International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) is a North American labor union representing various professional, technical, and administrative support workers in the United States and Canada, in both the public and private sectors.

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

Abbreviation	IFPTE
Formation	1918; 107 years ago (1918)
Type	Trade union
Headquarters	Washington, DC, US
Location	Canada United States
Membership	80,000
President	Matt Biggs
Affiliations	AFL–CIO Canadian Labour Congress
Website	www.ifpte.org
Formerly called	International Federation of Draftsmen's Unions (1918–1919) International Federation of Technical Engineers, Architects, and Draftsmen's Unions (1919–1950) American Federation of Technical Engineers (1950–1972)

Ro Khanna with IFPTE representatives in 2020

Its roots may be traced back to the International Federation of Draftsmen's Unions, a craft union for shipyard engineers and draftsmen, chartered by the American Federation of Labor in 1918, and expanding its jurisdiction in 1919 to become the International Federation of Technical Engineers, Architects, and Draftsmen's Unions.^[1]

Presidents

C. L. Rosemund

Foster J. Pratt

Russell M. Stephens

1967: James Woodside

1970: William T. Cleary

1972: Rodney A. Bower

1985: James Sommerhauser

1994: Paul Almeida

2001: Greg Junemann

2018: Paul Shearon

2021: Matt Biggs