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The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE),
AFL–CIO
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&
CLC is a
North American
labor union representing various
profession
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al,
technical
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* Technical (vehicle), an improvised fighting vehicle
* Technical analysis, a discipline for forecasting the future direction of prices through the study of past market data
* Technical drawing, showing how something is co ...
, and
administrative support workers in the
United States
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and
Canada
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, in both the
public
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and
private sector
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Employment
The ...
s.
Its roots may be traced back to the International Federation of Draftsmen's Unions, a
craft union
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for
shipyard engineer
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s and
draftsmen
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, 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 Draftsman's Union.
"History" IFPTE Local One website
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References
External links
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers website
1918 establishments in the United States
AFL–CIO
American engineering organizations
Canadian Labour Congress
Engineering societies
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Trade unions established in 1918
Trade unions in the United States
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