The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has published a new article calling for stronger labour protections under CUSMA, arguing that workers across Canada, the United States, and Mexico deserve a more effective mechanism for remedying labour rights violations.
Read MoreThe latest edition of the award-winning Union newsletter, the SPEEA Spotlite, was released on July 1st, informing SPEEA’s 16k-plus members about the Union’s negotiations with the Boeing Company for the prof and tech members employed by the aerospace company.
Read MoreIFPTE is sad to report that our great friend and Union Sister, Vonda McDaniel, passed away unexpectedly last Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.
Read MoreIFPTE issued the following statement on the U.S-Mexico-Canada (USMCA or CUSMA) trade agreement’s six-year review period, commencing on July 1, 2026.
Read MoreIFPTE International joined several IFPTE Locals, including Local 777, rank-and-file members and others in the labor movement in providing comments last week in opposition to the Trump Administration’s efforts to force federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements.
Read MoreNegotiators for SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 began formal contract talks with Boeing on July 1.
Read MoreWorkers employed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Pacific Islands Region in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and CNMI voted overwhelmingly last week to be represented by IFPTE Local 8A.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 proudly celebrates Executive Board member Sharon Archer on receiving the Individual Recognition for Indigenous Activism Award at the Bromley Armstrong Awards.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals applauds the federal government’s release this week of Canada’s Nuclear Energy Strategy, calling it the most significant federal commitment to nuclear workers and clean energy in a generation.
Read MorePresident Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson joined Valley Labor Report host, Jacob Morrison, earlier this month in Minneapolis while attending the AFL-CIO convention.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001’s Executive Board issued a letter of support to UNITE HERE Local 8, representing the Hilton workers at Embassy Suites, Seattle.
Read MoreIFPTE Local 21 released a Happy Pride video featuring their President, Bianca Polovina, to celebrate Pride Month.
Read MoreIFPTE is saddened to share that our Union Brother, Mike Calleo, passed away peacefully on June 8th.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Council Reps from three states came together for the annual SPEEA Council Convention and Leadership Conference last week in SEATAC, Washington.
Read MoreIFPTE sent a letter to all House members this week urging them to vote in support of the pro-union bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), championed by Democratic Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ) and Republican Congressman Pete Stauber (MN).
Read MoreIFPTE successfully worked last week to defeat legislation sponsored by South Carolina Representative, Nancy Mace, that would have lifted the moratorium on DOD A-76 competitions to determine whether federal work is appropriate for outsourcing and privatization.
Read MoreThe CLC spoke at the Int’l Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland calling on governments around the globe to ensure workers have a meaningful role in shaping their economic future, including artificial intelligence, while warning against efforts to weaken collective bargaining and the right to strike.
Read MoreMembers and staff of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 gathered this week in Winnipeg for the unit’s annual Take-a-Break lunch events.
Read MorePresident Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson were among the many American labor leaders to welcome our good friend, and Union Sister, Bea Bruske to Minneapolis, Minnesota this week at the AFL-CIO’s 30th constitutional convention.
Read MoreIFPTE Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, addressed delegates last week at the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) convention.
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