As the fallout from Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs sends shockwaves across the Canadian economy, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is calling for immediate and bold government action to protect Canadian workers.
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International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), an AFL-CIO affiliated union, asks union members and working people to contact their Members of Congress to ask lawmakers to support the Supreme Court’s order to bring SMART Local 100 union member Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
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Brother Sean McBride, who serves as IFPTE Atlantic Area Vice President/Local 196 President, was appointed by New Jersey AFL-CIO President Charlie Wowkanech to the State Federation’s Unity Table in support of federal workers.
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IFPTE sent a letter to all Members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote no on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution which is likely to lead to draconian cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and to federal employee compensation.
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This week, IFPTE and other labor unions worked with Senators and a bipartisan group of Congressional Representatives to make sure Congress had a strong response supporting federal workers’ collective bargaining rights and told President Trump that his executive order (EO) to deny collective bargaining for 1.5 million federal workers is a illegitimate overreach, totally outside the law, and hurts the federal government.
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“This bill invests in our nation’s aerospace engineering and manufacturing leadership,” said SPEEA President John Dimas. “It makes sure that the leading aerospace firms are committed to build a safety culture, continuing to improve product quality and re-establishing effective communication between the bridge and the engine room.”
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 joined labour leaders across the country for a press conference hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), where we demonstrated the unity of Canadian unions against Trump's tariffs.
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IFPTE held its biannual Veterans Committee meeting virtually on Thursday, April 3. Veterans Committee membership is open to any IFPTE Veteran or IFPTE members wishing to work to move IFPTE’s pro-Veteran agenda forward.
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IFPTE President Matt Biggs applauded its passage saying that, “it is nice to see that there is a core group of Senators on both sides of the aisle that understand how truly reckless the tariffs on Canada will be.”
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President Biggs discusses the impacts that the draconian policies of the Trump Administration are having on IFPTE’s diverse membership with legendary, Hall of Fame radio personality and host of America’s Workforce Podcast, Ed “Flash” Ferenc.
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IFPTE applauds Senator Durbin, Senator Rounds, Representative Foster, and Representative Lawler for introducing the Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025, legislation that provides international students graduating with U.S. STEM advanced degrees a pathway to permanence, protects wages, and ensures American work.
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IFPTE commends and thanks Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey for his timely example of leadership in the Senate chamber over the past two days.
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ESC/IFPTE Local 20 held a powerful Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike against Santa Clara County where more than 200 medical professionals working at hospitals and labs in the County held a 3-day ULP strike because of bad-faith negotiations with their employer.
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“Our union was formed in in U.S. Navy’s shipyards around the time of World War I and since then, every day, for more than a century, our members who are employed by the Department of Defense, The Department of Justice and other federal agencies have worked tirelessly to defend this nation. “
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With a Sunday election call sending voters to the polls on April 28, Canada’s unions are challenging all parties to put working families first. The Workers Together platform, Building a Better Future for Working People, was launched on March 26th in St. John’s, Newfoundland, by Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), alongside Jessica McCormick, President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.
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IFPTE issued the following statement in response to last night's sweeping and illegal action by the Trump Administration to eliminate collective bargaining rights for federal workers across agencies, including the Department of Defense (DOD).
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IFPTE Canadian Locals came together for their semiannual Canadian Council of Canadian Locals (CCL) meeting, held both in person in Saskatoon and virtually. Hosted by SCMMA/Local 222, the meeting provided an opportunity for Locals in Canada to discuss key issues affecting members and the broader labour movement.
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On March 26, SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222 held its quarterly membership meeting, with approximately 200 members attending in person and virtually. The meeting opened with a brief remembrance of Scott Jackson, a valued member who passed away suddenly.
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IFPTE authored a letter of support for S.J. Res. 37, legislation authored by Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, that aims to reverse the Trump Administration’s erroneous use of the national emergency designation under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to allow the President to impose senseless tariffs on good and services imported from Canada.
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IFPTE stands with our Brothers and Sisters at the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC/IFPTE Local 20) who will hold an Unfair Labor Practice strike next week against Santa Clara County. The affected members, medical professionals who work at hospitals and labs in the county, are holding a 3-day ULP strike because of bad-faith negotiations.
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