An Open Letter from IFPTE...Black Lives Matter

On Monday, May 25, George Floyd, a Black man, was murdered by an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department. Our sadness is eclipsed only by our outrage that once again a Black man has fallen victim to the homicidal actions of a police officer. Mr. Floyd's tragic death serves as another reminder of the brutality, racial profiling, and systematic oppression inflicted upon Black men and women, and upon people of color in the United States every day.

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IFPTE Joins Labor Effort to Ensure PPP Program Resources Go to Preserve Jobs

As the House is set to consider a bill aimed at allowing employers to shift taxpayer funded Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) resources from preserving jobs elsewhere, IFPTE signed onto a UNITE-HERE crafted letter to Congressional leadership urging them to "hold firm and not negotiate away incentives to retain, re-hire, pay or continue health benefits for workers while getting nothing in return.”

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Union points to private sector labor law reform as urgent need for working families

The IFPTE Executive Council voted overwhelmingly to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden for President of the United States. In addition to speaking out on the failed policies of the current Administration on bread and butter issues facing working families, IFPTE pointed to the Vice President’s strong support for the PRO Act, which aims to bring fairness back to private sector union organizing drives, a major reason for the endorsement.

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