Wear navy blue tomorrow to show union support on 10.16.25, in solidarity with the other USACE Unions!

Federal workers: Join us TONIGHT for an organizing call! We're gathering to discuss prospects for organizing and fighting back through the shutdown, no matter how long it lasts. This is a call for inspiration, brainstorming & solidarity. Register here: bit.ly/FedWorkerSho... #SupportFederalWorkers

"A federal judge... issued an oral decision blocking the Trump administration from terminating the collective bargaining rights of federal workers represented by the IFPTE..." www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

In a letter delivered Monday morning and coordinated by the Federal Unionists Network (FUN), workers implored Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the House Democratic leader, to “reject any bad deal in the name of protecting federal employees"... prospect.org/politics/202...

Did y'all hear about this?? Our Local 777 President @colinsmalley.bsky.social had something to say about this chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Local 777 has agreed to endorse a letter from the Federal Unionists Network (FUN). Please consider signing your name to our petition to show your support in this most important effort! Here's the link to our petition actionnetwork.org/petitions/no... In solidarity, SPK Union Organizing Committee

Sacramento and other CA voters! Happening tomorrow, the Sacramento Central Labor Council will be hosting a kickoff event to support CA Prop 50, the Election Rigging and Response Act. 9/13 beginning 9am 681 West Capitol Ave West Sacramento, 95605 Please RSVP at QR code in flyer, or link below!

Check out this training series happening actionnetwork.org/forms/how-to...

Check out what IFPTE Local 98 did for one of their folks, another example of we're stronger together and why having a union is so important! labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

It was great meeting everyone tonight at our first meet & greet! (There were more folks) Looking forward to continuing our fight to protect our rights!

Thank you to all the folks that joined the Lunch and Learn today! We will schedule a follow up but we need your input. Please take a moment to fill out this one question survey actionnetwork.org/surveys/spk-...

Check out the shout-out to Sacramento District by IFPTE Local 777 Prez Colin Smalley! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Don't forget the Lunch & Learn this Wednesday!

Check out this webinar tonight with the Federal Unionists Network! Our own president Colin will be speaking about how we organize in this moment. Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/how-t...

📣 We’ve got a new page to help our members in need: USACE folks, we’ve got a couple of members in need of leave donations! 🔗 www.ifpte777.org/leave-donation

Correction! The SPK picnic will be held at McKinley park this Friday. Address is correct in the images and alt text, but the post mis-stated Land Park Tell ya friends we'll be there! And don't go to the wrong park!

Join us next Friday at the SPK Picnic at Land Park! We'll be set up nearby with Union Made Lemonade and a table with interest Cards to sign, and Organizing Committee Members available to chat with and answer questions! Hope to see you there!

In parallel, we are also preparing for the case that we will not be formally recognized, in which case we always have "Unilateral Unionism" Did you know that Federal Unions existed before gaining formal recognition by JFK through EO 10988 in 1962? Learn more! labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

The most common question we get is, "where are we?" or "how many cards have we received?" To date, we have about 233 signed and submitted Union Interest Cards out of our initial goal of 400! There are about 1100 eligible employees in SPK, and we need YOUR HELP reaching them!

Did you know, eligible SPK employees are able to join our Union as an associate member of IFPTE Local 777 RIGHT NOW?! From our website, select the "Join Here" button. There's more information about associate membership described there! We'll link to the website in the reply below this post

Join us next Friday at the SPK Picnic at Land Park! We'll be set up nearby with Union Made Lemonade and a table with interest Cards to sign, and Organizing Committee Members available to chat with and answer questions! Hope to see you there!

Here’s our president making some remarks at this year’s Haymarket Memorial plaque dedication. Solidarity Forever!

“Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was mistakenly included, the newly revealed one was created by Mr. Hegseth. It included his wife and about a dozen other people from his personal and professional inner circle…”

Breaking news: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had Signal chat app installed on a computer in his Pentagon office, said three people familiar with the matter.

Breaking: The Trump administration must seek to return another man who was improperly deported to El Salvador, a judge ruled.

Hesgeth used his personal phone to log into a 4th-tier sports betting site -- and to relay real-time information about U.S. airstrikes. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

Fox News’ biggest stars have stopped defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid the weeklong firestorm over their former colleague’s dysfunctional management of the Pentagon. No mentions this week from Hannity, Ingraham, Watters, Cain, and more. www.mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth...

We had another successful day of tabling for interest cards this past Tuesday! Keep an eye out for us in the lobby. Don't forget to submit a photo of your signed interest card through our digital intake form, available on our website, AND submit the physical copy to one of our committee members!

Did you know, SPK employees can join our IFPTE Local 777 Union right now!? You don't have to wait for our organization to vote! "Remember, we are the union regardless of whether the FLRA has legally recognized a bargaining unit yet." Find out more on our website: www.ifpte777.org/join-now/Joi...

They're arresting judges now

BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.

No one should lose their job because of an unelected billionaire’s agenda. We launched Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network to mobilize thousands of lawyers to connect federal workers with legal guidance and the support they need. WorkersLegalDefense.org

Fighting back works! www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Our local president wrote a blog post on unilateral unionism - what unions can do without collective bargaining or FLRA protection - in the federal sector: workerorganizing.org/federal-work...

I interviewed Colin Smalley of the Federal Unionists Network about government worker organizing against the Trump-Musk Coup: jacobin.com/2025/02/fede...

I spoke to a whole bunch of federal employees who are organizing to stay on the job and challenge Musk's wrecking crew inthesetimes.com/article/fede...

Happening tomorrow: Tabling Tuesdays! Stop by the SPK district lobby between 7 and 9 am for a doughnut and a chat with some of our organizing committee members. We'll have Union Interest cards for those who haven't submitted one yet. Tell your coworkers!

Stay informed! Learn about "Pre-majority Unionism" and the collective rights we retain even under a post-EO 14251 administration. workerorganizing.org/federal-work...

Eliminating the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of federal workers is blatant union-busting. Call your representative and tell them to support the Protect America’s Workforce Act to nullify Trump’s executive order! 📲 844-896-5059 act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

BREAKING: The United Mineworkers and United Steelworkers unions are suing the Trump admin over its decision to delay enforcement of a lifesaving new silica rule meant to curb the black lung epidemic in Appalachia. My exclusive for @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social: inthesetimes.com/article/trum...

This collective action was made possible by the organizing power of a Federal Union: "They didn’t expect to find the entire staff in the office working...instead of laying everybody off immediately they left the building...Otherwise, they would have locked the doors and taken over our systems..."

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us. We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.

🚨🚨 Local 777 recently won a grievance pushing back on an illegal order for our workers to stop using their pronouns in official correspondence. ⚧️

This was our FIRST tabling event and yes purposefully planned during the Commander's townhall. The organizing committee is planning more tabling not only to collect interest cards but stay connected with our colleagues. If you'd like to volunteer to table please reach out to [email protected]

This was our FIRST tabling event and yes purposefully planned during the Commander's townhall. The organizing committee is planning more tabling not only to collect interest cards but stay connected with our colleagues. If you'd like to volunteer to table please reach out to [email protected]

IFPTE commends and thanks Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey for his timely example of leadership in the Senate chamber over the past two days. Senator Booker has been speaking out on behalf of the millions of Americans being harmed by Elon Musk and DOGE's assault.

DOGE is dismantling the Department of Labor and @juliesulabor.bsky.social is sounding the alarm