While White House and Congress Works to Avoid Disastrous Debt Default, IFPTE President Biggs Shares Grave Concerns for Economy, Workers, and IFPTE Members' Jobs

IFPTE President Matthew Biggs spoke to the Kansas City Star and the Washington Post this week to express the union’s grave concerns about the fallout a U.S. debt default would cause across the American and global economies.

IFPTE Applauds Owen Herrnstadt’s Confirmation to Export-Import Bank Board

Owen Herrnstadt, who was the longtime director of the Machinists union’s Trade and Globalization Department, was confirmed this week with bipartisan support by the U.S. Senate to serve on the Board of Directors at the United States Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank).

Aerospace, Trade, Labor RightsFaraz KhanJuly 14, 2022EXIM Bank, Aerospace, Economic Policy, Trade, Fair Trade

IFPTE Welcomes Congressional Report on Benefits to Unionization for Workers, Industry Wages, and Quality Jobs

IFPTE President Matthew Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson issued a statement in applauding the findings in the Congressional Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Democrats and the House Education & Labor Committee report titled, “Unions Provide Major Economic Benefits for Workers and Families.”

IFPTE Joins Labor and Civil Rights Groups to Call on Immediate Cancelation of Student Debt

IFPTE joined a diverse coalition of 529 national and local organizations that includes labor unions, civil rights groups, community organizations, student groups, and organizations representing Americans from all parts of the nation called on the Biden-Harris Administration to take immediate and bold action to cancel student loan debt.

American Rescue Plan Act Signed with IFPTE Members' Top Priorities Included

The enacted legislation provides $1.9 trillion of economic relief to help local communities, workers, families, and maintain jobs in parts of the economy severely impacted by the pandemic.

Faraz KhanMarch 12, 2021COVID Relief, COVID-19, Economic Policy, Aerospace, State governments, Local governments

Senate Considers American Rescue Plan Act, IFPTE Requests Maintaining Support for Working People, Public Services, Aviation Manufacturing Jobs

The $1.9 trillion relief package includes IFPTE members’ most urgent priorities and provisions to help working families in every congressional district.

Faraz KhanMarch 5, 2021COVID-19, Economic Policy, COVID Relief

IFPTE Urges Congress to Prioritize State and Local Aid, Support for Aircraft Manufacturing Jobs in COVID Relief

As Congress prepares to consider the next COVID relief bill, IFPTE requested Congress include key priorities and address urgent needs of IFPTE members and American workers, families, and communities.

Faraz KhanJanuary 29, 2021COVID-19, Economic Policy, Local governments, State governments, Aerospace

IFPTE Press Statement: IFPTE Calls on Republian Leadership to Support Working Families

IFPTE calls for “much more meaningful aid to working families, including providing robust funding to our State and Local governments.”

IFPTEDecember 29, 2020COVID-19, Press Release, Economic Policy

IFPTE Urges Export-Import Bank to Maintain Stong Domestic Content Requirements

IFPTE submitted a public comment arguing against any flexibility that weakens the Bank’s commitment to promoting and supporting domestic manufacturing and services and American workers.

Aerospace, TradeIFPTEDecember 18, 2020EXIM Bank, Aerospace, Economic Policy, Manufacturing, Trade

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