Posts tagged Labor Law Reform
Senate HELP Committee Considers The PRO Act – IFPTE Urges a “Yes” Vote
Senate HELP Committee Considers The PRO Act – IFPTE Urges a “Yes” Vote

On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee considered amending and advancing the the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act .  IFPTE urged the Committee members to approve the legislation without any amendments that would weaken or delay the the bill’s ability to restore legal protections for workers right to organize and join union, bargain collectively, and ensure meaningful and effective enforcement of labor law violations.

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Labor RightsFaraz KhanPRO Act, labor rights, Labor Law Reform
As Union Organizing Continues to Surge, IFPTE Requests Members of Congress Cosponsor and Pass the PRO Act to Strengthen Workers Rights, Labor Law
As Union Organizing Continues to Surge, IFPTE Requests Members of Congress Cosponsor and Pass the PRO Act to Strengthen Workers Rights, Labor Law

Although the Americans’ approval of labor unions is at the highest point since 1965 and union organizing is surging across the country, our broken labor laws desperately need to be updated to support workers’ democratic right to form and join unions and bargain collectively. To that end, IFPTE is asking Members of Congress to cosponor the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO ACT),which is expected to be introduced in the coming days.

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Labor RightsFaraz KhanPRO Act, Congress, labor rights, Labor Law Reform
IFPTE Applauds House Introduction of the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act
IFPTE Applauds House Introduction of the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act

IFPTE officers issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s House introduction of the bipartisan Public Sector Freedom to Negotiate Act, sponsored by Congressmen Matt Cartwright (D-PA), and cosponsored by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and over 150 other Representatives.

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Labor Rights, GovernmentFaraz KhanPublic Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Labor Law Reform, Bipartisan
SOLIDARITY ALERT – IFPTE Joins with AFL-CIO and President Biden in Standing with Amazon Workers Seeking Union Representation
SOLIDARITY ALERT – IFPTE Joins with AFL-CIO and President Biden in Standing with Amazon Workers Seeking Union Representation

IFPTE President Paul Shearon commented, “It is appalling that a corporation worth upwards of 1 trillion dollars, and owned by the richest person on the face of the earth, is going to extraordinary lengths to intimidate and threaten their workers in order to prevent them from forming a union.”

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Labor RightsFaraz Khananit-union, Labor Law Reform, Amazon, Solidarity Alert, Organizing