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  • Weekly Union Recap February 20, 2026

    IFPTE Endorses Claire Valdez for the 7th Congressional District of New York IFPTE issued its latest Congressional endorsement for the upcoming midterms by backing New York Assemblymember, Claire Valdez, for the House of Representatives.  In issuing the endorsement, IFPTE called Valdez, who is a Union organizer, “a champion for working families and their Unions”. Calling…

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  • Weekly Union Recap February 6, 2026

    IFPTE, AFL-CIO and CLC Issue Statements Honoring Black History Month IFPTE released a statement on February 1st honoring Black History Month, stating that, “Sadly, the hard-fought rights that were achieved by the Civil Rights and Labor Movements decades ago are being eroded and outright eliminated by not only the most powerful politicians in our society, but also our…

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  • R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti has resigned, effective at the end February

    Reported by WPRI news 12, https://www.wpri.com/news/politics-government/peter-alviti-out-as-ridot-director/

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  • Weekly Union Recap January 30, 2026

    Short Partial Government Shutdown Expected for DOD, SSA, MSPB – No Shutdown for USACE, NASA, EPA, NOAA, DOE, Leg. Branch Starting at 12:01 am EST on Saturday, January 31, the U.S. federal government will be in a partial government shutdown. The partial shutdown will affect the following agencies where IFPTE members work: Department of the…

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