This week, the House of Representatives passed the House-Senate compromise text of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. The legislation does not include the language originally in the House-passed NDAA that protects Department of Defense workers’ collective bargaining rights from being revoked by the Trump Administration’s Executive Order 14251 (EO).
Read MoreFriends of IFPTE from across North America extended warm wishes to the union and its members as the International’s convention kicks off in New Orleans next week
Read MoreOn 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 Local 18 President Roy McCormick who represents workers at the South Jersey Port Corporation attended a check presentation event at the berth situated on the Delaware River waterfront.
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