Matt Biggs
@mbiggs413.bsky.social
IFPTE President; Dad; Union Activist; UMD Terp; DC Sports 4 Life
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I made the USA Today Best-Selling Booklist! Thank you to everyone- who bought the book, read the book and all the positive feedback!
Yes, it’s a warning but it is also a testament to the incredible work teachers do.
Yes, it’s a warning but it is also a testament to the incredible work teachers do.
September 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I made the USA Today Best-Selling Booklist! Thank you to everyone- who bought the book, read the book and all the positive feedback!
Yes, it’s a warning but it is also a testament to the incredible work teachers do.
Yes, it’s a warning but it is also a testament to the incredible work teachers do.
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Oakland city workers support the core public services we all rely on— like libraries, street paving, and 911 dispatch.
We need a labor contract in @cityofoakland.bsky.social that invests in our services and the workers who provide them!
We need a labor contract in @cityofoakland.bsky.social that invests in our services and the workers who provide them!
August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oakland city workers support the core public services we all rely on— like libraries, street paving, and 911 dispatch.
We need a labor contract in @cityofoakland.bsky.social that invests in our services and the workers who provide them!
We need a labor contract in @cityofoakland.bsky.social that invests in our services and the workers who provide them!
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Members of our #union's Northwest New Hire/Young Members Committee met met with SPEEA Executive Board members at a no-host social in Seattle's South Park neighborhood.
August 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Members of our #union's Northwest New Hire/Young Members Committee met met with SPEEA Executive Board members at a no-host social in Seattle's South Park neighborhood.
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Much respect and thanks to @rweingarten.bsky.social for joining the IFPTE Federal Caucus meeting today. You uplifted us all! Proud to stand SOLIDARITY with @aft.org!
weingarten.bsky.social
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August 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Much respect and thanks to @rweingarten.bsky.social for joining the IFPTE Federal Caucus meeting today. You uplifted us all! Proud to stand SOLIDARITY with @aft.org!
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
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16 million people would lose their health care under the budget plan on Capitol Hill. 338 rural hospitals would close. Millions of children would lose SNAP food assistance — all so billionaires can get a tax break.
Enough is enough.
Enough is enough.
Senate Republicans propose deeper Medicaid cuts. Here’s what that means.
Senate Republicans are taking Medicaid cuts even further than their House counterparts with legislation that targets hospital payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
16 million people would lose their health care under the budget plan on Capitol Hill. 338 rural hospitals would close. Millions of children would lose SNAP food assistance — all so billionaires can get a tax break.
Enough is enough.
Enough is enough.
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IFPTE is proud to celebrate and remember Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when slaves in the State of Texas were finally freed from the bondage of slavery
IFPTE Proudly Celebrates and Honors Juneteenth — IFPTE
IFPTE is proud to celebrate and remember Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when slaves in the State of Texas were finally freed from the bondage of slavery.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
IFPTE is proud to celebrate and remember Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when slaves in the State of Texas were finally freed from the bondage of slavery
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We just don’t have the words to describe how ghoulish it is to fire the federal workers responsible for making sure kids get swimming safety lessons and tracking incidents of accidental drowning.
How is this efficient? How does this help anyone??
How is this efficient? How does this help anyone??
Trump laid off CDC team that helped keep kids safe in the water
Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control have hit the drowning-prevention team, just in time for the summer swim season
www.independent.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We just don’t have the words to describe how ghoulish it is to fire the federal workers responsible for making sure kids get swimming safety lessons and tracking incidents of accidental drowning.
How is this efficient? How does this help anyone??
How is this efficient? How does this help anyone??
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“This legislation is historically draconian and breaks the record for throwing more Americans off their healthcare and food assistance than any other piece of legislation in American history."
IFPTE Condemns House Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill — IFPTE
This bill slashes Medicaid, imposes draconian federal employee policies, blows a gigantic hole in the national deficit, and throws 11 million off food assistance and 13.7 million off healthcare covera...
www.ifpte.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“This legislation is historically draconian and breaks the record for throwing more Americans off their healthcare and food assistance than any other piece of legislation in American history."
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🚨🚨 Local 777 recently won a grievance pushing back on an illegal order for our workers to stop using their pronouns in official correspondence. ⚧️
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨🚨 Local 777 recently won a grievance pushing back on an illegal order for our workers to stop using their pronouns in official correspondence. ⚧️
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DOGE is dismantling the Department of Labor and @juliesulabor.bsky.social is sounding the alarm
What Cuts to the Department of Labor Will Mean for You
Imagine this: Thirteen-year-old children working the night shift cleaning the kill floors of meatpacking plants, their small hands barely able to hold the
tcf.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
DOGE is dismantling the Department of Labor and @juliesulabor.bsky.social is sounding the alarm
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“This was a major milestone for us, as supporters of the bill (Senate Bill 5041),” said SPEEA Legislative Director Brandon Anderson. “SPEEA members played a big role in getting it through.”
SPEEA-Supported Legislation Helps Striking Workers with UI Benefits — IFPTE
Senate Bill 5041, which would grant unemployment insurance benefits to striking workers, was approved by the Washington state Senate and sent to the state’s House of Representatives for consideration.
www.ifpte.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“This was a major milestone for us, as supporters of the bill (Senate Bill 5041),” said SPEEA Legislative Director Brandon Anderson. “SPEEA members played a big role in getting it through.”
