MoveAmerica Blog Archives - Page 17 of 32

June 3, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, TTD in the news

Ed Wytkind Talks Transportation Jobs on The Rick Smith Show

Ed Wytkind, president of the TTD, discusses crumbling infrastructure in the United States and its impact on working people, the economy and, yes, even business, on The Rick Smith Show. “It’s not just simply the jobs that are idling on the sidelines because we aren’t investing in transit and highways to build and modernize these…
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May 8, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, Surface Transportation, Transit

Shelve Transportation Jobs Bill Until Fast Track Legislation is Completed? No Thanks

So now putting thousands of Americans at risk of more job-killing trade deals is more important than passing a surface transportation bill that puts hundreds of thousands to work? It appears for some the answer is yes. Of course, for the rest of us that is an absurd proposition. Congress should not even take up…
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May 5, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, Rail

Time for Senate to Complete Multi-Year Amtrak Bill

The start of summer vacation season begins soon and many families will rely on Amtrak to get them there. Almost 31 million passengers took an Amtrak train last year – that’s up 4 percent. This increased popularity in our U.S. passenger rail system comes at a time when Amtrak continues to be short-changed by those…
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April 27, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, Safety

Intolerance for Unsafe Workplaces

Each year, thousands of transportation workers are hurt or killed on the job. These women and men devote their lives to keeping our transportation system — the backbone of the U.S. economy — running, and they deserve far better. This Tuesday, April 28 is Workers Memorial Day: a time to remember those workers who have…
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April 9, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, TTD in the news

Hear Ed Wytkind Discuss Fast Track on the Jeff Santos Show

Last week, the Jeff Santos Show held a 3-hour special about Fast Track and TPP. TTD President Ed Wytkind joined as a guest to talk about TTD’s opposition to Fast Track and our solidarity with the labor movement in this regard. “This is not a fight that is just about manufacturing workers,” Wytkind explained. “This is…
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April 1, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, Surface Transportation

Grow America 2.0: Reenergizing the Transportation Debate

If you commute to work, the odds are good that you spend your time dodging potholes, or stuck in traffic that sprawls out as far as the eye can see, or watching from the bus stop as at-capacity buses pass you by. Whatever your experience each morning and afternoon, your commutes are a constant reminder…
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March 25, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog

Fair Chance Hiring Reforms for Workers with a Criminal Record

Almost one in three adults has a record that will show up in a criminal background check, creating a serious barrier to employment for millions of workers. Today, TTD was proud to add our name to a letter asking President Obama to ensure that otherwise qualified job applicants who have a criminal conviction or have…
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March 24, 2015

General, MoveAmerica Blog, TTD in the news

Hear Larry Willis Discuss Fast Track, Amtrak, and the Surface Transportation Reauthorizations on America’s Work Force Radio

Did you miss TTD Secretary-Treasurer Larry Willis discussing Fast Track and the Amtrak and surface transportation reauthorizations on America’s Work Force Radio on Monday? You’re in luck — you can listen to the show here on the MoveAmerica blog. TTD stands with the AFL-CIO in opposition to Fast Track: as Larry points out in the interview, in the…
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March 20, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, Surface Transportation

Devolution: Impractical and Unviable at Best

The weather’s getting warmer, and with that we’re flashing back to last summer in more ways than one: once again, we’re just two and a half months out from watching the Highway Trust Fund go bankrupt. The last short-term extension, which Congress passed last August, will keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent until May 31st of…
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March 18, 2015

MoveAmerica Blog, Surface Transportation

Often Overlooked, Infrastructure Receives John Oliver Boost

For a few short minutes two weeks ago, 4.1 million Americans may have understood the problems of failing to invest in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. It wasn’t because a bridge collapsed; it wasn’t because a sinkhole opened up in the middle of a highway; and it wasn’t because of an accident on an aging transit…
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