NO KINGS – Nationwide Day of Defiance

This is our response to Trump’s birthday military parade in DC, so let’s make it really HUGE!!!  Find an event or host one. Organize unions into a labor contingent.

Find events/sign up: https://bit.ly/nokings-l4d

1600 Events in all 50 States + Canada, Mexico, Europe and Africa – 220,000 registered to participate.

Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Proposals To Bust Federal Employee Unions Harm All Working Americans and the Public InterestIFPTE’s executive offered comments condemning the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s (HSGAC) proposals for the Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill, which includes language that would eliminate official time and attack unions, among other things. Read more…

NPEU Sign On: Stop Political Harassment of Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations
On Thursday evening, Senator Josh Hawley and leaders of the House Homeland Security Committee launched an alarming and politically motivated campaign targeting over 200 non-government organizations (NGOs), announcing a sweeping investigation into these organizations’ activities related to immigration, protest, and humanitarian support—without any evidence of wrongdoing. Read more…

Nearly 200 Society Members Rally in Solidarity with Striking WSIB Workers
Nearly 200 Society members from Hydro One joined a solidarity rally in support of striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers, calling on the Ford government and the WSIB to deliver fair wages, end U.S. outsourcing, and improve workplace health and safety. Read more…

Annual Council a Huge Success: Building Our Future While Celebrating Our Past
This year’s Society Hydro One Local Annual Council was a resounding success, with 170 Delegates, Communication Action Network (CAN) Representatives, and guests in attendance. Themed “Building Our Future While Celebrating Our Past,” the gathering recognized the strength, resilience, and proud history of Hydro One members, marking in particular the 20th anniversary of the landmark 2005 strike. Read more…

IFPTE Endorses James Walkinshaw to Replace Late Congressman Gerry Connolly
IFPTE issued an endorsement for James Walkinshaw, who is running to fill the seat left vacant after the sad passing of Congressman Gerry Connolly on May 21st. Read more...

AFL-CIO’s Industrial Union Council Urges Senate to Reject House Cuts to Clean Energy Credits
The House-passed budget reconciliation bill not only slashes Medicaid, but it also reverses energy tax credits for clean energy technologies supported by IFPTE, which were approved by Congress and signed into law by former President Joe Biden as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Read more…

DPE Officers and General Vice Presidents are Elected at Quadrennial General Board Meeting, Biggs Elected Treasurer
The Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) held leadership elections at its 2025 Quadrennial General Board Meeting. DPE’s General Board re-elected American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick Ingram as General Board Chair and Jennifer Dorning as President. DPE’s General Board also elected Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), as First Vice President, and Matt Biggs, President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), as Treasurer. Read more…

IFPTE Keeps Members and Allies Informed on the Trump Administration on the Federal Sector
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