This week, IFPTE and other labor unions worked with Senators and a bipartisan group of Congressional Representatives to make sure Congress had a strong response supporting federal workers’ collective bargaining rights and told President Trump that his executive order (EO) to deny collective bargaining for 1.5 million federal workers is a illegitimate overreach, totally outside the law, and hurts the federal government.
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“This bill invests in our nation’s aerospace engineering and manufacturing leadership,” said SPEEA President John Dimas. “It makes sure that the leading aerospace firms are committed to build a safety culture, continuing to improve product quality and re-establishing effective communication between the bridge and the engine room.”
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The Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 joined labour leaders across the country for a press conference hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), where we demonstrated the unity of Canadian unions against Trump's tariffs.
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IFPTE held its biannual Veterans Committee meeting virtually on Thursday, April 3. Veterans Committee membership is open to any IFPTE Veteran or IFPTE members wishing to work to move IFPTE’s pro-Veteran agenda forward.
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IFPTE President Matt Biggs applauded its passage saying that, “it is nice to see that there is a core group of Senators on both sides of the aisle that understand how truly reckless the tariffs on Canada will be.”
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President Biggs discusses the impacts that the draconian policies of the Trump Administration are having on IFPTE’s diverse membership with legendary, Hall of Fame radio personality and host of America’s Workforce Podcast, Ed “Flash” Ferenc.
Read MoreIFPTE applauds Senator Durbin, Senator Rounds, Representative Foster, and Representative Lawler for introducing the Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025, legislation that provides international students graduating with U.S. STEM advanced degrees a pathway to permanence, protects wages, and ensures American work.
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