The release of the 2024 Ontario Budget this week marked a significant setback for women across the province, says the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).
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Earlier this week, IFPTE sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting any national security and domestic supplemental funding bills, which were requested by President Biden last month, include IFPTE priorities that support our members’ work, working families, and American communities.
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As House Republicans continue putting politics above people and fail to agree on a path to funding the federal government, IFPTE has once again urged Congress to embrace bipartisan efforts in the Senate to fund the government and avert a federal government shutdown.
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While IFPTE requested Members of the House and Senate vote to pass this bill in order to prevent a U.S. debt default, IFPTE’s letter to Representatives made clear that this bill “will implement unnecessary two-year spending caps that constrains Congress's ability to fund programs, services, and investments that are necessary to support working families and our nation’s economic competitiveness.”
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Congress needs to act urgently and pass a clean debt limit increase before June 1st. If Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the U.S. government will default on it's debt with catastrophic impacts for our economy, for working people, for retirement savings, and for essential government services.
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Last week, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R, CA) and House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R, TX) unveiled legislation they call the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” which seeks to extend the debt ceiling but also defunds essential services that working Americans, retirees, veterans, and communities across the country count on. With Majority Leader McCarthy intending this bring this bill to a floor vote this week, IFPTE sent a letter telling Members of the House that this bill will hurt Americans in every Congressional district.
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IFPTE President Biggs commented that President Joe Biden has “lived up to his pledge once again by putting forward a budget that will decrease the national deficit, and do so while protecting and strengthening the programs that working families and retirees across the nation depend so heavily on. “
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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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IFPTE responded to the release of the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal, which includes several IFPTE priorities and calls for significant resources for federal agencies.
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IFPTE requested Senators vote to a continuing resolution to prevent a shutdown and fund the federal government through March 11, 2022. The bill passed the House last week with bipartisan support. The union letter also applauds Sen. Schatz and Rep. Case for including funding to clean up Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii.
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The Society of United Professionals (SUP), IFPTE Local 160 is pressing the Ontario provincial and federal governments for pandemic recovery, decarbonization of transportation and energy systems, and access to justice measures in their respective budgets. These priorities were outlined in the Society’s budget consultation submission to each government.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) said the Fall 2020 Ontario Budget fails to deliver urgent assistance for Ontarians and their families. The legacy of this budget will be its failure to prioritize the needs of the people of Ontario – robust public service investment, safety, and immediate income supports needed to get through this second wave of COVID-19
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