Early this morning, as the House of Representatives continued a floor debate on the Republican budget reconciliation bill, IFPTE sent a letter outlining the disastrous impacts on working Americans, on low-income workers, on community and rural health systems, and American jobs if this bill were to be enacted.
Read MoreIFPTE was one of 19 labor organizations warning House lawmakers about the potential harm to policies and programs that workers and retirees hold sacred if a Fiscal Commission comes to fruition.
Read MoreThis week, ahead of the reintroduction of the Medicare for All Act, IFPTE sent letters to Senators and members of the House of Representatives asking for cosponsors for the landmark legislation that seeks to provide high-quality universal healthcare to Americans through a single-payer system.
Read MoreThis week, IFPTE joined other labor unions and and national organizations representing a cross-section of American people and communities in requesting lawmakers and President Biden maintain key priorities in the Build Back Better Act budget reconciliation bill.
Read MoreAhead of next week's vote in the House of Representatives, IFPTE requested the House pass a $3.5 trillion budget resolution along the lines of the resolution passed by the Senate on August 11th.
Read More
