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June 14, 2023

Letters To Congress

Labor Strongly Urges YES on Fair and Open Skies

June 14, 2023 Dear Senator: On behalf of the undersigned labor organizations representing tens of thousands of aviation employees, we write to urge you to vote in favor of the amendment Klobuchar 1 during the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Executive Committee mark up tomorrow. Transportation workers know all too well the consequences of predatory business…
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June 14, 2023

Letters To Congress

VOTE ALERT: FAA Pilot Retirement Age Amendment

Dear Representative: As the Committee continues consideration of the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to oppose the poison pill amendment outlined below. As the largest transportation labor federation representing 37 unions and millions of workers across the United States, safety is at the…
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June 13, 2023

Letters To Congress

House Must Reject Poison Pills in FAA Reauthorization Bill

June 12, 2023 Dear Representatives, As you move to mark up the FAA reauthorization legislation, we write to reiterate labor’s interest in moving a bipartisan bill that is safety-focused. Finalizing a reauthorization bill before the current authorization expires is critical to continued aviation operations, and ensuring that the legislation affirms the U.S. as the gold…
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May 4, 2023

Policy, Letters To Congress

Weakening State Preemption Laws Will Weaken Airline Workers’ Rights

On behalf of the undersigned labor organizations representing employees of airlines and airline contractors, we write to declare in no uncertain terms our opposition to efforts to amend the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) or otherwise statutorily preempt state and municipal labor and related policy for airline workers. In 1978 Congress limited ADA preemption so as…
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April 26, 2023

Letters To Congress, Policy

Oppose H.R. 2811 Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

April 26, 2023 Oppose H.R. 2811 Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the millions of transportation workers that we represent, I urge you to oppose the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811) when it is put to a vote in the…
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April 21, 2023

MoveAmerica Blog, Letters To Congress, Policy

Offshore Wind Developers Must Hire U.S. Workers in U.S. Waters

As the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee considers the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2023, we write to express our views on a provision that would require the employment of U.S. workers in the development and operation of the emerging offshore wind industry. Last Congress, the House of Representatives passed the Don Young Coast Guard…
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March 23, 2023

Policy, Letters To Congress

TTD Urges Congress to Improve U.S. Aircraft Maintenance Safety

On behalf of the millions of aviation workers that we represent, I urge you to support the bipartisan Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act, H.R.1716, to ensure the safe and proper oversight of foreign repair stations in countries like El Salvador, Mexico, and China, where maintenance and repair work is performed on U.S. commercial aircraft.…
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March 23, 2023

Policy, Letters To Congress

Support Maritime Security Program Funding in FY’24 THUD Appropriations

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the many maritime workers that we represent. I urge you to sign the bipartisan Dear Colleague letter being circulated by Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Robert Wittman (R-VA), and Trent Kelly (R-MS) requesting the fully authorized level of $318,000,000 for the Maritime Security Program (MSP) in…
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March 16, 2023

Letters To Congress, Policy

TTD Urges Senate Commerce to Confirm Phil Washington as FAA Administrator

March 16, 2023 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate 254 Russell Senate Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Ted Cruz Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate 254 Russell Senate Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chair Cantwell and Ranking Member Cruz: On behalf of the AFL-CIO…
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December 6, 2022

Letters To Congress

Congress Must Meet Amtrak’s Funding Needs to Expand Service, Hire Staff During Historic IIJA Expansion

The Honorable Brian Schatz Chair Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Senate Appropriations Committee United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable David Price Chair Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee House Appropriations Committee United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Susan Collins Ranking Member Transportation,…
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