On behalf of the Executive Council and Staff of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), we wish the 90,000 represented IFPTE members and their families across North America a happy and inspiring Labour Day.
Read MoreIFPTE 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.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers met to discuss the impact of Trump’s trade war on Canada. Workers should be front and centre for Canada’s leaders, according to Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
Read MoreThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is speaking out against Prime Minister Carney’s instruction to cabinet to identify deep operational savings, a dangerous step in the wrong direction, one that puts critical public services and the workers who deliver them on the chopping block.
Read MoreLast week, the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) visited the picket line of CUPE Local 5525 to offer our support and solidarity to the striking frontline care workers at Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged Inc.
Read MoreOn this first day of July 2025, the 90,000 members of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) across North America honour Canada Day.
Read MoreSCMMA/IFPTE Local 222 partnered with ESA once again for a member golf tournament on June 6, 2025, with a record high participation of 144 golfers.
Read MoreThe 49th Annual Civic Pancake Breakfast raised more than $10,000 for the City of Saskatoon's community partner, the United Way Saskatoon & Area.
Read MoreSCMMA/IFPTE Local 222 board members were proud to attend the 2025 Saskatoon Pride Parade on Sunday, June 22, and walk alongside coworkers as part of the City of Saskatoon's float.
Read MoreIFPTE Locals in Winnipeg hosted lunch events this week and last for members working throughout the city.
Read MoreRepresentatives from the IFPTE, Richard Mahé, Canadian Area Vice-President and WAPSO Local 162 President, and Erin Spencer, International Representative, attended a meeting yesterday at the Manitoba Legislative Building to meet the province’s newly appointed Provincial Trade Representative to the US, Richard Madan, who will be working out of Washington, D.C.
Read MoreIFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) President Rebecca Caron, SUP/IFPTE Local 160 External Relations Director, Mike Belmore, and IFPTE Assistant to Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, joined hundreds of young professionals and industry leaders from Canada and the United States at the North American Young Generation Nuclear (NAYGN) 2025 Continental Conference in Denver.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) held its first annual Bruce Region Golf Tournament — and it was a resounding success.
Read MoreNearly 200 Society members from Hydro One joined a solidarity rally in support of striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers, calling on the Ford government and the WSIB to deliver fair wages, end U.S. outsourcing, and improve workplace health and safety.
Read MoreThis year’s Society Hydro One Local Annual Council was a resounding success, with 170 Delegates, Communication Action Network (CAN) Representatives, and guests in attendance. Themed “Building Our Future While Celebrating Our Past,” the gathering recognized the strength, resilience, and proud history of Hydro One members, marking in particular the 20th anniversary of the landmark 2005 strike.
Read MoreIFPTE President Matt Biggs joined the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) to hear remarks from the US Ambassador to Canada, the Honorable Pete Hoekstra, at an event hosted by the Empire Club of Canada.
Read MoreStewards from the Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association (SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222) participated in the Canadian Labour Congress and Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s Spring School, an annual event focused on building knowledge and skills within Saskatchewan’s labour movement.
Read MoreWorkers expected an ambitious plan to strengthen Canada’s economy, create jobs, and defend communities against Trump’s agenda, however, this week’s throne speech from Prime Minister Mark Carney provided none of this, says the CLC.
Read MoreThe OFL, frontline workers, and Ontario NDP MPPs gathered at Queen’s Park this week to demand immediate passage of the Heat Stress Act, a Private Members’ Bill that would establish enforceable heat protection standards for workers.
Read MoreThe first budget tabled by Doug Ford’s Conservatives since the recent election is not a plan to protect Ontario; it’s a plan to reward Conservative insiders.
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