IFPTE Condemns Senate Republican Bill That Extends Billionaire Tax Cuts on the Backs of Working Americans, Children, Veterans, and Seniors

The 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.

IFPTE’s New Jersey Locals, Labor Rally in Trenton Against Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs

Members and leaders from Locals 194, 195, and Council 21, along with International Representative Karen Bellamy Lewis, rallied in Trenton this week to protest the state’s neglect of healthcare insurance reform for public sector and local government workers.

Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettJune 6, 2025healthcare, IFPTE New Jersey Locals

CLC: While Governments Talk, Patients Face Endless Waits and Health Workers are Burning Out

A year after historic new health care agreements, a triple-demic and slow government action, means Canada’s health care system is still failing our children, seniors, and all seriously ill patients.

Canada, GovernmentCandace RhettJanuary 26, 2024Canadian Labour Congress, healthcare

IFPTE Asks Senators and Representatives to Cosponsor and Support Medicare for All Act of 2023

This week, ahead of the reintroduction of the Medicare for All Act, IFPTE sent letters to Senators and members of the House of Representatives asking for cosponsors for the landmark legislation that seeks to provide high-quality universal healthcare to Americans through a single-payer system.

Faraz KhanMay 18, 2023healthcare, Medicare, single payer

Brother Sean McBride Visits FHE HEALTH, Stands Tall in Support of Fellow Union Members

IFPTE Local 196 President/Atlantic Area Vice President Sean McBride traveled to Florida this week to join Janet Gerhard, FHE HEALTH’s Director of Public Affairs, to support fellow union members seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Faraz KhanMarch 10, 2023FHE Health, Sean McBride, Local 196, mental health, healthcare

IFPTE Local 196 Joins Unprecedented Coalition of Unions, Municipal Government Management, Lawmakers Calling for Solution to Healthcare Hikes

Sean McBride, who serves as IFPTE Local 196 President, Atlantic Area Vice President, and New Jersey AFL-CIO Vice President, joined New Jersey public sector union Brothers and Sisters calling for an immediate solution to the slated 20% increase in healthcare premiums for New Jersey municipal workers.

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