IFPTE Applauds Inclusion of Key Union Priorities in Water Resources Development Act of 2024

The executive officers of IFPTE commented on provisions in the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, which was passed by the Senate and the House with overwhelming bipartisan support.

IFPTE Applauds Bipartisan Agreement on Water Resources Development Act, Inclusion Union-Backed Provisions

This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unveiled their compromise text for the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The agreed-to WRDA text addresses some of the priorities that IFPTE has advocated for inclusion in the bill

Local 400 Hosts Annual Stewards Appreciation Dinner

This week, Local 400 President/Northeastern Area Vice President Denise Robinson hosted her Local’s annual steward appreciation dinner this week in Providence, Rhode Island.

Government, Infrastructure, Labor RightsFaraz KhanMarch 10, 2023Rhode Island, Local 400, Infrastructure

IFPTE Meets with John Podesta on Clean Energy Investments

IFPTE President Matt Biggs, Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, Assistant to the Executive Officers Brian Kildee, and Legislative Director Faraz Khan met this week with John Podesta, President Biden’s top adviser on clean energy technologies and investments.

IFPTE Applauds Tentative Rail Agreement

IFPTE issued the following statement in response to today’s news that a settlement mediated by the Biden Administration has been reached in the railroad stalemate.

Labor Rights, GovernmentFaraz KhanSeptember 15, 2022Infrastructure, Collective Bargaining

IFPTE Sounds the Alarm on Security Risks Related to Remote Operation of Army Corps Locks and Dams

IFPTE sent letters to Congress warning lawmakers that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unilateral implementation of remote operations of some critical lock and dam infrastructure presents a severe cybersecurity threat.

Government, Infrastructure, EnergyFaraz KhanMay 19, 2022USACE, Energy, Infrastructure

IFPTE Local 561 Steward Michael Arendt and IFPTE President Matthew Biggs Highlight Infrastructure Bill’s Impact in U.S.

Newsweek article “Biden's Infrastructure Bill Could Change Rural America's Alliance With GOP” shared the perspectives of IFPTE Local 561 steward Michael Arendt, an Army Corps lock and dam operator in Alabama, and IFPTE President Matthew Biggs.

InfrastructureCandace RhettFebruary 4, 2022Infrastructure, Local 561, Michael Arendt

IFPTE Urges Senator Manchin to Reverse Course on BBB, Stand Up for Working Families

In a letter sent to Senator Manchin urging him to rethink his opposition to President Biden’s historic Build Back Better infrastructure plan, IFPTE reminded the West Virginia senator that, “American working families need the BBB now and, after years of neglect, West Virginia is at the forefront of that critical need.”

InfrastructureCandace RhettDecember 21, 2021BBB Act, Infrastructure, Manchin

IFPTE Representatives Attend White House Bill Signing Ceremony for Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

IFPTE International President Matt Biggs joined President Joe Biden in marking the passage and enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also attending the ceremony were Local 195 President Timothy Rudolph and Womens Committee Chair Sherry Thomas, both of New Jersey, and Local 561 steward Michael Arendt of Mississippi.

IFPTE Applauds Congress and White House for Advancing Historic Public Investment Legislation

IFPTE officers applaud the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided comments regarding this historic infrastructure commitment as well as on the progress of the Build Back Better Act.

IFPTE Urges House Passage of Infrastructure Bills That Will Make Historic Investments in American Jobs and Communities

IFPTE urged Representatives to vote yes on the Build Back Better Act and the Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, “complementary bills that meet the needs of working people, support good-paying union jobs, strengthen our economy’s competitiveness and resiliency, and address immediate and future challenges that climate change presents.”

With Breakthrough on Build Back Better Framework, IFPTE Urges House Members to Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Act

This week, after a breakthrough on the Build Back Better Act, IFPTE told Members of the House of Representatives “[t]he time to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is now.”

Energy, Infrastructure, Labor Rights, GovernmentFaraz KhanOctober 29, 2021Infrastructure, Build Back Better, Bipartisan, climate

IFPTE Applauds President Biden’s Build Back Better Framework

IFPTE responded to President Biden's announcement of the "Build Back Better Framework" with statements in support of the legislative proposal and a call for Congress to urgently pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build Back Better Act.

Infrastructure, EnergyFaraz KhanOctober 28, 2021Infrastructure, climate, Bipartisan, Build Back Better

In Coalition with National Organizations, IFPTE Urges Congress and President Biden Include Medicare Expansion, Drug Price Negotiation, and Tax Fairness

This week, IFPTE joined other labor unions and and national organizations representing a cross-section of American people and communities in requesting lawmakers and President Biden maintain key priorities in the Build Back Better Act budget reconciliation bill.

As Congress Considers Urgent Infrastructure Needs, IFPTE Urges Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure and Support for Build Back Better Act

This week, just before the House began consideration of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was crafted and passed by the Senate with bipartisan support, IFPTE reiterated our support for the bill .

IFPTE Urges House to Pass Budget Resolution and Commence Work on "Once-in-a-Generation" Investment in Infrastructure, Workers, and Communities

Ahead of next week's vote in the House of Representatives, IFPTE requested the House pass a $3.5 trillion budget resolution along the lines of the resolution passed by the Senate on August 11th.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is A Promising First Step - IFPTE Urges YES Vote

With the release of the legislative text for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, IFPTE requested Senators pass the “$1.2 trillion legislation which adds a significant $550 billion in new infrastructure funding and includes necessary reauthorizations for surface transportation, water, and energy infrastructure.

IFPTE Joins Union Letter to House and Senate Demanding Congress Expand and Improve Medicare and Include Drug Price Negotiation in Budget Reconciliation Bill

As the House and Senate deliberate on a budget reconciliation infrastructure bill that includes President Biden's American Families, IFPTE was among 17 labor unions asking Congress to include robust Medicare drug price negotiation, expansion of Medicare benefits, and lowering the Medicare eligibility age.

Candace RhettJuly 23, 2021Infrastructure

As Infrastructure Legislation Comes Together in Senate, IFPTE Shares Policy Priorities

This week, IFPTE sent letters to Senators highlighting the union’s policy priorities for the proposed $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and the $3.5 trillion budget resolution.

IFPTE Supports Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, Calls for Progressive Offsets to Pay for It

IFPTE Pres. Shearon called the framework “a good first step toward significant infrastructure investment to support millions of good paying, union represented jobs,” adding that Congress must work on adding “progressive offsets to pay for the larger package such as raising the minimum corporate tax, closing corporate tax loopholes that allow multi-nationals like Amazon to pay no taxes at all, and ensuring that our wealthiest wage earners finally pay their fair share in taxes, to help pay for the full scope of our infrastructure needs.”

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