand Strong with Bruce Power Members as They Enter Bargaining
"One Society. One Voice. Stronger Together": SUP, IFPTE Stand Strong with Bruce Power Members as They Enter Bargaining

As bargaining gets underway at the Bruce Power Local, a solidarity video was created to show all Bruce members and their bargaining team that the SUP and IFPTE Union family has their back.

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Canada, Energy, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 15, 2026Bruce Power Local bargaining video
Local 196 Delivers Big Contract Win for Long Branch Housing Authority Members
Local 196 Delivers Big Contract Win for Long Branch Housing Authority Members

IFPTE Local 196-represented members employed by the Long Branch Housing Authority scored huge wins as a part of their recently completed contract negotiations.

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Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 15, 2026Long Branch Housing Authority, Local 196
IFPTE Sends Letter to Leadership of House and Senate Armed Services Committees on FY27 NDAA Conference Bill
IFPTE Sends Letter to Leadership of House and Senate Armed Services Committees on FY27 NDAA Conference Bill

IFPTE authored a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (HASC and SASC) urging them to include certain provisions in the conferenced FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill.

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Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 13, 2026FY27 NDAA conference bill
IFPTE Shares Water Resources Development Act Priorites and Urges Committees to Advance Compromise Text
IFPTE Shares Water Resources Development Act Priorites and Urges Committees to Advance Compromise Text

This week, IFPTE urged the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee and Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee to reconcile the House-passed bill (h.r. 9497) with the Senate EPW Committee approved bill (S. 4949) and include IFPTE priorities.

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Infrastructure, GovernmentFaraz KhanOctober 9, 2026WRDA, Water Resources Development Act
IFPTE Local 1921 Weighs-In with Members on GAO Comptroller General Process
IFPTE Local 1921 Weighs-In with Members on GAO Comptroller General Process

The GAO Employees Organization (IFPTE Local 1921) sent a message to their members addressing the issue of a potential nominee to serve as GAO’s Comptroller General.

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Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 9, 2026IFPTE Local 1921, GAO Comptroller General
World Day for Decent Work: Defending the Right to Strike
World Day for Decent Work: Defending the Right to Strike

World Day for Decent Work is an opportunity for the labour movement to take action for decent work to be placed at the centre of economic and government policy, including the protection of fundamental workers rights. 

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Labor Rights, CanadaCandace RhettOctober 9, 2026world day for decent work
IFPTE's Candace Rhett Joins and Thanks Virginia Representative Don Beyer for His Support of IFPTE
IFPTE's Candace Rhett Joins and Thanks Virginia Representative Don Beyer for His Support of IFPTE

IFPTE’s Communications Rep Candace Rhett represented the International this week at a labor event with Virginia Congressman, Don Beyer.

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Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 9, 2026Rep Beyers, Candace Rhett
Manitoba Workers Continue to Face Canada's Highest Injury Rate
Manitoba Workers Continue to Face Canada's Highest Injury Rate

MFL President Kevin Rebeck is calling for an independent review of the Workers Compensation Board’s injury prevention system, saying, “Manitoba workers deserve better than last place.” 

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Canada, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 9, 2026Manitoba workers, injury rates
SOLIDARITY ALERT: IFPTE's David LaFemina Joins Picketing Solvang City Workers
SOLIDARITY ALERT: IFPTE's David LaFemina Joins Picketing Solvang City Workers

IFPTE International Representative David LaFemina joined Solvang, California public servants on the picket line last week.

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Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 9, 2026Solvang City workers, David LaFemina
IFPTE Thanks Brother Brian Kildee for His Exemplary Service to Our Union
IFPTE Thanks Brother Brian Kildee for His Exemplary Service to Our Union

With mixed emotions, we announce that Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, will leave IFPTE on Friday, October 2.

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Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 2, 2026Brian Kildee departure
SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Treasurer Shaunna Winton Appointed to the CLUW National Officers Council
SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Treasurer Shaunna Winton Appointed to the CLUW National Officers Council

The Coalition of Labor Union Women held its National Executive Board Meeting and Educational Conference September 24-27 in Washington, DC.

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Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 2, 2026CLUW NEB mtg, Shaunna Winton
SPEEA Professional Unit and Technical Unit Members Agree to Four-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Boeing Company
SPEEA Professional Unit and Technical Unit Members Agree to Four-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Boeing Company

SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 announced that the 17,000 members in the union’s Professional and Technical bargaining units have both ratified four-year contract offers from Boeing.

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Aerospace, Labor RightsCandace RhettOctober 2, 2026SPEEA, contract ratified
IFPTE Honours National Truth and Reconciliation Day
IFPTE Honours National Truth and Reconciliation Day

On September 30, 2026, IFPTE recognizes Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the annual national holiday committed to memorializing the victims and survivors of the Canadian Indian Residential School system, whose purpose was to strip Indigenous peoples of their cultures, identities, languages, and ways of life.

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CanadaCandace RhettSeptember 29, 2026Nat'l Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026
IFPTE Endorses Adam Hamilton for United States Senate
IFPTE Endorses Adam Hamilton for United States Senate

IFPTE is proud to endorse Adam Hamilton to represent the citizens of Kansas in the United States Senate.

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Aerospace, Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettSeptember 29, 2026Adam Hamilton, Kansas
IFPTE Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month - Labor Honors ESC/Local 20 Frankie Preciado
IFPTE Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month - Labor Honors ESC/Local 20 Frankie Preciado

IFPTE celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month and honors ESC/Local 20 executive director Frankie Preciado.

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Labor RightsCandace RhettSeptember 25, 2026Frankie Preciado, L20
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