Following this week’s introduction of the bipartisan PRO Act in the House of Representatives, IFPTE urged Congress to pass this long-overdue legislation to level the playing field between workers who want to form unions and employers who exploit weaknesses in the current law to frustrate union organizing drives and deny workers’ legal union rights.
Read MoreThe letter emphasized the urgent need for Congress to pass a relief bill that includes federal aid for state and local governments as well as payroll support for aircraft manufacturing industry.
Read MoreDuring last week’s House consideration of the FY21 NDAA, lawmakers approved an amendment authored by New Hampshire Congresswoman Ann Kuster to prevent the shuttering of a child care facility that is critically important to workers, including IFPTE members.
Read MoreThe Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is outraged by Bill 195 that has been rammed through the legislature by the Ford Conservatives.
Read MoreAs the House is set to consider the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act, IFPTE penned a letter to House members applauding many of the pro-worker provisions in the bill.
Read MoreIFPTE joined more than 100 organizations urging the House Financial Services Committee to move the legislation to “require large, publicly‐traded corporations to disclose key financial information (e.g. profits, revenues, taxes, number of employees, etc.) on a country‐by‐country basis to better inform taxpayers, investors, policymakers, academics and other stakeholders and ensure that we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic on the path to a sustainable and equitable economy.”
Read MoreIn response to the NLRB’s recent decision to force in-person voting for union elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, IFPTE endorsed the bipartisan Levin/Fitzpatrick SAFE Workers Act to reverse, “the NLRB prohibition of electronic voting for union elections.”
Read MoreIn urging all House members and Senators to cosponsor the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020, IFPTE informed lawmakers that current bankruptcy laws, “permit, and even sometimes encourage employers to default on what has been earned by workers and abrogate hard-fought worker benefits won at the bargaining table, while at the same time awarding corporate executives with huge bonuses.”
Read MoreAs the House prepares to vote on the HEROES Act, IFPTE tells Representatives that this legislation provides bold and urgent support for so many IFPTE members and working peoples’ need.
Read More“Because this coronavirus does not respect state lines, we strongly believe that private and public sector workers at high risk of exposure must be protected regardless of whether they live in a state with federal OSHA jurisdiction. The effective slowing and containing of the spread of COVID-19 depends on these workers being protected.”
Read MoreIFPTE urged congressional leaders to support the aerospace industry workforce as they consider the upcoming $60 billion aid package saying, "We urge Congress to ensure that the economic security of workers in this strategic industry be prioritized."
Read MoreIFPTE sent a letter to House Members this week in support of H.R. 6201, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Read MoreCongresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Senator Patty Murray have jointly authored legislation to provide for paid sick days for workers who are impacted by the Coronavirus.
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