The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department (MTD) held its bi-annual board meeting this week at the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC. Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, who serves on the MTD national board, attended the meeting along with Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee.
Read MoreSince President Trump and partner, Elon Musk, launched an unprecedented attack on federal workers early this year, Locals across the IFPTE asked what they could do to support their Union Siblings employed by the federal government.
Read MoreCanada’s unions are marking Mental Health Week by calling on the new federal government to improve health care access for workers and their families.
Read MoreIFPTE, along with 37 other labor organizations, sent a letter this week to all House and Senate lawmakers urging them to, “reject the inclusion of any cuts to the Medicaid program in budget reconciliation legislation currently under discussion in Congress, and instead work to preserve and strengthen this crucial component of the American health system.”
Read MoreIFPTE is among the 186 democracy, labor, civil rights, student, economic justice, and other organizations sending a dire warning to the U.S. Department of Education about the the Trump Administration’s radical overhaul of the student loan safety net, including the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to help launch the Coalition for Professional Integrity, an project that brings together labor unions and professional associations for the shared goal of protecting and promoting professional integrity across the federal sector..
Read MoreNPEU/IFPTE Local 70 and IFPTE Local 121 celebrated May Day in Washington, DC and Hawaii.
Read MoreOn April 28, the D.C. District Court issued an opinion regarding its April 25 order issuing a preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14251. The EO attempts to strip collective bargaining rights from the vast majority of the federal workforce under the pretext of a national security exemption.
Read MoreNortheastern Area Vice President/Local 400 President, Denise Robinson, continues her ongoing struggle with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to reassess and upgrade job classifications represented by Local 400.
Read MoreMaryland Congressman Glenn Ivey, along with House Labor Caucus co-Chairs Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI) and Stephen Horsford (NV), held a press conference at the United States Capitol on Wednesday to assess the damage done by President Trump, Elon Musk, and their Administration.
Read MoreCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals carried the day on Monday in Canada’s national election.
Read MoreEmail Congress to urge lawmakers to oppose cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, which provides health coverage to 1 in 5 Americans. As part of a budget reconciliation bill to extend tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has instructions to find $880 billion in cuts, which would primarily come from massive cuts to Medicaid - CONGRESS NEEDS TO FUND HEALTH CARE, NOT BILLIONAIRE TAX CUTS!
Read MoreOn this May 1st, 2025, we join countless trade unionists, activists, and workers around the world in celebrating our proud history and rededicating ourselves to a better future.
Read MoreAs anticipated in previous IFPTE letters to Members of Congress opposing cuts to federal benefits and other threats to the federal civil service, the Republican-led Budget Reconciliation bill that is being unveiled contains deeply misguided pending cuts to the Federal Employee Retirement System and attacks on merit protections.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, April 30, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is proposing to cut $50 billion over the next ten years from the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and make other changes that undermine our nonpartisan civil service.
Read MoreIFPTE is proud to announce our partnership with the Civil Service Strong project of Democracy Forward, along with other unions, to support our members who are civil servants under attack by the Trump administration.
Read MoreThe IFPTE supports the Canadian Labour Congress's (CLC) call to challenge all political parties to put working families first in the federal election being held April 28th. The Workers Together platform, Building a Better Future for Working People, was launched to provide a clear blueprint for the next government at a time when Canadians face mounting pressures from all sides.
Read MoreEngineering Association (EA)/Local 1937 President, Carolyn Wilson, announced her retirement this week after four decades of service to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). She also announced her retirement as President of the EA/IFPTE Local 1937, where she also served as Vice President and EA board member for over twenty years.
Read MoreThe Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160’s Research Officer Nathan Jackson deputed before City of Toronto’s Executive Committee on March 19 to express the Society’s full support for the mayor’s tariff response action plan.
Read MoreEarlier this week, 12 Republicans in the House of Representatives signed on to a letter to House Republican leadership and the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee warning against cuts to Medicaid in an upcoming Budget Reconciliation bill. Several of the signatures on the letter are the result of the commitment and efforts of IFPTE Local 21 and the Local’s work with other unions in their coalition.
Read More
