On Friday, the House passed the NDAA without the customary strong bipartisan support that the NDAA has received in years past. The House bill passed with several troubling amendments that would cut health services for armed service members and defund numerous DoD components and civilian positions related to diversity, without considering the impacts.
Read MoreIFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, and Local 21 President/Western Area Vice President Gus Vallejo released statements in response to the passing of Brother Larry Griffin, longtime Local 21 officer and IFPTE legend.
Read MoreAfter nearly four decades of federal service, Franco DiCroce retired from the United States Army Corps of Engineers at the end of June. In doing so, Brother DiCroce was also presented with the much deserved Local 98 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing him for his nearly four decades of service to his fellow colleagues and union members.
Read MoreBrother Sean McBride, President of IFPTE Local 196 and IFPTE Atlantic Area Vice President, paid a visit last week to the Mississippi to meet with the state’s Labor Federation President Robert Shaffer. McBride discussed a range of issues with President Shaffer.
Read MoreIFPTE leadership commented on the Supreme Court’s ill-considered and ideologically driven decisions on the President’s authority to relieve student debt, affirmative action policies, and legal anti-discrimination protections, all of which “threaten the interests of working people”
Read MorePresident Biggs received a heartfelt letter of thanks from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler for IFPTE's support in the Biden-Harris endorsement rally.
Read MoreEarlier this month, President Biden sent the nominations of Nancy Speight and Suzanne Summerlin for FLRA Member and FLRA General Counsel to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC). IFPTE sent a letter asking HSGAC Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member Rand Paul (R-KY), and Senators on the Committee to advance both nominees quickly.
Read MoreIFPTE engaged with House and Senate Armed Services Committees to make sure key priorities. IFPTE will be working with Members of Congress to amend the NDAA to include our priorities.
Read MorePride Month Profiles: Denise Robinson - For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members.
Read MoreIFPTE Local unions in New Jersey attended the NJ AFL-CIO Legislative COPE Endorsement Conference in Atlantic City.
Read MoreOn June 20, in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), TEAM - IFPTE Local 161 held a press conference announcing the release chronicling how the privatisation of MTS, once an engine of the Manitoba economy, has resulted in significant job loss, poor rural and northern phone service, and high rates.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee considered amending and advancing the the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act . IFPTE urged the Committee members to approve the legislation without any amendments that would weaken or delay the the bill’s ability to restore legal protections for workers right to organize and join union, bargain collectively, and ensure meaningful and effective enforcement of labor law violations.
Read MoreThis weekend, IFPTE issued an endorsement for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to serve a second term for President and Vice President.
Read MoreOver 200 members and guests of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 took part in the Local’s special lunch event. A fixture prior to the pandemic, the event returned with gusto to Winnipeg.
Read MoreIFPTE staff, officers, and members participated in a two-day conference this week at the AFL-CIO national headquarters in Washington, DC, that took a close look at the ever-growing threat that Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to jobs moving forward.
Read MoreTEAM/IFPTE Local 161 met with James Teitsma, Manitoba’s Minister of Consumer Protection and Public Services.
Read MoreSPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 leaders gathered in Seattle over the weekend to attend the union’s annual SPEEA Council meeting on Friday and Leadership Conference on Saturday.
Read MoreJuneteenth is a day of profound meaning to Black workers, as it should be to all working people who enjoy and defend the freedom to live our own lives, speak with our own voices, and enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Read MoreUnion Plus recently awarded $200,000 in scholarships to 205 students representing 41 unions, including two winners representing the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE).
Read MoreThe Times of London published an opinion piece authored by President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson and Sue Fern, Senior Deputy General Secretary of the British Union Prospect, which represents professional workers in the energy sector throughout the United Kingdom.
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