The Society of United Professionals - IFPTE Local 160 (the Society) marked a historic milestone, celebrating 80 years of advocacy, unity, and strength at their annual Council held on November 10-11.
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In the closing days of the 2024 election, some 200 union members in Atlanta gathered at a rally with union leaders , including IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, before heading to canvass union households and Get-Out-the-Vote.
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The governing body of the AFL-CIO held their Winter meetings this week in Washington, DC.
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We celebrate International Women’s Day with IFPTE Secretary Gay Henson who was interviewed by America’s Work Force Union Podcast.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm attended a virtual meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council Energy Committee on Thursday to discuss labor’s priorities for developing new clean power sources, creating jobs, and growing the labor movement.
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As we commemorate Women’s History Month, this is an opportunity for us to recognize and honor the invaluable contributions of women everywhere, especially the working women in our union and the broader labor movement.
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Labor leaders, including IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, and industry representatives met at the White House last week with Department of Labor and Department of Commerce officials to discuss the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Last week Secretary-Treasurer Henson took time to shop for and provide holiday gifts to her fellow citizens in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The annual Soddy Daisy Headstart holiday gift-giving event sponsored 20 families and provided 106 children in Chattanooga with gifts and food during this holiday season.
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Secretary-Treasurer Henson, along with Brian Kildee, IFPTE Assistant to the Executive Officers, attended an event at the United States Department of Labor (DOL) last week that further solidified the Biden Administration’s commitment to working families.
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IFPTE Secretary Treasurer Gay Henson joined colleagues and volunteers the last two weeks to sponsor two giveaways to children in the greater Chattanooga region as a part of the annual Sequoyah Spirit Fund Easter and Book Fair events.
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IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer, and Tennessee native, Gay Henson authored a strongly worded opinion column in the Chattanooga Times Free Press last Friday in opposition to the state’s ballot initiative aimed at enshrining the deplorable ‘right-to-work for less’ laws into Tennessee’s constitution.
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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced the appointment of Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson to the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH), which was established pursuant to Executive Order 11612 for the purpose of advising the Secretary of Labor on matters related to occupational safety and health of federal workers.
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This week, members of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union-Local 70 (NPEU) met virtually to discuss the major issues affecting NPEU’s membership. Among the highlights of the meeting was an address by IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson.
Read MoreThis week in Chattanooga was a time to celebrate Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson’s 17 years of service as President of the Engineering Association (EA/IFPTE Local 1937), and over 37 years of service to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
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The GAO Employees Organization/IFPTE Local 1921, held its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, November 16th. The main speaker was IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, who reported on IFPTE's recent work with federal workers' issues and IFPTE's recent virtual Convention in August.
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This week IFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer/TVA EA Local 1937 President Gay Henson, Eastern Federal Area VP Renae McKenzie, and Legislative Director Faraz Khan met with Tennessee Valley Authority leaders in Washington, D.C.
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The article quotes former IFPTE President Paul Shearon remarking on Henson’s record as a labor leader who “has organized and rallied workers in the deep South and proven that she can take on the big bosses and win.”
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IFPTE's 60th Convention, held on August 9th and 10th, marks a pivotal moment as a new generation of leaders step up and join the current IFPTE leaders in recommitting to building union power through organizing, representing IFPTE members through member engagement, and improving the labor, economic, and social conditions of working people.
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Statement from IFPTE Leaders Regarding President Trump's Executive Orders on TVA
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Despite millions of workers losing jobs due the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) continues to move full steam ahead to unnecessarily outsourcing hundreds of IT jobs.
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