Secretary-Treasurer Henson Talks to Valley Labor Report on Labor's Fight for Keep TVA Serving the Public, not

This past weekend, IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson talked IFPTE and other Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) unions efforts to defend the TVA as a public utility that works for the people to the region, provides good jobs for the Valley, and keeps electricity rates affordable.

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Trump Administration’s Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Head Won’t Alter the Reality that Workers Face

IFPTE executive officers commented on President Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after BLS released its Employment Situation Report for July. The report indicated the unemployment rate rose to 4.2% and the total number of workers in the U.S. economy, excluding farm labor, has remained flat since April 2025.  

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Local 12 President, Tiera Beachamp, Participates in Washington State AFL-CIO Convention

Union leaders from across the state of Washington, including IFPTE Local 12 President Tiera Beauchamp, gathered in Solidarity this week in Vancouver, Washington, at the Washington State AFL-CIO’s 2025 Convention.  The Convention theme was Our Voice, Our Power, Our Movement, and included several workshops ranging from how to build strong Union-driven campaigns to legislative advocacy to organizing.

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IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson Attends AFL-CIO Annual Secretary-Treasurer’s Meeting

IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, along with Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, were in attendance this week at the annual AFL-CIO’s Secretary-Treasurers’ meeting in Washington, DC.  The annual meeting is an opportunity for AFL-CIO affiliated Secretary-Treasurers to meet and discuss the major issues impacting working families, as well as to complete internal business matters. 

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IFPTE Calls on Congressional Representatives to Sign the Discharge Petition to Uphold Federal Workers’ Collective Rights and Stop the Single Largest Union-Busting Effort in American History

The executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) joined with Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar (D-TX) to announce the discharge petition to bring the Protect America’s Workforce Act, H.R. 2550, to a House floor vote.

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IFPTE Locals Throughout New Jersey Join State Labor Movement in Opposing Governor Murphy’s 37% Healthcare Cost Hike – Urge Legislature to Return to Trenton

IFPTE and the New Jersey AFL-CIO were among the more than a dozen unions representing well over 140,000 workers in New Jersey calling on state lawmakers to return to the state capitol in Trenton and pass legislation mitigating Governor Murphy’s proposed 37% hike in healthcare costs for state workers. 

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IFPTE Strongly Opposes Trump Administration and OMB's First FY25 Rescission Request and Urges Senate to Reject All Rescission Proposals

Ahead of the Senate vote to proceed to consideration of the rescission package, IFPTE sent a letter to Senators warning them that, “Not only are the current rescission requests and upcoming rescission requests certain to dismantle federal government services that working Americans and our economy count on and surrender our national security and global leadership on science and innovation, but these rescissions, if enacted, threaten the bipartisanship needed for Congress to exercise its constitutional authority to fund the government.”

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