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December 4, 2013

MoveAmerica Blog

Time for Waterfront Commission to Stand Down

Often we see labor and management on different sides of workplace issues especially when it comes to the implementation of a new collective bargaining agreement. It was thus somewhat unusual to see the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and its employer representative—the New York Shipping Association (NYSA)—come together to sue the Waterfront Commission of New York…
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November 5, 2013

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If Congress Funds It, The People Will Ride It

Members of Congress responsible for our nation’s transportation systems, including our national passenger rail system, are once again considering the reauthorization of Amtrak. The choice is clear: give Amtrak the resources it needs, or choose the routine ritual of starving it and wondering why we don’t have faster trains and more service. As a backdrop,…
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November 4, 2013

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Rebuild America or Let it Wither

[As published by Ed Wytkind in the Huffington Post] These are sobering times if you believe that returning to the days when America actually built things and modernized its economy is critical to our future. From sequestration to the recent government shutdown and inaction on a real job investment platform, 2013 has been the year…
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October 31, 2013

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Hitting the Ground Running; Preparing for a Transportation Jobs-Heavy Agenda

TTD’s Executive Committee came together Tuesday to rally around an aggressive transportation jobs and investment agenda and to take dead aim at globalization and safety issues. We focused like a laser on the need to counter the toxic agenda of political extremists—who gave us brilliant ideas like sequestration and the government shutdown—as a threat to…
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October 24, 2013

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Working With Rep. LoBiondo on “Middle Class First” Transportation Policies

I’m looking forward to hosting TTD’s fall Executive Committee meeting next week. Strange concept: we’ll be welcoming a guest to our meeting, Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), who votes with working people whether his party agrees with him or not. Yes, we’ll welcome a member of Congress who, if it existed, would be a member of…
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October 22, 2013

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Time to Float the Water Resources Bill

America’s transportation systems suffered several casualties as some politicians decided a couple of weeks ago that they would rather shut down our government than keep America moving. One of those was House floor action on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), a bill critical to keeping our nation’s waterways flowing with trade, maintaining…
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October 21, 2013

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Tea Party Playbook a How-To Manual on Ruining the Economy

It may be tempting to treat the recent government shutdown like a nightmare and just wake up and move on as if it never happened. Unfortunately, the damage caused by this reckless stunt is all too real while the lessons of this sad chapter in American history must be clearly understood so we don’t repeat…
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September 27, 2013

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And Now, a Few Questions for Our Elected Leaders

As extremists in the House and Senate toy with their strategy du jour–threaten a government shutdown and force the United States to default on its debt–I want to offer a simple congressional questionnaire for our elected officials. [Note: I have provided the answers below just in case you’re unsure.] A little background first. The issues…
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September 26, 2013

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Rejecting the New Normal of Sequestration

Dysfunction is alive and well in Washington while the economy limps along, federal workers feel like pawns, and Americans grow weary of obstructionist politicians. Extremists like Senator Ted Cruz have made it clear that they think nothing of shutting down the government, forcing the federal government to default on its debt and sinking the world’s…
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September 16, 2013

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Business as Usual Won’t Cut it

The AFL-CIO’s just concluded quadrennial convention was an honest conversation about the labor movement’s future. It included robust debate on a variety of issues, but perhaps most importantly, union leaders and activists pledged to seek common bond with all working people whether they belong to a union or not. Amidst all of the important work…
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