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!

Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 23, 2025Carnegie workers, voluntary recognition

IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson Attends AFL-CIO Annual Secretary-Treasurer’s Meeting

IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, along with Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, were in attendance this week at the annual AFL-CIO’s Secretary-Treasurers’ meeting in Washington, DC. The annual meeting is an opportunity for AFL-CIO affiliated Secretary-Treasurers to meet and discuss the major issues impacting working families, as well as to complete internal business matters.

Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 18, 2025AFL Secretary-Treasurer meeting

IFPTE Calls on Congressional Representatives to Sign the Discharge Petition to Uphold Federal Workers’ Collective Rights and Stop the Single Largest Union-Busting Effort in American History

The executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) joined with Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar (D-TX) to announce the discharge petition to bring the Protect America’s Workforce Act, H.R. 2550, to a House floor vote.

Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 18, 2025discharge petition, HR 2550

IFPTE Locals Throughout New Jersey Join State Labor Movement in Opposing Governor Murphy’s 37% Healthcare Cost Hike – Urge Legislature to Return to Trenton

IFPTE and the New Jersey AFL-CIO were among the more than a dozen unions representing well over 140,000 workers in New Jersey calling on state lawmakers to return to the state capitol in Trenton and pass legislation mitigating Governor Murphy’s proposed 37% hike in healthcare costs for state workers.

GovernmentCandace RhettJuly 18, 2025NJ Locals, healthcare hike, Governor Phil Murphy

Hands off TVA!

Join with fellow union members across America to tell President Donald Trump that TVA is perfectly capable of meeting the demands of new technology like AI.

GovernmentIFPTEJuly 17, 2025TVA

IFPTE Strongly Opposes Trump Administration and OMB's First FY25 Rescission Request and Urges Senate to Reject All Rescission Proposals

Ahead of the Senate vote to proceed to consideration of the rescission package, IFPTE sent a letter to Senators warning them that, “Not only are the current rescission requests and upcoming rescission requests certain to dismantle federal government services that working Americans and our economy count on and surrender our national security and global leadership on science and innovation, but these rescissions, if enacted, threaten the bipartisanship needed for Congress to exercise its constitutional authority to fund the government.”

Candace RhettJuly 16, 2025

CLC Warns Against Austerity

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is speaking out against Prime Minister Carney’s instruction to cabinet to identify deep operational savings, a dangerous step in the wrong direction, one that puts critical public services and the workers who deliver them on the chopping block.

Canada, GovernmentCandace RhettJuly 11, 2025CLC, Prime Minister Carney

The Society Visits CUPE 5525 Picket Line in Solidarity

Last week, the Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160) visited the picket line of CUPE Local 5525 to offer our support and solidarity to the striking frontline care workers at Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged Inc.

Labor Rights, CanadaCandace RhettJuly 11, 2025SUP, CUPE Local 5525

NPEU Summer School Series Lecture: “Confronting Authoritarianism: The Role of Think Tanks”

NPEU’s Political Engagement Teams are continuing their Summer School Series on July 29th with a lecture and discussion featuring Dr. Van Metre, former Director for Peace, Climate, and Democratic Resilience at the National Democratic Institute.

Candace RhettJuly 11, 2025NPEU, summer school series

IFPTE Endorses SPEEA Member David Garrett for Marysville City Council

IFPTE is proud to give our full backing to SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 member, David Garrett, who is running for the Marysville City Council.

Aerospace, GovernmentCandace RhettJuly 11, 2025David Garrett, Marysville City Council

IFPTE Calls for Bipartisan Senate Support for NASA and Legislative Branch Funding for Upcoming Fiscal Year

This week, the full Senate Appropriations Committee considered three fiscal year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills to fund NASA, Commerce Department (including NOAA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Congressional Research Service (CRS) as well as several other key agencies and departments.

GovernmentFaraz KhanJuly 11, 2025Senate appropriations committee

“Its Better In a Union” - IFPTE Joins the AFL-CIO, Labor Movement for Its Bus Tour Kickoff Celebration

Led by AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Redmond, and several labor leaders across sectors, including IFPTE President, Matt Biggs, the American labor movement kicked off the “It’s Better In a Union” Bus Tour this week in Washington, DC.

Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 11, 2025Its Better in a Union bus tour

IFPTE Participates in Summer AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting

IFPTE President, Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer, Gay Henson, and Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, attended the biannual AFL-CIO executive council meeting this week in Washington, DC.

Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 11, 2025AFL-CIO summer meeting

IFPTE Executive Officers Released a Statement on the House of Representatives’ s Vote on the Republican Funding Bill

Congressional Republicans were barely able to scrape together enough votes from their own party to pass their bill that contains the broad policy agenda of their own president. This political win for a handful of out-of-touch Washington insiders represents a devastating loss for American families living paycheck to paycheck.

GovernmentCandace RhettJuly 3, 2025congressional republicans

Happy Independence Day from IFPTE

IFPTE wishes all members and their families throughout the United States a festive, fun, rewarding, and safe 4th of July.

Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 3, 2025July 4

Local 21’s Kat General Elected First VP to APALA National Board

IFPTE is proud to report that Local 21 Field Director, Kat General, was elected as the First Vice President to the national board of the AFL-CIO’s Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA). 

Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 3, 2025Kat General, 2025 APALA biennial convention

Over IFPTE’s Objections, Congress Passes Historically Draconian Budget Bill

Despite the best efforts of IFPTE and IFPTE Locals nationwide, including Local 21, the Senate passed, by a single vote, their version of the budget reconciliation bill that will go down in history as one of the cruelest pieces of legislation that has passed in Congress in recent history, if not ever.

GovernmentCandace RhettJuly 3, 2025Budget Reconciliation, Senate passage

“The True North, Strong and Free” – IFPTE Celebrates Canada Day, Attends Solidarity Event at Canadian Embassy

On this first day of July 2025, the 90,000 members of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) across North America honour Canada Day.

Canada, Labor RightsCandace RhettJuly 3, 2025Canada Day