IFPTE Members Join Rank-and-File Union Members in Support of Claire Valdez for Congress

Several IFPTE members joined other rank-and-file Union members and leaders last Friday evening in New York City in support of current New York Assemblymember Claire Valdez, who is running for the United States Congress. Valdez, who IFPTE called “a champion for working families and their Unions” in their February 18th endorsement, is running the fill the seat of retiring Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez for New York’s 7th Congressional District.

Former IFPTE Local 98 President and current co-executive director of the Federal Unionists Network (FUN), Chris Dols, was also in attendance and applauded Valdez’s commitment to labor, saying “she came to every picket, she came to the rallies, she came to the strategy sessions…”. In addition to serving in the New York State Assembly, Valdez is a Union Sister having worked as an organizer for the United Auto Workers (UAW).

See a video of the event here.