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A labor union advocating for workers in professional & technical occupations
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"Three recently terminated federal immigration judges and the national president of their union will address the recent dismissal of dozens of immigration judges and its implications for due process at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 10 am"
Terminated immigration judges, president of Judges’ Union to speak on purge, threats to due process
Three recently terminated federal immigration judges and the national president of their union will address the recent dismissal of dozens of immigration judges and its implications for due process at...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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At the end of October, the Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 (SUP) played a leading role in organizing and participating in a consultation with the federal Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council, held at the Darlington Energy Complex.
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SUP Leads Sustainable Jobs Consultation with Federal Council  — IFPTE
At the end of October, the Society of United Professionals/IFPTE Local 160 (SUP) played a leading role in organizing and participating in a consultation with the federal Sustainable Jobs Partnership C...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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IFPTE Local 12 President, Tiera Beauchamp, will be honored with Leadership Kitsap’s “20 Under 40” award.
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Local 12 President, Tiera Beauchamp, Receives Prestigious “20 Under 40” Leadership Kitsap Honor  — IFPTE
IFPTE Local 12 President, Tiera Beauchamp, will be honored with Leadership Kitsap’s “20 Under 40” award.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Members of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 gathered in Winnipeg this past week for their Annual General Meeting.
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TEAM AGM Highlights Union’s Resilience in Face of Challenges   — IFPTE
Members of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 gathered in Winnipeg this past week for their Annual General Meeting.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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VP of @ifpte.bsky.social Local 4 says Portsmouth shipyard workers relying on food pantry to feed families during shutdown.

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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers struggling as government shutdown continues, union says
A union representative for workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard says morale is low as workers go without pay during the government shutdown.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Tuesday's election "results, in which Democratic candidates across the board in both New Jersey and Virginia scored overwhelming victories over their Republican counterparts, signal a clear rebuke to the anti-worker, Union busting policies being promulgated by the Trump Administration."
IFPTE Responds to New Jersey, Virginia Election Results — IFPTE
On behalf of its 90,000 members throughout North America, including thousands of members employed by the State of New Jersey, IFPTE issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s statewide ...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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This shutdown is now the longest in history, thanks to the Trump administration and their allies in Congress. They *could* fund the government and fix the health care crisis - but instead they’re prolonging the suffering of workers, just to break the Affordable Care Act.
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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“If you choose to proceed with replacement workers to complete these projects, you will be sacrificing the needs of the U.S. military in order to benefit the corporation’s bottom line,” the letter states.

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Boeing receives more heat from Congress to settle St. Louis strike
Boeing’s decision to use replacement workers to complete fighter jet projects in St. Louis has once again put the company at odds with members of the U.S. Senate. Three months after union workers walk...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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On the final day of #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, we share the history of Isang Bagsak, otherwise known as the Unity Clap. IFPTE Local 21 is proud to carry this legacy forward. When one of us rises, we all rise!

