On 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.
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SCMMA/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.
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IFPTE Locals in Winnipeg hosted lunch events this week and last for members working throughout the city.
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Representatives 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.
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IFPTE 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.
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The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) held its first annual Bruce Region Golf Tournament — and it was a resounding success.
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Nearly 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.
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This 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.
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IFPTE 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.
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Stewards 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.
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Workers 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.
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The 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.
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The 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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As Canada’s largest labour federation, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) fights for positive change in every area that affects people’s daily lives.
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Canada’s unions are marking Mental Health Week by calling on the new federal government to improve health care access for workers and their families.
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At the end of April, Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 President Rebecca Caron, NWMO Local Vice President Mike Borrelli, External Relations Officer Mike Belmore, and NWMO Unit Director Issac Werner travelled to Ignace, Ontario for a week of outreach, engagement, and connection with members and local stakeholders.
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This week, the AFL-CIO sent a letter reminding Congress of labor’s positions and priorities on promoting a worker-centered trade policy, one that includes key IFPTE priorities.
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IFPTE honoured our Union Sister, Michelle Johnston, this week at the Spring 2025 Executive Council meeting. Sister Johnston, who retired as Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) President in January and stepped down as IFPTE Canadian Area Vice President this week, was thanked and appreciated from all corners of the IFPTE family at this week’s meeting.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals carried the day on Monday in Canada’s national election.
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On April 28, the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) joined workers across Canada in commemorating those who have lost their lives in workplace accidents, or suffered an illness or injury on the job.
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