Weekly Union Recap March 27, 2026
Courage and Solidarity: Celebrating the Power of Women As Women’s History Month comes to a close, IFPTE’s Women’s Solidarity Network (WSN) honoured the women whose leadership and solidarity continue to strengthen our union across Canada and the United States. As a part of Women’s History Month, two of IFPTE’s leaders in their respective Locals were…
IFPTE’s Federal Sector Update March 23, 2026
The International, in coordination with IFPTE Locals across sectors, continued last week to submit requests to Congressional appropriators and authorizers in relation to our 2026 legislative priorities. Some of our priorities include IFPTE’s funding requests related to protecting NASA science and aeronautics research from drastic cuts called for by President Trump last year, protecting United…
Weekly Union Recap March 20, 2026
Courage and Solidarity: Celebrating the Power of Women During Women’s History Month, IFPTE’s Women’s Solidarity Network (WSN) honours the women whose leadership and solidarity continue to strengthen our union across Canada and the United States. As a part of Women’s History Month, two of IFPTE’s leaders in their respective Locals will be profiled by the…
Weekly Union Recap March 13, 2026
Courage and Solidarity: Celebrating the Power of Women During Women’s History Month, IFPTE honours the women whose leadership and solidarity continue to strengthen our union across Canada and the United States. As a part of Women’s History Month, two of IFPTE’s leaders in their respective Locals will be profiled by the AFL-CIO: Tracy Miller on…
Weekly Union Recap March 6, 2026
Courage and Solidarity: Celebrating the Power of Women On International Women’s Day—celebrated around the world—and during Women’s History Month in the United States, the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) honours the women whose leadership and solidarity continue to strengthen our union across Canada and the United States. As a part of Women’s…
Weekly Union Recap February 27, 2026
IFPTE Symposium Examines Global Pressures and Local Impacts IFPTE members from TEAM/IFPTE Local 161, and WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162, along with guests from the Regina Civic Middle Management Association (RCMMA), gathered this week in Winnipeg for a full day of discussion and action at the 2026 IFPTE Professional Workers Symposium. The symposium brought together union leaders,…
Weekly Union Recap February 20, 2026
IFPTE Endorses Claire Valdez for the 7th Congressional District of New York IFPTE issued its latest Congressional endorsement for the upcoming midterms by backing New York Assemblymember, Claire Valdez, for the House of Representatives. In issuing the endorsement, IFPTE called Valdez, who is a Union organizer, “a champion for working families and their Unions”. Calling…
Weekly Union Recap February 6, 2026
IFPTE, AFL-CIO and CLC Issue Statements Honoring Black History Month IFPTE released a statement on February 1st honoring Black History Month, stating that, “Sadly, the hard-fought rights that were achieved by the Civil Rights and Labor Movements decades ago are being eroded and outright eliminated by not only the most powerful politicians in our society, but also our…
Weekly Union Recap January 30, 2026
Short Partial Government Shutdown Expected for DOD, SSA, MSPB – No Shutdown for USACE, NASA, EPA, NOAA, DOE, Leg. Branch Starting at 12:01 am EST on Saturday, January 31, the U.S. federal government will be in a partial government shutdown. The partial shutdown will affect the following agencies where IFPTE members work: Department of the…
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