IFPTE 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.
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IFPTE 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.
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Negotiators for SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 began formal contract talks with Boeing on July 1.
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Workers 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.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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President 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.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001’s Executive Board issued a letter of support to UNITE HERE Local 8, representing the Hilton workers at Embassy Suites, Seattle.
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IFPTE Local 21 released a Happy Pride video featuring their President, Bianca Polovina, to celebrate Pride Month.
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IFPTE is saddened to share that our Union Brother, Mike Calleo, passed away peacefully on June 8th.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Council Reps from three states came together for the annual SPEEA Council Convention and Leadership Conference last week in SEATAC, Washington.
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IFPTE 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).
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IFPTE 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.
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The 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.
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Members and staff of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 gathered this week in Winnipeg for the unit’s annual Take-a-Break lunch events.
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President 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.
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IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, addressed delegates last week at the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) convention.
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As a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, IFPTE showed up strong this week in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the AFL-CIO’s 30th Constitutional Convention.
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On Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) held a full committee “markup” where Representatives on HASC voted on amendments to the bill past midnight. IFPTE weighed in with a letter requesting HASC Members vote to approve Rep. Donald Norcross’s (D-NJ) amendment to nullify the Department of Defense’s implementation of EO 14251, which strips bargaining rights of over 1.3 million federal workers, including 750,000 at DOD.
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Members are invited to explore perspectives from both the CLC and the IFPTE Local 160 on the importance of accessibility and the ongoing work of creating truly barrier-free workplaces and communities.
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