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"This latest round of cuts is deeply disappointing," said Dave Eyjolfson, President of TEAM. "Bell is eliminating good jobs, despite its commitments to Manitobans. These cuts not only impact the workers directly affected but also place enormous strain on those who remain... "
Bell's Job Cuts Continue to Erode Manitoba's Telecommunications Workforce
/CNW/ - Bell Canada's recent announcement of 1,200 job reductions across Canada is another devastating blow to workers, including to 100 employees in Manitoba...
www.newswire.ca
March 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"This latest round of cuts is deeply disappointing," said Dave Eyjolfson, President of TEAM. "Bell is eliminating good jobs, despite its commitments to Manitobans. These cuts not only impact the workers directly affected but also place enormous strain on those who remain... "
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We are proud to be Local 160 of @IFPTE. They are in solidarity with Canadian and US workers against the tariffs. This is an important moment to unite in solidarity with workers across the border. www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-s...
IFPTE Says Trump Tariffs on Canada Will Do “great damage” to Canadian and American Working Families — IFPTE
IFPTE president, Matt Biggs, and secretary-treasurer, Gay Henson, issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump's decision today to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods to the U...
www.ifpte.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are proud to be Local 160 of @IFPTE. They are in solidarity with Canadian and US workers against the tariffs. This is an important moment to unite in solidarity with workers across the border. www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-s...
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This administration has undertaken a tariff policy aimed more at punitive measures over a policy that is strategically targeted at increasing manufacturing and the good-paying, Union-represented jobs that come along with them in both Canada and the United States.
IFPTE Says Trump Tariffs on Canada Will Do “great damage” to Canadian and American Working Families — IFPTE
IFPTE president, Matt Biggs, and secretary-treasurer, Gay Henson, issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump's decision today to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods to the U...
www.ifpte.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This administration has undertaken a tariff policy aimed more at punitive measures over a policy that is strategically targeted at increasing manufacturing and the good-paying, Union-represented jobs that come along with them in both Canada and the United States.
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IFPTE Local 21 extends warm wishes for a blessed #Ramadan2025 to all who observe. Ramadan Mubarak! 🌙
February 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
IFPTE Local 21 extends warm wishes for a blessed #Ramadan2025 to all who observe. Ramadan Mubarak! 🌙
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elon--
please reply with approx. five bullets of what you accomplished this week and cc your manager. it doesn’t look like your performance is meeting expectations.
deadline is this sunday at 11:59pm
please reply with approx. five bullets of what you accomplished this week and cc your manager. it doesn’t look like your performance is meeting expectations.
deadline is this sunday at 11:59pm
Tesla investors furious at stock’s plunge turn tables on CEO Elon Musk
“Please share five things you did for Tesla shareholders this week.”
fortune.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
elon--
please reply with approx. five bullets of what you accomplished this week and cc your manager. it doesn’t look like your performance is meeting expectations.
deadline is this sunday at 11:59pm
please reply with approx. five bullets of what you accomplished this week and cc your manager. it doesn’t look like your performance is meeting expectations.
deadline is this sunday at 11:59pm
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Bad news for Elon Musk: Federal law requires government employees’ resignations to be voluntary. As a reminder, Musk hasn’t been elected or confirmed to run anything. These threats to federal employees must be addressed. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Feds must answer email on what they did last week — or lose jobs, Musk says
Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign
www.washingtonpost.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Bad news for Elon Musk: Federal law requires government employees’ resignations to be voluntary. As a reminder, Musk hasn’t been elected or confirmed to run anything. These threats to federal employees must be addressed. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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Happy Black History Month! Thank you AFL-CIO for featuring our IFPTE Local 21 Oakland Vice President, Julian Ware 💙
Happy Black History Month! Thank you AFL-CIO for featuring our IFPTE Local 21 Oakland Vice President, Julian Ware 💙
February 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Happy Black History Month! Thank you AFL-CIO for featuring our IFPTE Local 21 Oakland Vice President, Julian Ware 💙
Happy Black History Month! Thank you AFL-CIO for featuring our IFPTE Local 21 Oakland Vice President, Julian Ware 💙
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IFPTE stands in Solidarity with Postal Workers and denounces any efforts to privatize our Postal Service.
NALC statement on reported executive order attacking Postal Service ➡️ www.nalc.org/news/nalc-up...
February 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
IFPTE stands in Solidarity with Postal Workers and denounces any efforts to privatize our Postal Service.
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Where you at Dems ? You fighting to get them far better severance or going to ignore them, and all others in similar circumstances?
Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
February 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Where you at Dems ? You fighting to get them far better severance or going to ignore them, and all others in similar circumstances?
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IFPTE condemns the tariffs imposed on Canada by the Trump Administration. They are not only irresponsible and inexplicably punitive toward America's closest ally and neighbor, they will cause great economic harm to Canada's and America's working-class alike...
IFPTE Stands in Solidarity with Our Union Siblings in Canada - Condemns Trump Tariffs on Canada — IFPTE
IFPTE president, Matt Biggs, and secretary-treasurer, Gay Henson, issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump's imposition of a 25% tariff on Canadian goods and a 10% tariff on...
www.ifpte.org
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
IFPTE condemns the tariffs imposed on Canada by the Trump Administration. They are not only irresponsible and inexplicably punitive toward America's closest ally and neighbor, they will cause great economic harm to Canada's and America's working-class alike...