May 26, 2016 - IFPTE Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Contact: Candace Rhett                                   

IFPTE Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Union calls her "solidly in the corner of working Americans"

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – During their Spring Executive Council meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), an AFL-CIO affiliated labor union representing public, private and federal sector workers, has given their backing to Hillary Clinton for President of the United States.

IFPTE’s two top officers commented on the endorsement:

IFPTE President Gregory Junemann:
“IFPTE is pleased to lend our union’s support to Secretary Clinton to lead our nation. She is impeccably qualified, having not only served as First Lady for eight years, but also serving in the United States Senate and as Secretary of State. She has a track record of accomplishments and of working across the aisle during her time in the Senate. She is also solidly in the corner of working Americans, as is reflected in her opposition to the damaging Trans-Pacific Partnership, and her strong support for collective bargaining rights. IFPTE looks forward to working with her.”

IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Paul Shearon:
"Throughout this campaign Secretary Clinton has clearly articulated her strong support for preserving collective bargaining rights, and for advocating for legislation geared toward reforming our labor laws in a way that allow workers the ability to form unions absent employer intimidation. IFPTE looks forward to working with her Administration in this endeavor, as workers in the private sector are fired, harassed and threatened each and every day for the activity of considering to vote for union representation. Secretary Clinton will work to correct these inequities as President, and IFPTE is proud to support her.”

IFPTE represents upwards of 90,000 workers in the United States and Canada.

​Hillary Clinton Statement on Endorsement from International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

Hillary Clinton released the following statement upon receiving the endorsement of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, which represents more than 80,000 members. Clinton now has the endorsement of 27 national labor unions or labor alliances representing more than 14 million workers.

​ "​I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.

​ "​In both the public and private sectors, the diverse members of IFPTE have helped build the mighty American middle class--standing up for workers' fundamental right to organize and bargain collectively, opposing trade deals that have benefited big corporations at the expense of working families, and demanding the fair pay and respect American workers deserve,

​ "​As President, I will fight alongside IFPTE to protect workers' rights to organize free from corporate intimidation, to oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership and build a level playing field so American workers can compete and win in the global economy, and to stand up for the dignity of all workers in the public and private sectors. As President, IFPTE and organized labor will always have a champion in the White House and a seat at the table--because when unions are strong, families are strong, and when families are strong, America is strong."
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