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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE

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Labor union of workers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District. These views are not representative of the USACE, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.

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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 27/04/2026
Federal workers in Chicago stand in solidarity with @uicgeo.org as they start their strike tomorrow! We’ll be out on the picket line with you this week.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 17/02/2026
We had a great week last week in DC. We advocated with the offices of 4 U.S. Senators and 8 U.S. Representatives – from California to Illinois to Wisconsin to Pennsylvania. This is the power of union membership – direct action to get our priorities to those who need to hear them.
Three people posing for a selfie in front of the US Capitol.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 11/02/2026
IFPTE is in DC this week, exercising our right to take our views to Congress. We’re advocating for better public services, a better civil service, and better working conditions for all the employees we represent!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 07/01/2026
USACE union members (and friends!) please wear green on Wednesday!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 10/12/2025
Local 777 is looking for federal unions, federal workers, and other interested groups to sign our petition to bring accountability and transparency to the FLRA. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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Petition to Protect Workers from FLRA Abandonment
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is the labor board that oversees the interactions between organized labor unions and most of the agencies in the U.S. Federal Government. Currently, the…
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 04/12/2025
One of the things our union does is advocate for our Agency to be properly funded. Here’s some of that work: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/c...
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 28/11/2025
FYI: the IFPTE has a Political Action Committee to help get pro-worker candidates elected to federal office. It should be clear why we need this. I (Colin Smalley) just signed up for a $10/mo donation. If you can, please join now. ifpte.democracyengine.com/pac/contribute
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Support IFPTE PAC
Join the Effort to Build Union Power - Support IFPTE LEAP PAC
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 13/11/2025
Things the Chicago District Commander doesn’t care about:
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 06/11/2025
ICYMI: New Shutdown Update www.youtube.com/watch?v=jshNtwWabmw
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5-Nov-2025 Shutdown Update Meeting Recording
Update on the Government Shutdown and a few other topics from IFPTE Local 777. This meeting was open to all of the employees represented by our local, as wel...
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 08/10/2025
📰 Our President of Local 777 in the Chicago Sun-Times:
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Federal workers in Chicago feeling ‘emotionally exhausted’ from government shutdown
Three workers who spoke with the Sun-Times said they haven’t been furloughed, but they’ve dealt with uncertainties and fragmented coordination since the federal government shut down Oct. 1.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 05/10/2025
If you’re in Chicago on Wednesday, stop by!
Flyer with various union logos, stating “Government shutdown emergency rally: stand with federal workers” 10/8/25 at 12pm, Federal Plaza. 230 S Dearborn St, Chicago
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 04/10/2025
Did you see our VP of the Pittsburgh District Chapter in the paper today? 💪🏻 Telling our stories is critical! triblive.com/local/region...
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 29/09/2025
Local 777 is proud to have signed onto this letter, saying “No Bad Budget in Our Name!” www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...
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Federal Unionists Network - Shutdown Showdown press statement
WASHINGTON, DC — A letter titled “No Bad Budget in Our Name” will be delivered today to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Through a private sign-on...
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 13/09/2025
Today we delivered a petition signed by 51 workers in Chicago District demanding our management look out for our safety with ICE actions expected to escalate this weekend into next week. Great solidarity in ACTION!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 19/08/2025
A couple of media appearances for Local 777: A discussion of organizing when our rights are under attack on The Valley Labor Report: youtu.be/iGDRm7UaEyY?... And a story we helped break to call attention to the ways the FLRA is abandoning federal workers: www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
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Union Rights are Being Stripped from Federal Workers, but They Can Still Fight Back
Colin Smalley, President of IFPTE Local 777 in Chicago, joins us to talk about the ways federal workers are training to act as a union even while their union rights are being taken away from them by…
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 18/08/2025
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...
