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Local 147 Attends Commerce Department CHIPs Act Announcement
Local 147 Attends Commerce Department CHIPs Act Announcement

Local 147 leaders Jerry Bouchard and Mike Croll attended an event in Malta, New York on Tuesday hosted by the United States Commerce Department to announce the $1.5 billion in funding upstate New York to expand and create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities to securely produce more essential chips for automotive, IoT, aerospace, defense, and other vital markets. 

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Aerospace, Energy, Infrastructure, Labor RightsCandace RhettIFPTE Local 147, Department of Commerce, CHIPS, KAPL
IFPTE Welcomes Biden-Harris Administration’s Announcement to Invest in Critical Semiconductor Manufacturing in New York and Vermont
IFPTE Welcomes Biden-Harris Administration’s Announcement to Invest in Critical Semiconductor Manufacturing in New York and Vermont

IFPTE applauds President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the announcement of the preliminary memorandum of terms for Global Foundries to build new facilities and expand existing facilities for domestic semiconductor fabrication.

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Government, Energy, Aerospace, Labor RightsFaraz KhanCHIPS, Workers Rights, workforce development, Industrial Policy, Aerospace, Supply Chain
UNION STRONG! After Nearly Five Years, Engineering Association (EA/IFPTE Local 1937) Member, Timothy Hubbard, Wins His Job Back!
UNION STRONG! After Nearly Five Years, Engineering Association (EA/IFPTE Local 1937) Member, Timothy Hubbard, Wins His Job Back!

The much-anticipated arbitrator’s decision involving the unjust termination of EA/IFPTE Local 1937 member, Timothy Hubbard, was released earlier this week.  The decision, which comes nearly five years after TVA fired Brother Hubbard, was both convincing and sweeping in Hubbard’s defense, finding that, “The Grievant's termination is to be set aside and the Grievant is to be returned to work with back pay and no loss of seniority or benefits.” 

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Energy, Canada, Labor RightsCandace RhettTimothy Hubbard, TVA, IFPTE Local 1937, EA
IFPTE Requests Congressional Leadership Pass Supplemental Funding to Support IFPTE Members’ Jobs, Families, and Communities 
IFPTE Requests Congressional Leadership Pass Supplemental Funding to Support IFPTE Members’ Jobs, Families, and Communities 

Earlier this week, IFPTE sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting any national security and domestic supplemental funding bills, which were requested by President Biden last month, include IFPTE priorities that support our members’ work, working families, and American communities.

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Government, EnergyFaraz KhanSupply Chain, Appropriations, budget, Maui Wildfires, Energy