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Society ESA Members on Strike

The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 members employed at the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) begin strike action on September 20.

Energy, Labor Rights, CanadaCandace RhettSeptember 22, 2023SUP, ESA strike

IFPTE Officers Talk Workforce Development and Clean Nuclear Power with White House Officials

IFPTE’s Executive Officers and staff visited the White House this week to discuss IFPTE’s ongoing efforts to engage in and promote workforce development.

Labor Rights, Energy, GovernmentCandace RhettSeptember 15, 2023workforce development, John Podesta, Inflation Reduction Act, SMR, TVA

IFPTE Attends Society Hydro One Annual Council

Earlier this week, the Society of United Professionals’ (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) Hydro One Local held their annual council meeting.

Labor Rights, Energy, CanadaCandace RhettSeptember 15, 2023Hydro One

Canadian Council of IFPTE Locals Meets in Winnipeg

The Canadian Council of IFPTE Locals (CCL) held its biannual meeting in late August in Winnipeg, Canada, and featured reports from all IFPTE Canadian Locals and a planning discussion around the scheduling/focus of the annual IFPTE legislative conference in Manitoba next year.

Labor Rights, Energy, CanadaCandace RhettSeptember 8, 2023Council of Canadian Locals, CCL

President Biden Unveils ‘Invent it Here, Make it Here’ Initiative

President Biden signed an Executive Order last Friday in Maine which directs federal government agencies leverage federal government resources towards policies and programs laser focused at increasing domestic manufacturing.

IFPTE Shares Positions on NDAA Amendments Ahead of House Rules Committee's Consideration

On Friday, the House passed the NDAA without the customary strong bipartisan support that the NDAA has received in years past. The House bill passed with several troubling amendments that would cut health services for armed service members and defund numerous DoD components and civilian positions related to diversity, without considering the impacts.

IFPTE Forges Trans-Atlantic Labor Partnership for Good Union Jobs, Just Transition, Energy Security and Climate

The Times of London published an opinion piece authored by President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson and Sue Fern, Senior Deputy General Secretary of the British Union Prospect, which represents professional workers in the energy sector throughout the United Kingdom.

EnergyCandace RhettJune 16, 2023Prospect, Sue Ferns

Biden-Harris Investments in Your State: Interactive Map

The White House unveiled a website that shows how much money the administration has invested in our communities by state, and even by municipality. Check out the interactive map.

Government, Infrastructure, EnergyCandace RhettJune 8, 2023White House, interactive map, investment

Curious About Ontario’s Clean Energy Potential? Check Out SUP's Ontario Energy Mixer

Try the Society of United Professionals Energy Mixer to see what it will take to get to net-zero. Solving the climate crisis is humanity’s greatest challenge.

EnergyCandace RhettJune 2, 2023IFPTE Local 160, Ontario Energy Mixer

The Society/IFPTE Local 160 and IFPTE Leadership Join Canadian and U.S. Energy Officials at Canadian Embassy

The SocietyFPTE Local 160 President and IFPTE Canadian Area Vice President Michelle Johnston and External Relations Director Mike Belmore were in Washington, D.C. to attend the signing of a historic joint agreement between Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization and the U.S. Department of Energy.

EnergyFaraz KhanMay 19, 2023SUP, Nuclear, Canada, Department of Energy, NWMO

Members at Bruce Power Vote 98.6% to Authorize for Strike Action

This week, members of the Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 who work at Bruce Power voted an overwhelming 98.6% in favor of strike action, if necessary, to support meaningful bargaining and to reach a fair collective agreement.

EnergyFaraz KhanMay 19, 2023local 160, SUP, nuclear power, Energy, Bruce Power

Tell Congress: Act Immediately To Avoid A Debt Default Crisis

Congress needs to act urgently and pass a clean debt limit increase before June 1st. If Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the U.S. government will default on it's debt with catastrophic impacts for our economy, for working people, for retirement savings, and for essential government services.

IFPTE Attends Canadian Labour Congress Convention

IFPTE leaders and members from across Canada travelled to Montreal this week to attend the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) convention.

Energy, Labor RightsCandace RhettMay 12, 2023CLC, IFPTE Local 160

IFPTE, EA Lend Support for Hydrogen Hub Grant Application

IFPTE international and Engineering Association, (EA/IFPTE Local 1937) leaders sent a joint letter this week to TVA CEO Jeff Lyash in support of the Southeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub’s request for a Department of Energy grant to support the building and operation of regional clean hydrogen hubs.

EnergyCandace RhettMarch 31, 2023EA, IFPTE Local 1937, DOE

Labor of Love: IFPTE Secretary Treasurer Joins Sequoyah Spirit Fund Giveaways

IFPTE Secretary Treasurer Gay Henson joined colleagues and volunteers the last two weeks to sponsor two giveaways to children in the greater Chattanooga region as a part of the annual Sequoyah Spirit Fund Easter and Book Fair events.

EnergyCandace RhettMarch 31, 2023Gay Henson, Easter, Spirit Fund, IFPTE Local 1937

IFPTE Thanks Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Tonko for Standing Up for Local 147 Members and Good Union Jobs in the NY Capitol Region

IFPTE President Matt Biggs commented, “Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Representative Tonko know full well the importance of good union jobs at KAPL and the importance of this work to national security and the economic prosperity of the Capitol Region” of New York.

Energy, Government, Labor RightsFaraz KhanMarch 28, 2023KAPL, Senator Gillibrand, Congressman Tonko, Senator Schumer

Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, Congressman Tonko, Stand Up in Support of Local 147

After hearing from IFPTE Local 147 leaders during IFPTE's legislative week about the unjust movement of work from the Local's bargaining unit to non-represented workers elsewhere, New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Congressman Paul Tonko, issued a strong letter to the Department of Energy (DOE), with a statement of support for the union and their members.

IFPTE Officers Meet with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler

IFPTE met with AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler, to discuss the major legislative issues impacting IFPTE’s diverse membership, including but not limited to the labor movement’s continued support for federal investment in green nuclear energy technologies such as Small Modular Reactors, and the importance of restoring a Biden majority of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Energy, Labor RightsIFPTEMarch 16, 2023AFL-CIO, Liz Shuler, FLRA, SMR, Nuclear

IFPTE Meets with John Podesta on Clean Energy Investments

IFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, Assistant to the Executive Officers Brian Kildee, and Legislative Director Faraz Khan met this week with John Podesta, President Biden’s top adviser on clean energy technologies and investments.

IFPTE Responds to President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

IFPTE President Biggs commented that President Joe Biden has “lived up to his pledge once again by putting forward a budget that will decrease the national deficit, and do so while protecting and strengthening the programs that working families and retirees across the nation depend so heavily on. “

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