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 15/08/2025
Come hear our Local President speak on this webinar!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 24/07/2025
Our Union fighting for our rights at the national level:
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IFPTE International Files Unfair Labor Practice - Raises Alarm as Army, DOD Ignore NCR Obligations — IFPTE
IFPTE filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Army after identifying over 30 instances where both the DoD and the Army have failed…
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 23/07/2025
Our President standing on business: www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
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The Trump Administration Is Trying to Silence Us | Opinion
This administration isn't just breaking the law—it's breaking the system that's supposed to uphold it.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 21/07/2025
Members: let a steward know if this applies to you! Your union can rep you in a reasonable accommodation request. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
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OPM encourages telework for religious accommodations, following Supreme Court ruling
OPM’s guidance offers some leeway to the Trump administration’s policy requiring most federal employees to work in the office full time.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 18/07/2025
The FLRA is deeply and completely broken. For those keeping track at home, the FLRA is currently (officially & deliberately) delaying any progress on 4 pending actions. Apparently “nobody wants to work anymore” among the (politically appointed) members and regional directors of the FLRA!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 09/07/2025
In case you missed this in the USACE PR recap (where the AI classified the tone as “neutral”):
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Federal exodus imperils Trump’s permitting goals
The Army Corps of Engineers and the Interior Department are losing permit writers and experts central to the president’s agenda.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 09/07/2025
👀 Local 777 in the newest article from Labor Notes! labornotes.org/2025/07/figh...
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Fight ICE. Build the Union.
It was the morning of June 9, and Genie Kastrup, president of Service Employees Local 1, stood in front of Chicago’s Daley Plaza and bellowed into a microphone. “What is happening right now is about…
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 03/07/2025
We stand by our colleagues and union siblings… whistleblower retaliation is blatantly illegal and will be met with resistance.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 03/07/2025
👀 look who got covered in international 🇹🇹 news: youtube.com/clip/UgkxAhR...
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✂️ CNC3 Coverage of 6/25/25 ICE-Out Picket & Oath Renewal
53 seconds · Clipped by IFPTE Local 777 · Original video "The Midday Newscast on CNC3" by CNC3 Television Prime
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 26/06/2025
[Colin here:] I am SO proud of the members who came out to our FIRST informational picket yesterday. We’re only building from here, and as Commissioner Vasquez said today, you were really brave to speak out publicly. Thanks for all you do!
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AFGE Local 704 @704afge.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Our members were proud to picket today to say it loud and clear: NO to ICE presence in our workplace! Glad to stand with our partners: @chicagolabor.bsky.social @fedworkersunited.bsky.social @lrc.ifpte777.org
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 26/06/2025
Some awesome coverage of our informational picket with AFGE 704 and the Chicago Federation of Labor and the Federal Unionists Network: abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...
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Chicago federal workers use lunch hour to rally against ICE raids, citing safety
Federal workers rallied Wednesday afternoon, demanding changes from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 25/06/2025
Great turnout tonight at the FUN 🎉Happy Hour 🍸 in Chicago! Union siblings from AFGE, IFPTE, NFFE, NTEU, News Guild, and CTU; and workers from USEPA, USACE, Railroad Retirement Board, FEMA, Jesse Brown VA, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. See you next time! (And tomorrow at the picket!)
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 21/06/2025
Two exciting events this week! We are partnering with AFGE Local 704 and the Federal Unionists Network to host a happy hour on Tuesday, and OUR FIRST INFORMATIONAL PICKET on Wednesday at noon in Federal Plaza! See you there - remember to hydrate and wear your union gear!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 20/06/2025
Join us and @704afge.bsky.social on Wednesday for a picket, and federal workers present will re-affirm our oath of office! All ages and abilities welcome.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 19/06/2025
Mark your calendars!
Flyer with the title “happy hour for federal unionists”, Tuesday June 24th, 5pm, Sterling Food Hall, 125 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60603. A tagline, “join your fellow federal workers” and logos of the Federal Unionists Network, IFPTE Local 777, and AFGE. A QR code labeled “RSVP.”
