IFPTE offers a number of resources for our local affiliates. Contact us for more information.

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) judges’ union affiliated with IFPTE as Judicial Council 4

IFPTE International Representative, Karen Bellamy-Lewis, providing training to members

Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU)-IFPTE Local 70 members at work

IFPTE Local 21 officers and members at a rally

Tysh Moton, Aerospace Engineer and a member of the Goddard Engineering, Scientists, and Technical Association - IFPTE Local 29 speaking at a rally supporting U.S. federal workers

Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU)-IFPTE Local 70 members at work

Organizing

Are you looking to organize a group of employees currently not part of your union (or any other) who want to activate their right to engage in collective bargaining? We have experience running and assisting in organizing campaigns. Contact us to learn more.

If you are not a member of IFPTE, or a representative of an independent union looking to affiliate, click here to learn how to join us.

Events/Actions

Upcoming events and actions can be found on our events page.

Communications

Wanting to start-up or update your local’s communication, such as newsletters, text messaging, social media, and a website? If so, reach out to our communications department.

One powerful tool our local affiliates get free from us is an account with Action Network, which can help you keep your local members informed and build engagement. With Action Network, your local can manage member email communications, start-up and manage petitions/actions, and even build up attendance for events. Contact us to get started.

Public Relations

Need guidance on reaching out to the press, public, and policymakers regarding issues or legislation relevant to your members? We have vast experience in public relations, along with using actions, social media, images, videos, and websites to get your message out. Contact us to learn more.

Training

Our staff can provide training and help estimable your local training program, on the following topics and more. Contact us to learn more.

Organizing
Bargaining
Steward/Grievance
Engagement/Recruitment
Leadership Development
Communications

Bargaining

Gearing up for or in the middle of bargaining? We can help, as well as provide copies of collective bargaining agreements from a variety of IFPTE local affiliates. Contact us to learn more.

Constitution

Members can obtain a copy of the IFPTE International Constitution by clicking here.

Apparel & Promotional Items

Looking to design and order promotional items for your members? We work with several vendors who specialize in union made items, and can provide tips and suggestions, as well as assist with logos designs and branding ideas. Contact us to learn more.

IFPTE Online Store

Beyond having collective bargaining rights and coworkers that support you in your career, IFPTE members also have access to the following benefits. Contact us if you have any questions.

IFPTE offers four (4) scholarships a year to children and grandchildren of current IFPTE members. Click here to learn about our Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Annual Scholarships.

IFPTE members are eligible for the UnionPlus benefits program. UnionPlus is a unionized non-profit organization that negotiates with businesses, schools, and other organizations to provide discounts and services for union members. Click here to learn more.

Locals can provide free life insurance to their members by way of our partnership with American Income Life, which is a pro-union business. If you are a local representative and want to learn more, reach out to American Life Insurance (AIL) and explain you are an affiliate of the IFPTE. Note, ALI provides coverage in Canada too.

IFPTE has a partnership with FHE Health for members (along with their family members) who are seeking treatment for a behavioral health disorder, such as drug addiction, depression, and traumatic disorders. To learn more, please contact FHE Health and mention your IFPTE membership.

IFPTE has several Constituency Groups run by members who provide guidance and recommendations to our Executive Board and local affiliates.

IFPTE veteran members laying a wreath at Arlington Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

June 2017 Pride Toronto

Will Attig, Executive Director of the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council, speaking to IFPTE members

January 2018 Women’s March Toronto

March 2018 International Women’s Day Toronto

October 2017 Women’s March Convention in Detroit

Women Solidarity Network
- Women in the workforce have historically been harassed and marginalized, and it continues today. Our union must play a role in addressing and stopping this discrimination. The Women Solidarity Network (WSN) of IFPTE works to unite IFPTE women to fight discrimination and harassment and promote women's involvement and recognition within their locals. Learn More
Diversity Committee
- Diversity in the workplace and our union is critical to ensure all voices are heard. The Diversity Committee works to ensure that IFPTE and its locals adhere to our union's principles of inclusion and fighting injustice, especially racism and discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation.
Young Workers Committee
- Young workers are the future of the labor movement in our fight for economic and social justice. Run by young IFPTE members, this committee provides a space for younger IFPTE members to develop ideas on how the IFPTE and its locals can approach and include younger workers within the labor movement, and recruit and train future union leaders.
Veteran Committee
- Former and active reserved members of the armed forces have unique skill sets and challenges when transitioning to civilian life. To ensure their voices are heard, the IFPTE Veteran Committee, works with the AFL-CIO Union Veteran Council and other veteran groups, to provide our Executive Board and locals guidance and ideas on issues and policies concerning veterans.

