IFPTE’s 2026 Legislative Conference is still open. Registration fees will increase on January 25. The deadline for booking sleeping rooms closed today. Rooms may still be available but not at IFPTE’s rate. Contact crhett@ifpte.org if you need assistance. Conference information can be found here. Space is limited – register today!
Congress Passes Appropriations Package to Sustain Funding for NASA, NOAA Fisheries, Army Corps Civil Works, and EPA
Congress rejected the the destructive Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget cuts sought by the Trump Administration by passing a package of bipartisan appropriations bills, referred to as a “minibus,.” This funding package covers agencies that are funded by the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, the Energy and Water Development (EWD) appropriations bill, and the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (IE) appropriations bill.
SPEEA Reaches Tentative Agreement with Boeing in Wichita
SPEEA’s WTPU unit in Wichita has reached a tentative agreement with Boeing on a new collective bargaining agreement. The negotiation team is unanimously recommending that union members approve the offer. Boeing’s offer “gives us better medical benefits, better dental benefits, more vacation time and a decent set of salary pools for raises,” said James Hatfield, who chaired the union’s negotiation team. “We will be joining other unions and Boeing non-union employees in enjoying the Boeing benefits; that’s why I would vote for approving this contract.”
“Standing Together Makes Us Stronger!” – IFPTE Joins Kansas AFL-CIO Leaders and Members of Topeka for Solidarity Day
President Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Henson, along with SPEEA Area Vice President Matthew Joyce and former longtime SPEEA Area Vice President Donna Lehane, joined hundreds of Union members for a rally this week in Topeka in support of working families and against both statewide and national attacks on working families. The rally took place at the state capitol and preceded hundreds of visits by Union members with state lawmakers
Calling All Candidates – Join IFPTE’s Black and Racialized Professionals Committee
As we plan to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 19th, as well as recognize Black History Month this February, IFPTE is standing up the Black and Racialized Professionals Committee. The Committee, which was unanimously approved at the 2024 IFPTE Convention through passage of Resolution 15, titled “Black and Racialized Professionals Committee,” is tasked with advancing and advocating for “issues faced in the union, the workplace, and the communities where we live.”
LEAF Employees Vote Unanimously to Join Society of United Professionals
Employees of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) have unanimously voted to join the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160). The newly certified bargaining unit includes all employees, including lawyers
Steve Pinto Takes the Helm at IFPTE Local 195 – Sworn in as President
IFPTE Atlantic Area Vice President, Brother Steve Pinto, was officially sworn in as President of IFPTE Local 195 on Thursday. Joining President Pinto was Brother Melvin Dwyer to serve a second term as Local 195 Vice President, along with ten other Local 195 officers. IFPTE Atlantic Area Vice President/Local 196 President, Sean McBride, administered the oath of office, and upwards of fifty IFPTE members, staff, and retirees attended, including Local 195 President-Emeritus, Don Buchanan, and IFPTE International Representative, David LaFemina.
Pass the Protecting America’s Workforce Act (PAWA) Now! IFPTE Joins Rally on Capitol Hill
IFPTE members and staff attended the “Rally for America’s Workforce: PAWA to the People” on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The rally, which was organized by the Federal Unionist Network (FUN) and sponsored by IFPTE, along with AFGE, NFFE, NTEU and many other Unions representing federal workers, was laser focused on demanding that the Senate immediately pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act (PAWA), either as a free-standing bill as the House had done in December, or as a part of the appropriations process.
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IFPTE 62nd Convention
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 19-22, 2027
LABOUR NEWS
Workers Must Come First: Unions Warn Ottawa Ahead of CUSMA Review
Canada’s unions are sending a clear and urgent message to the federal government ahead of the 2026 review of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA): workers must come first.
IFPTE Local 400 