IFPTE, representing over 15,000 Public Sector workers in New Jersey, announced the union’s endorsements for Representatives Robert Menendez Jr (NJ-8), Bill Pascrell (NJ-9) and Donald Payne Jr (NJ-10).
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In response to this unprecedented situation, IFPTE sent a letter to House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and asked them to, “work together to come to an acceptable path forward to allow for an Interim Speaker.”
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As Congress adjourns and begins a month-long recess, IFPTE shared deep concerns about the appropriations bills that the House is considering and the extreme cuts to federal agencies and programs proposed in the House appropriations bills.
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Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA), a steadfast supporter of workers’ rights and issues that matter to working Americans, is preparing to reintroduce the Tax Fairness for Workers Act and IFPTE is asking Representatives to cosponsor the legislation. This bill would restore the federal income tax deduction for union dues as well as the tax deduction for unreimbursed business expenses, both of which were removed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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IFPTE urged Senators to pass the omnibus government funding package which includes several funding and policy priorities that IFPTE advocated for. The current short-term government funding measure expires on December 23.
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Read the bipartisan list of Congressional candidates that IFPTE is endorsing in the 2022 general elections this November. These candidates have stood with IFPTE on the issues that impact the union’s diverse and growing membership.
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As the House of Representatives prepared to consider the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act, IFPTE sent a letter to all House lawmakers outlining the Federation’s support for the underlying bill, as well as providing positions on several proposed amendments filed as a part of the bill’s consideration.
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IFPTE made it clear this week that all professional workers throughout the United States should have the right to organize, including Congressional staff.
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