Public policies impact all of us. We believe that it is critical to be engaged when it comes to legislation that affects our members and communities.

Advocacy

One of our primary roles is working with our local affiliates on their legislative priorities, both in Canada and the United States. Working together our voices are stronger than advocating for change on our own. To see some of our current work, check out our “Issues” page. If you are a representative of an IFPTE local looking to recommend or provide comment on public legislation, please contact us.

Legislative Advocacy Week

Every year, with the exception of our convention year, we conduct a Legislative Advocacy Week in Washington, DC. We also conduct similar events in Ottawa, Canada, as well within provincial Canadian governments. At these events, members from various IFPTE locals come together to advocate on a variety of issues to public officials important to their colleagues, professions, and communities.

U.S. Legislative Week 2021 Issue Papers

Guest speaker, Ryan Seiger, Senior Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives on Water Resources and Environment, speaking on infrastructure policies and news.

IFPTE Judicial Council leaders addressing their efforts to fight for judicial independence and their right to have a union.

IFPTE Local 70 Treasurer, Ethan Miller, speaking on the success of their local in organizing in the non-profit sector.

IFPTE Judicial Council 2 President, Judge Ashley Tabaddor, addressing the conference.

No union is an island. We build strength through solidarity with other organizations that share our values.

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Federation of unions representing more than 11.5 million members in the U.S.

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)

Dedicated to promoting political education and voter registration programs among AAPIs, and to the training, empowerment, and leadership of AAPIs within the labor movement and APA community. Furthermore, APALA works to defend and advocate for the civil and human rights of AAPIs, immigrants and all people of color, and continues to develop ties within international labor organizations, especially in the Asia-Pacific Rim.

Coalition of Black Trade UnionistS (CBTU)

It is the fiercely independent voice of black workers within the trade union movement, challenging organized labor to be more relevant to the needs and aspirations of Black and poor workers.

Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)

Federation of unions representing more than three million members in Canada.

Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)

National organization to unify and promote union women.

Department for Professional Employees (DPE)

Coalition of national unions representing over four million professional and technical employees.

Federal Workers Alliance (FWA)

Coalition of national labor unions dedicated to promoting the interest of federal employees in the United States.

Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL)

Represents more than 100,000 working Manitobans in the public and private sector.

Metal Trades Department

Department of the AFL-CIO chartered to coordinate negotiating, organizing and legislative efforts of affiliated metalworking and related crafts and trade unions.

Ontario Federation of LabouR (OFL)

Represents over a million Ontario workers belonging to more than 1,500 locals from 54 affiliated union.

Solidarity Center

Non-profit that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions.

Union Veterans Council

The first-ever Union Veterans Council was launched by the AFL-CIO in July 2008 to bring together union veterans and their AFL-CIO affiliated unions to advocate on behalf of the issues that matter most to veterans, their families and working men and women.

The IFPTE Convention is our most important event, held every three years, where our Local affiliates come together and set the future course of our union.

Purpose

Every three years our convention covers the following items to set the course of our union:

Resolutions on what policies and actions our union should take
Amendments to our constitution, if needed
Training on relevant topics and issues unions are facing
Create an opportunity for Local leaders and activists to network and build solidarity
Election of the IFPTE International Area Vice Presidents
Election of the IFPTE International President and Secretary-Treasurer

Participation

Open to any IFPTE member, but only Local delegates can be on the convention floor for the purpose of proposing, commentating, and voting on amendments, resolutions, and officers. Delegates are selected by their Locals, and the number of delegate votes a Local receives is determined by their membership numbers. See Article 12 of our constitution for more details.

60th Convention - Summer 2021

Here is a copy of our 60th Convention Adopted Amendments and Resolutions

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