IFPTE leaders and members from across Canada travelled to Montreal this week to attend the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) convention.
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155,000 federal civil servants represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada union walked off their jobs and went on Canada’s largest strike in history.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE L160 is celebrating the Ontario government’s decision to seek regulatory approval for a life extension of Pickering Nuclear Generating Station to 2026.
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Officers and staff from IFPTE’s Locals in Canada held their annual meeting last week in Winnipeg. The meeting, which is the first in-person meeting since the pandemic and was chaired by WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 President/Canadian Area Vice President, Richard Mahe, focused on the issues of importance impacting IFPTE members at IFPTE Locals 160, 161, 162 and 222.
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This week representatives and leaders from the Society of United Professionals (SUP)-Local 160, Engineers and Scientists of California(ESC)-Local 20, and the Engineering Association (EA)-Local 1937 attended the 2022 Nuclear Energy Assembly in Washington, DC.
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The federal Liberal government has talked a good game on climate action, but they are making a colossal mistake that will prevent Canadians from reaching our climate goals and hurt Canada’s nuclear sector.
Read MoreSUP-Local 160 President Michelle Johnston, IFPTE President Matthew Biggs, and Gay Henson issued the following statement regarding recent occupations in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario.
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February is Black History Month. It is a time to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Black Canadians to Canadian society and culture, and it is an opportunity to explore and learn more about this rich, and too often untold, history.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160’s Coalition of Racialized Professionals (CORP) celebrated Lunar New Year by organizing a cultural presentation for members.
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Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced that it selected GE Hitachi as the contractor to deliver its first small modular reaction (SMR).
Read MoreDecember 3rd was International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Awareness days are a time to celebrate our achievements and remind us of the work still to do as we strive for equity and inclusion in all aspects of our lives.
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IFPTE is sad to report the passing of former long-serving staffer Omar Latif. Latif passed away peacefully on Tuesday night in Ontario, Canada.
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In coalition with OPSEU, the Ontario Crown Attorneys Association and the Toronto Lawyers Association, the Society has launched a petition and letter-writing campaign aimed at persuading Premier Doug Ford and Attorney General Doug Downey to reverse the court closure decision initiated by the previous Liberal government.
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This week the Council of Canadian Locals met to discuss key issues impacting IFPTE members throughout Canada.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 is continuing to pressure the Ontario government to save community courthouses in Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York.
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Canada’s unions gathered this week for the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) 29th Constitutional Convention. Over 4,000 union members logged on to participate in the online convention, including IFPTE delegates from Local 160, 161, 162, 222 as well as President Paul Shearon and Secretary-Treasurer Matt Biggs.
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The Society of United Professionals-Local 160 (SUP) has spoken out against hateful attacks in the past, but the latest incident on London, Ontario proves particularly close to SUP’s membership, as the victims are close relations of a Society member in the Bruce Power Local.
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After learning of the tragic news that the remains of 215 children were found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, WAPSO-Local 162/Canadian Area Vice President Richard Mahe and Canadian Area Vice President Scott Travers sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Trudeau calling on his government to “to leave no stone unturned."
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The Society of United Professionals members mourn with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and all Indigenous people as we continue to bear witness to the horror and tragedy that was Canada’s Residential School System.
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160, along with other labour and advocacy organizations, is opposing the Ontario government’s new law that introduces Draconian restrictions on free speech for a full year ahead of scheduled elections.
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