IFPTE joined other unions and consumer, health, human rights, faith, and human rights organizations in a letter today to President Biden supporting his stated position against Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and urging him to eliminate ISDS terms in existing free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties.
Read MoreAs the high-level trade negotiators from 14 nations prepare, including the U.S., prepare to begin negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), a diverse group of over 100 organizations that includes IFPTE urged the Biden Administration to increase transparency and public participation during the negotiation process.
Read MoreOwen 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).
Read MoreAs the nomination of IAM’s Owen Herrnstadt to the Export-Import Bank continues to wait for Senate action, IFPTE reinforced their support for the nomination this week in a letter to Senators.
Read MoreIFPTE applauds the U.S. Trade Representative's comments and the Biden Administration's affirmative steps to realign U.S. trade policy with the interests of working people.
Read MoreIFPTE stands in solidarity with the courageous auto workers in Mexico and Susana Prieto Terrazas, a labor lawyer and champion for workers who herself has been jailed by Mexican authorities for advocating for workers’ rights, and who also represents the workers who have been denied basic labor protections promised by the three countries covered by USMCA.
Read MoreIn a letter organized by the Citizen’s Trade Campaign, hundreds of organizing urged President Biden to reverse the U.S. government’s position and allow a waiver of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) so that people in developing countries can have access to COVID-19 medicines, diagnostics, medical equipment, and vaccines. Read more on Citizen’s Trade Campaign’s website
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