IFPTE and dozens of other civil society organizations and unions joined the Project on Government Oversight’s (POGO) letter telling Senators to oppose Paul Ingrassia’s nomination for U.S. Special Counsel because he is “unlikely to fulfill his duty of safeguarding the merit system.”
Read MoreThe “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday for a worker roundtable and press conference on how President Trump’s cuts to vital job-building programs and services are harming working Tennesseans.
Read MoreFederal unions, including IFPTE, sponsored and supported an event in honor of a great friend of labor, Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania.
Read MoreUnion 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.
Read MoreIFPTE filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Army after identifying over 30 instances where both the DoD and the Army have failed to honor IFPTE’s National Consultation Rights (NCR).
Read MoreOver 75 workers at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace are joining Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) and have been fighting for voluntary recognition of their union since June 17!
Read MoreIFPTE 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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 MoreLed by AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Redmond, and several labor leaders across sectors, including IFPTE President, Matt Biggs, the American labor movement kicked off the “It’s Better In a Union” Bus Tour this week in Washington, DC.
Read MoreIFPTE President, Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, and Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, attended the biannual AFL-CIO executive council meeting this week in Washington, DC.
Read MoreIFPTE wishes all members and their families throughout the United States a festive, fun, rewarding, and safe 4th of July.
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to report that Local 21 Field Director, Kat General, was elected as the First Vice President to the national board of the AFL-CIO’s Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA).
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 MoreThe executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) commented on the Senate’s passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” H.R. 1, budget reconciliation, which extends President Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and offsets some of the costs through cutting nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) while adding over $4 trillion to the national debt through 2034. Republican leadership in the House of Representatives is considering amendments and racing to pass this bill before July 4.
Read MoreToday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that in a 562 - 351 vote, over 1,100 planners, designers, and field technicians at Southern California Edison have won their election for a union. A total of 83% of the unit voted in the election. The bargaining unit is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC/IFPTE Local 20).
Read MoreThis week IFPTE joined a letter led by the AFL-CIO to strongly oppose the nomination of Jonathan Berry to serve as the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Solicitor of Labor.
Read MoreMembers of Local 777 after a successful informational picket and oath re-affirmation at Federal Plaza in Chicago on June 25, 2025.
Read MoreIFPTE was invited this week to take part in a ‘Presidents Panel’ discussion at the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance’s (APALA) 18th biennial convention in Los Angeles. The convention’s theme is “Solidarity, Resistance, Unity”, and includes workshops and presentations geared towards combating the unprecedented attacks of the Trump Administration against Unions and Union members, communities of color, and immigrants.
Read MorePresident Biggs joined radio legend and host of America’s Workforce Podcase, Ed “Flash” Ferenc, this week to discuss the Senate Republican majority’s efforts to ram through a budget reconciliation package.
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