Voice-over performed by IFPTE Local 21 member JR Santos.
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Leaders from the Society of United Professionals’ (SUP) Bruce Power Local met this week in Port Elgin, Ontario, as part of their annual Delegates Council.
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The Society's Bruce Power Local Holds Annual Delegates Council  — IFPTE
Leaders from the Society of United Professionals’ (SUP) Bruce Power Local met this week in Port Elgin, Ontario, as part of their annual Delegates Council.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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IFPTE was pleased to see a letter authored by sixteen House Republicans calling on House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders to retain in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bipartisan legislative language...
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IFPTE Applauds Republican House Letter in Support of DOD Worker Collective Bargaining rights — IFPTE
IFPTE was pleased to see a letter authored by sixteen House Republicans calling on House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders to retain in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bi...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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IFPTE renewed the call for Congress to pass a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) to end the shutdown and fund the federal government.
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IFPTE Urges Congressional Leadership to Pass Honest CR That Protects Congressional Appropriations — IFPTE
IFPTE renewed the call for Congress to pass a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) to end the shutdown and fund the federal government. The letter reaffirmed IFPTE’s position that. “The common-sense ...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) about to expire for 42 million Americans on November 1, IFPTE joined the AFL-CIO’s union letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to disburse SNAP emergency funding.
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IFPTE Joins Union to Request USDA Secretary Rollings Distribute SNAP Using Emergency Funds — IFPTE
With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) about to expire for 42 million Americans on November 1, IFPTE joined the AFL-CIO’s union letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) S...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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IFPTE weighed in with Senate lawmakers this week, urging them to vote in support of bipartisan legislation condemning President Trump’s most recent attack on Canadian working families by imposing yet another tariff on goods and services.
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Canada STRONG:  IFPTE Urges Senate to Reject Trump Tariffs on Canada  — IFPTE
IFPTE weighed in with Senate lawmakers this week, urging them to vote in support of bipartisan legislation condemning President Trump’s most recent attack on Canadian working families by imposing yet ...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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A federal court has extended its order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers because of the government shutdown as litigation filed by labor unions proceeds.
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Federal Employee Unions Win Extension of Order Barring Trump Administration’s Illegal Shutdown Firings — IFPTE
“This is not only a win for the dedicated federal workforce who make up our nonpartisan civil service, but a victory for the American people and the public services our communities and our economy cou...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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President Matt Biggs joined legendary radio host, Ed 'Flash' Ferenc on America's Workforce Union podcast to discuss IFPTEs views on the ongoing government shutdown/lockout, and efforts to combat the Trump Administration's unprecedented Union busting.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Join us in DC Thursday @ USDA building from 3-5 PM, rally @ 3:30. As the Trump Administration blocks emergency SNAP funds & dismantles public services, federal workers are living their oath to serve — by feeding the families & neighbors that have been abandoned. #savefederalservices #WeTookAnOath
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Other members of @ifpte.bsky.social Local 8A, a #union that represents NOAA employees, volunteered at the Seattle ReCreative facility in Georgetown to sort used art supplies and keep them out of landfills.

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Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public
Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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SPEEA officers and activists hosted a "Donuts and Discussion" session at Spirit AeroSystems last week. On the menu were conversations about the upcoming Wichita Technical & Professional Unit contract, the power of #union membership -- and did we mention donuts?
October 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Last week, we participated in a consultation with the federal Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council, alongside nuclear sector union reps at Darlington Energy Complex. The Society proudly took a leadership role in organizing the consultation, in collaboration with the Council's Secretariat and OPG.
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Over 1,100 professionals at SoCal Edison voted to join @ifpte.bsky.social in June. Jesse Platas helped organize his coworkers and told us that his workplace has improved already because management has to consult with his union to make changes. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/wimBPJeUa80?...
SoCal Edison Employees Won Their Union and Gained a Seat at the Table
YouTube video by Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE)
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October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"Ben Emmel, a senior analyst at the GAO, decided to file for unemployment benefits two weeks ago, but the Maryland resident was only able to submit his application on Friday because he had to resolve an identity verification issue first. Several of his colleagues around the country..."
Furloughed federal workers file for jobless benefits, but aid isn’t easy to get | CNN Politics
Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during...
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October 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160), representing approximately 400 Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) lawyers, weighed in with concerns of SUP members with the Ontario government's repeated calls to further restrict access to bail for accused persons.
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Bail Reform Must Uphold Rights, Not Erode Them: SUP Letter to Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey — IFPTE
The Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160), representing approximately 400 Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) lawyers, weighed in with concerns of SUP members with the Ontario government's repeate...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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General Counsel, Suzanne Summerlin, authored her latest “Solidarity Docket” this week, updating federal workers on the latest legal activity from the labor movement to combat the Trump Administration’s attacks on civil servants.
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“Rise Up, Fight Back” - Federal Worker Legal Defense Network Solidarity Docket Keeps Feds ‘in the know’  — IFPTE
Federal Workers Legal Defense Network General Counsel, Suzanne Summerlin, authored her latest “Solidarity Docket” this week, updating federal workers on the latest legal activity from the labor moveme...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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The hearing, which was held on Wednesday on Capitol Hill, focused on the views of the nominees with respect to honoring TVA union contracts and potential TVA privatization.
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IFPTE Attends Senate Hearing on Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Nominees  — IFPTE
Legislative Director Faraz Khan and Assistant to the Executive Officers, Brian Kildee, attended a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the nominations of Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood,...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM