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IFPTE International Files Unfair Labor Practice – Raises Alarm as Army, DOD Ignore NCR Obligations
IFPTE filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Army after identifying over 30 instances where both the DoD and the Army have failed to honor IFPTE’s National Consultation Rights (NCR). Read more…

Local 12 President, Tiera Beachamp, Participates in Washington State AFL-CIO Convention
Union leaders from across the state of Washington, including IFPTE Local 12 President Tiera Beauchamp, gathered in Solidarity this week in Vancouver, Washington, at the Washington State AFL-CIO’s 2025 Convention. The Convention theme was Our Voice, Our Power, Our Movement, and included several workshops ranging from how to build strong Union-driven campaigns to legislative advocacy to organizing. Read more…

ORGANIZING ALERT: Carnegie Workers Fight for Voluntary Recognition
Over 75 workers at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace are joining Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU/IFPTE Local 70) and have been fighting for voluntary recognition of their union since June 17! Read more…

IFPTE Joins Labor Event in Support of Representative Brian Fitzpatrick
Federal unions, including IFPTE, sponsored and supported an event in honor of a great friend of labor, Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania. Read more…

SOLIDARITY ALERT: Retired IFPTE President, Paul Shearon, Joins Rally in Support of Union Organizer, Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino
Retired IFPTE President, Brother Paul Shearon, joined a protest last week at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, in support of Union organizer, Lelo Juarez, where he and other immigrants are being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read more…

Society Hosts Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition
The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) was proud to welcome members of Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition to tour Ontario’s nuclear facilities as part of their energy sector consultations. Read more…

IFPTE Joins Good Governance Groups on Letter Opposing Trump Nominee to Head Office of Special Counsel
IFPTE and dozens of other civil society organizations and unions joined the Project on Government Oversight’s (POGO) letter telling Senators to oppose Paul Ingrassia’s nomination for U.S. Special Counsel because he is “unlikely to fulfill his duty of safeguarding the merit system.” Read more…

Calling all Federal Locals to ‘Get in the Queue’ with IFPTE EDues Program
IFPTE continues to roll out the new EDues program, with Locals 121 and 1 currently signing up members, and Locals 32, 1921, and 12 set to take part in phase two of the EDues program. Read more…

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

Council of the Federation Must Focus on the Impact of the Trade War on Workers
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers met to discuss the impact of Trump’s trade war on Canada. Workers should be front and centre for Canada’s leaders, according to Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress. Read more…

It’s Better in a Union – Workers Blast Trump Budget Bill Cuts in Tennessee at Latest Bus Tour Stop
The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday for a worker roundtable and press conference on how Trump’s cuts to vital job-building programs and services are harming working Tennesseans. Read more…   Bus A stops…    Bus B stops…

New WCB Statistics Show that the Health Care and Public Sectors Lead the Province in Workplace Injury Rates
New statistics released by the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) reveal that Manitoba’s health care and public sectors have the highest workplace injuries rates in the province said Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck. Read more…