IFPTE Supports Senator Kaine's Legislation Reversing Trump's Erroneous Tariffs on Canada
March 25, 2025
Dear Senator:
This week, IFPTE sent a letter to all Senators requesting support for the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 27 (S.J.Res.37), sponsored by Senator Tim Kaine.
The resolution overturns the Trump Administration’s reckless tariffs on Canadian goods, which the Administration justified under a baseless "national emergency" claim regarding fentanyl trafficking from Canada. IFPTE’s letter cites U.S. Customs data showing only 1% of fentanyl seizures occur at the northern border.
The union’s letter notes that “IFPTE has long supported strategically applied tariffs that help to bring a level of fairness to working families when countries violate trade pacts and engage in unfair trade practices,” but that Canada is the U.S.’s closest ally and largest trading partner and the trading relationship between the two nations “uplifts American and Canadian working families alike.”
The letter cloese with a statement of values that affirms “our union’s belief that a strong cross-border partnership, one based on mutual interests and mutual respect, benefits every IFPTE union member throughout North America.”