IFPTE Participates in Congressional Labor Caucus and Congressional Roundtables on Federal Workforce This Week

IFPTE legislative director Faraz Khan, and President Matt Biggs were both on Capitol Hill on Wednesday participating on respective panels being hosted by the Congressional Labor Caucus and a group of House lawmakers working against the Trump attacks on federal workers.  Khan addressed the Labor Caucus Federal Employee Working Group briefing this week providing lawmakers with the latest developments on Union litigation efforts against the Trump EOs and firings, and a discussion of labor’s legislative requests to help block and mitigate the anti-federal worker policies of the Trump Administration, while Biggs participated in a Democratic Member Roundtable on Oversight Reconciliation Provisions aimed at increasing pension contributions of federal workers without any corresponding pension benefit increase – i.e., a pay cut for federal workers.   The latter roundtable was organized by Representatives Stephen Lynch and Steny Hoyer and was intended to help House members and staff better understand the gravity of the efforts of the House to cut federal employee pensions and benefits to help fund the Trump tax cut.  Biggs commented that, “as one of America’s most active Union’s fighting against the Trump attacks on federal workers, I appreciated the opportunity to address lawmakers this week regarding how senseless it is for Congress to even consider cutting federal pensions in order to fund the Trump tax cut for billionaires,” while Khan noted that, “IFPTE is and will continue to be front and center on Capitol Hill pushing for defunds and other legislative avenues to fight against this draconian anti-federal worker agenda.”  IFPTE will continue to fight on all fronts, including in the legislative arena to mitigate the damage being done by the Trump Executive Orders and the Republican led Congress’ attempts to use federal workers as a piggy bank.