Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey, along with House Labor Caucus co-Chairs Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI) and Stephen Horsford (NV), held a press conference at the United States Capitol on Wednesday to assess the damage done by President Trump, Elon Musk, and their Administration.
Read MoreCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals carried the day on Monday in Canada’s national election.
Read MoreEmail Congress to urge lawmakers to oppose cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, which provides health coverage to 1 in 5 Americans. As part of a budget reconciliation bill to extend tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has instructions to find $880 billion in cuts, which would primarily come from massive cuts to Medicaid - CONGRESS NEEDS TO FUND HEALTH CARE, NOT BILLIONAIRE TAX CUTS!
Read MoreOn this May 1st, 2025, we join countless trade unionists, activists, and workers around the world in celebrating our proud history and rededicating ourselves to a better future.
Read MoreAs anticipated in previous IFPTE letters to Members of Congress opposing cuts to federal benefits and other threats to the federal civil service, the Republican-led Budget Reconciliation bill that is being unveiled contains deeply misguided pending cuts to the Federal Employee Retirement System and attacks on merit protections.
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to announce our partnership with the Civil Service Strong project of Democracy Forward, along with other unions, to support our members who are civil servants under attack by the Trump administration.
Read MoreThe IFPTE supports the Canadian Labour Congress's (CLC) call to challenge all political parties to put working families first in the federal election being held April 28th. The Workers Together platform, Building a Better Future for Working People, was launched to provide a clear blueprint for the next government at a time when Canadians face mounting pressures from all sides.
Read MoreEngineering Association (EA)/Local 1937 President, Carolyn Wilson, announced her retirement this week after four decades of service to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). She also announced her retirement as President of the EA/IFPTE Local 1937, where she also served as Vice President and EA board member for over twenty years.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160’s Research Officer Nathan Jackson deputed before City of Toronto’s Executive Committee on March 19 to express the Society’s full support for the mayor’s tariff response action plan.
Read MoreEarlier this week, 12 Republicans in the House of Representatives signed on to a letter to House Republican leadership and the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee warning against cuts to Medicaid in an upcoming Budget Reconciliation bill. Several of the signatures on the letter are the result of the commitment and efforts of IFPTE Local 21 and the Local’s work with other unions in their coalition.
Read MoreIFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, and Legislative Director Faraz Khan participated in Howard University’s “Summer for Democracy” teach-in. The teach-in was organized by Howard University students with the Howard University Capel as the lead sponsor.
Read MoreIFPTE continues to aggressively urge lawmakers to cosponsor the Protect America’s Workers Act (HR 2550), bipartisan legislation sponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Jared Golden to repeal President Trump’s latest Union-Busting executive order.
Read MoreFollowing the Senate’s recent approval of a budget resolution that opens the door to massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and federal employee pensions and benefits, this week, the House considered and unfortunately approved the budget legislation.
Read MoreIFPTE commends former Labor Secretary Julie Su for outlining how Elon Musk’s DOGE is dismantling the Department of Labor, saying that “These Elon Musk-cuts will be devastating for communities all across the country – not only for workers, but for employers, for children, and families.”
Read MoreLocal 777 won a grievance recently, getting the US Army Corps of Engineers to revise its nationwide guidance that prohibited workers from using personal pronouns in correspondence, including emails.
Read MoreIFPTE’s Women’s Solidarity Network (WSN) co-sponsored a blockbuster program at the 69th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) NGO Forum.
Read MoreLast week, as media reports highlighted that Bell (BCE) paid its top executives over $5 million in bonuses in 2024, the IFPTE sent a letter to Premier Kinew urging action from his government to help stem the job loss and safeguard telecommunications jobs in Manitoba and TEAM.
Read MoreInternational Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), an AFL-CIO affiliated union, asks union members and working people to contact their Members of Congress to ask lawmakers to support the Supreme Court’s order to bring SMART Local 100 union member Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
Read MoreBrother Sean McBride, who serves as IFPTE Atlantic Area Vice President/Local 196 President, was appointed by New Jersey AFL-CIO President Charlie Wowkanech to the State Federation’s Unity Table in support of federal workers.
Read MoreIFPTE sent a letter to all Members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote no on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution which is likely to lead to draconian cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and to federal employee compensation.
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