What International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers does

The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) is a labor union chartered by the American Federation of Labor on July 1, 1918 as the International Federation of Draftsmen's Unions. Today IFPTE represents over 80,000 professional and technical workers across the United States and Canada, spanning engineers, scientists, technicians, lawyers, judges, auditors, nonprofit employees, and analysts. The union operates through a federated structure of local affiliates — including SPEEA Local 2001 at Boeing (~17,000 members), Local 121 (3,000+ technical/professional members), EA/Local 1937 at TVA (2,500 members), NPEU Local 70 covering nonprofit organizations, and SUP Local 160 in Ontario — and is dually affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress.

IFPTE does not produce technology products or maintain proprietary software platforms. Its core operating "technology" is the Action Network platform used by locals for member communications, petitions, and event management. Core services consist of collective bargaining representation, workplace organizing support, legislative advocacy, arbitration support, and member benefits (scholarships, UnionPlus discounts, life insurance through American Income Life, behavioral health support via FHE Health). Approximately 34,000 members are federal workers concentrated at Department of Defense facilities including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, with another 200+ recently organized at NOAA Fisheries Pacific Island Region through Local 8A.

IFPTE's revenue model is membership-dues-driven, which the source characterizes as a subscription/recurring stream. Specific dues rates and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization is a member-run non-profit governed by an Executive Council with two full-time elected officers (International President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson). Growth occurs through organizing campaigns at unorganized workplaces (employees vote to form bargaining units), expansion of existing locals, and federation-level advocacy work — including joint litigation, amicus briefs, and comment letters on federal labor policy.

Name

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

Legal name

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

Website

https://ifpte.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) is a federated AFL-CIO/CLC labor union representing over 80,000 professional and technical workers across the United States and Canada, including engineers, scientists, federal employees, and nonprofit professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: IFPTE generates revenue through membership dues paid by its over 80,000 members across the U.S. and Canada. Dues fund union operations, organizing efforts, legislative advocacy, and member services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IFPTE is a labor union that provides collective bargaining representation, workplace advocacy, and legislative policy advocacy to over 80,000 professional and technical employees across the United States and Canada. The federation organizes employees into local bargaining units, negotiates contracts with employers (federal agencies, Boeing, TVA, nonprofits, etc.), delivers member benefits (scholarships, insurance, discounts, behavioral health support), and engages in legislative lobbying at the federal and provincial levels. It operates through a federated structure of local affiliates and is affiliated with AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress.

Product overview

IFPTE is a labor union (not a technology company) offering membership, collective bargaining representation, legislative advocacy, training, and member resources to professional and technical employees across the United States and Canada. The organization provides member benefits including scholarships, UnionPlus discounts, life insurance through American Income Life, and behavioral health support through FHE Health. IFPTE does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collective Bargaining Representation
• Legislative and Policy Advocacy
• Member Benefits Program
• Workplace Organizing Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully organized over 200 NOAA Fisheries workers in Hawaii to join Local 8A
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO. The federation represents over 11.5 million members in the U.S. IFPTE participates in AFL-CIO conventions, legislative initiatives, and broader labor movement activities including the Technology Institute's policy summits on AI.
• Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress, which represents over 3 million members in Canada. IFPTE participates in CLC conventions, international labor conferences, and joint advocacy efforts.
• Department for Professional Employees (DPE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE is part of DPE, a coalition of national unions representing over four million professional and technical employees. DPE focuses on issues specific to professional and technical workers.
• Federal Workers Alliance (FWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE participates in FWA, a coalition of national labor unions dedicated to promoting the interest of federal employees in the United States.
• Union Veterans CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE participates in the AFL-CIO's Union Veterans Council to advocate for issues affecting veterans, their families, and working men and women.
• Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE participates in CBTU, an independent voice of black workers within the trade union movement.
• Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE participates in APALA, dedicated to promoting political education and voter registration among AAPIs and to the training, empowerment, and leadership of AAPIs within the labor movement.
• Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE participates in CLUW, a national organization to unify and promote union women.
• Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE partners with the Metal Trades Department, a department of the AFL-CIO chartered to coordinate negotiating, organizing and legislative efforts of affiliated metalworking and related crafts and trade unions.
• Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE participates in MFL, which represents more than 100,000 working Manitobans in the public and private sector.
• Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE participates in OFL, which represents over a million Ontario workers belonging to more than 1,500 locals from 54 affiliated unions.
• Solidarity CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPTE works with the Solidarity Center, a non-profit that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE): AFGE is the largest federal-sector labor union in the U.S., representing approximately 800,000 federal employees. Highly comparable as an AFL-CIO affiliate focused on collective bargaining for federal professional and technical workers — IFPTE and AFGE frequently co-litigate on the same federal labor issues.
• National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU): NTEU represents ~150,000 federal employees across IRS, CBP, and other Treasury-adjacent agencies. Directly comparable as a professional/technical federal-employee union and AFL-CIO/affiliate peer often joining IFPTE in policy advocacy and litigation.
• National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE): NFFE represents federal employees across multiple agencies and is an AFL-CIO affiliate that has joined IFPTE in joint comments on federal workforce policy. Comparable in mission and federal-sector focus.
• Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU): OPEIU organizes professional, technical, office, and healthcare workers across the U.S. and Canada — a near-direct peer in mission and geography, and notably also represents IFPTE's own internal staff (Local 2).
• Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA): SPEEA operates as IFPTE Local 2001 representing Boeing engineers and technical workers; structurally a peer as a professional/technical union for aerospace employees and one of IFPTE's largest constituent locals.
• Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS): PASS represents FAA engineers, architects, and technical professionals in the federal aviation sector — directly comparable as a professional/technical union focused on highly skilled federal workers.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): AFT represents professionals (teachers, nurses, public employees) and is an AFL-CIO affiliate — directly comparable in representing highly educated professionals and running federal-level legislative advocacy campaigns alongside IFPTE.
• Society of United Professionals (SUP/IFPTE Local 160): SUP is IFPTE's Canadian local representing Ontario professionals in nuclear energy, government, and consulting — structurally a peer as a provincial professional association, though technically a constituent local of IFPTE.

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO is the parent federation of IFPTE, representing 11.5M+ members across 60+ affiliated unions. Comparable as the umbrella organization but operates at vastly greater scale and broader sectoral scope.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU is one of the largest North American unions, with comparable AFL-CIO-adjacent advocacy activity. Co-leads amicus briefs with IFPTE on labor and civil-rights issues but operates across healthcare and public services, not strictly professional/technical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ifpte
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/IFPTE
• Facebookfacebook.com/ifpte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-federation-of-professional-and-technical-engineers-ifpte-

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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