IFPTE urged Senators “In the strongest possible terms, we urge you to reform the Senate’s filibuster rules and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.” The AFL-CIO also sent a letter with Executive Council members, including IFPTE President Biggs, requesting filibuster reform and passage of voting rights legislation.
Read MoreIFPTE joins the AFL-CIO and Americans throughout the country to demand that Senators take swift action to reform the filibuster, the Senate procedural rule that prevents legislation that is critical to democracy and worker rights from being passed.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE urged Representatives to pass H.R. 4 and ensure participation in our democracy is available to all American citizens and not constrained by discriminatory election laws and policies.
Read MorePresident Liz Shuler and AFSCME President Lee Saunders will speak to the importance of our democracy and securing voting rights at the D.C. event.
Read MoreThe IFPTE family was saddened to learn of the passing of one of our nation’s most courageous and influential men, Congressman John Robert Lewis. He was an icon of the Civil Rights movement, peacefully marching in the 1960s across the South and in Washington, DC against the racism, bigotry, and hatred that engulfed much of the nation.
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