Congressman Fitzpatrick Picks Up Broad Union Support In Race For PA-01

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has picked up broad support from organized labor in his bid for re-election in Pennsylvania's First Congrssional District.

The incumbent has earned the overwhelming recommendation of both the Bucks County Central Labor Council and the Montgomery County Central Labor Council, together with the endorsement, recommendation, or formal support of more than 40 labor organizations representing working men and women across Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District and throughout the nation.

“When American labor is strong, America is strong,” said Fitzpatrick. “For generations, the labor movement has helped turn the promise of America into security and opportunity for working families — a fair wage, a safe workplace, a voice on the job, a dignified retirement, and the chance to leave their children a better life. That promise must be respected, defended, and fought for, and it has guided my work since the day I entered Congress."

He continued, “The extraordinary men and women of labor have been partners at the table from the beginning, and working alongside them has been one of the great privileges of my public service. I am deeply honored by the confidence of this remarkable coalition and grateful for the opportunity to continue our partnership and friendship. Together, we will keep fighting — because we do not rebuild American industry by weakening workers. We rebuild it by investing in them.”

Fitzpatrick has earned the endorsement, recommendation, or formal support of the following labor organizations:

• North America’s Building Trades Unions, Transportation Trades Department
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• Transport Workers Union of America (TWU)
• Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
• Allied Pilots Association (APA)
• American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
• American Maritime Officers (AMO)
• Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA)
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
• Communications Workers of America (CWA)/AFA
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
• International Union of Elevator Constructors
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
• United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
• International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
• Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
• National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NMHPU)
• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
• Pennsylvania Association of Letter Carriers
• International Association of Machinists/Transportation Communications Union (TCU)
• Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA)
• International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
• United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)
• National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)
• National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE)
• National Education Association (NEA)/PSEA
• National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)
• NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots
• International Union of Operating Engineers
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA)
• American Postal Workers Union (APWU)
• Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS)International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS)
• National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
• Seafarers International Union
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART)
• Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees