Letters To Congress

Vote for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to support the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (H.R. 4005), which is expected to be voted on later today. The bill includes a number of provisions that will strengthen […]

Oppose S. 1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 Dear Senator: As the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee continues the markup of S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to oppose the current version of this bill and instead support efforts to strengthen the postal service […]

Senator Max Baucus Chairman 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510-6200 Senator Orrin Hatch Ranking Member 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510-6200 Dear Chairman and Ranking Member: As the leaders of the committee of jurisdiction on tax issues, we urge you to support efforts to restore the public transportation tax benefit which […]

Sign the DeFazio-Grimm Letter to Oppose In-Flight Voice Communications  Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to sign on to a bipartisan letter being led by Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Michael Grimm (R-NY) to FCC Chair Tom Wheeler expressing opposition to lifting the ban that currently prohibits […]

Cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), which was unanimously endorsed by our 32-union Executive Committee last month. The Schumer bill would improve bus safety […]

Cosponsor H.R. 3040, the Safe Freight Act  Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Safe Freight Act (H.R. 3040).  Recently our 32-member Executive Committee unanimously endorsed this legislation, which bans the use of one-person train crews on our nation’s freight railroads. Just this summer in […]

  Vote NO on the Young-Petri Amendment to WRRDA  Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you oppose the Young-Petri amendment (#21) to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA).  While TTD supports the underlying legislation, Young-Petri would unnecessarily require the Army Corps of Engineers […]

October 22, 2013   Vote YES on WRRDA and Support Reforms to Harbor Maintenance Investments   Dear Representative:   On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080), and reject any amendments that would undermine this bipartisan legislation […]

Cosponsor H.R. 1455, the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 1455).  This legislation will implement changes to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) contract screening program in order to strengthen aviation security […]

Support Senate T-HUD Appropriations Bill, S. 1243  Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write to express support for the Senate FY 14 Transportation-HUD appropriations measure, S. 1243, and urge you to vote in favor of the bill.  Below we also provide our views on a number of amendments. At […]