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 12/06/2025
📣 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
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Local 777, IFPTE - Leave Donation
Solidarity in Action! This is a location to donate annual leave to members of our union in need. As a reminder - the federal government doesn't really have "short term disability insurance" like many ...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/06/2025
Workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health help keep working people safe on the job. But DOGE has fired thousands of NIOSH workers, putting working people across the country in jeopardy. Reinstate them all NOW!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 29/05/2025
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 28/05/2025
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducts critical research that workers rely on to stay safe on the job. Without a fully staffed NIOSH, workers’ safety and health are at risk. The admin must reinstate all NIOSH workers NOW. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Headline: Trump’s safety research cuts heighten workplace risks, federal workers warn.
Layoffs at US occupational safety and health agency leave people vulnerable to illness and injury, ex-workers caution.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 27/05/2025
Colin talks to @us.theguardian.com about the impacts of Doge cuts after a generation of “right-sizing”… choices have to be made. For our part, we’d choose a fully funded, fully staffed agency.
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Trump’s mass federal cuts disrupt LA wildfire recovery: ‘It’s coming tumbling down’
Doge has gut staff at Fema, EPA and the army corps, who are crucial for helping survivors get back on their feet
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 22/05/2025
Great to be out with @704afge.bsky.social today at the protest against cuts to NIOSH, OSHA, and the CDC. Local 777 President Colin Smalley also condemns @chicagopolice.bsky.social for breaking up the peaceful, non-obstructive assembly. Citations in the 🧵👇
A banner with the words “Dear Mr. Kennedy, If you and the fam stay silent on OSHA and NIOSH cuts, worker deaths will be the Kennedy Legacy. Tell Rob to stop the cuts or GTFO. XOXO, the working class” surrounded by personal protective equipment.A worker carrying a sign saying “every day, 385 workers die from work-related issues… save NIOSH.”Two workers posing a sign saying “every day, 385 workers die from work-related issues… save NIOSH.”
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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Tonight we are hosting office hours from 8-10 p.m. ET for anyone interested in workshopping their public comments and/or learning how to write the perfect public comment. Use this link to join: qr.me-qr.com/link-list/Lc... And this link to access our public comment toolkit: bit.ly/42Fgzba
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 15/05/2025
Today we fought for our rights against a system stacked against us and a DoD trying to abuse process. Check out the documents in the 🧵:
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 13/05/2025
Gut-wrenching day at work - we’re seeing multiple 25+ year workers, literal experts in their fields who have dedicated their careers to the nation working at the US Army Corps of Engineers, leaving with the “fork in the road.”
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 02/05/2025
Here’s our president making some remarks at this year’s Haymarket Memorial plaque dedication. Solidarity Forever!
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2025 May Day Comments at Haymarket Memorial
YouTube video by IFPTE Local 777
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 01/05/2025
Check out our President quoted in this HuffPost article:
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 30/04/2025
Congrats to six of our members who received medals for their dedication! Great work!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 30/04/2025
Congrats to our member Dennis on being named Employee of the Month! Outstanding work!
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 25/04/2025
Good news; though it may not directly help clarify things for us in USACE. Neither DoD nor IFPTE are parties to the lawsuit. But this should help give pause to the DoD HR-types delighting in hurting workers. Maybe slow their roll a bit.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 25/04/2025
📣 This week, Local 777 filed petitions for review with the FLRA over a pair of DoD “disapprovals” of bargaining agreements we signed with Management. DoD is trying to enforce the Executive Order stripping our bargaining rights. Links in the 🧵👇
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 19/04/2025
To reiterate, this is our plan for how to proceed if our Collective Bargaining Agreement and the legal mechanisms we use to enforce it are stripped from us.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 14/04/2025
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...
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How federal workers without a union can still act like a union - Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
See and share how federal workers can fight back against Trump's cuts regardless of their status with the FLRA.
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IFPTE Local 777 | Chicago USACE @lrc.ifpte777.org · 14/04/2025
An @ifpte.bsky.social member is quoted this article. Check it out.
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