Letters to the Administration

April 3, 2024 Ann Phillips Maritime Administrator Maritime Administration United States Department of Transportation Dear RADM Phillips: On behalf of the men and women of maritime labor, we are writing to you today to discuss our concerns regarding the upcoming recovery and repair work on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the reopening of the […]

February 29, 2024 The Honorable Amitabha Bose Administrator Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Re:       FRA Safety Actions in Response BNSF Mechanical Furloughs Administrator Bose: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO and the totality of rail labor as represented by our affiliated unions, we are writing to urge […]

February 26, 2024 Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Secretary Buttigieg: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the hundreds of thousands of workers we represent in the passenger rail and building trades sectors, I write to express my support for […]

January 19, 2024 General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, USAF United States Transportation Command Dear General Van Ovost: On behalf of the undersigned American maritime labor unions who serve aboard MSP vessels, we are writing in regard to the ongoing attacks from the Houthi rebels of Yemen on international and U.S.-flag shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb […]

November 29, 2023 Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Secretary Buttigieg: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and the hundreds thousands of workers we represent in the passenger rail and building trades sectors, I write to express my support for California […]

November 13, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: On behalf of the undersigned national rail labor unions, we write to unanimously recommend and support Johnathan D. Bragg to be re-nominated to serve as the Labor Member on the […]

November 8, 2023 Dear Secretary Buttigieg and Administrator Carlson, We write today to reiterate our grave safety concerns about the expanded testing and operation of automated driving system (ADS)-equipped vehicles. Given the recent surge in both the number of cities operating these vehicles on public streets and the number of crashes and safety incidents involving […]

September 11, 2023  To Whom It May Concern:  We write regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) recent decision, HQ  H328718 (July 17, 2023), to request that this ruling be withdrawn and reconsidered. On behalf  of America’s seagoing unions, we believe it is important to have more clarity in the applicability  of the coastwise laws […]

June 22, 2023 Administrator Michael S. Regan Environmental Protection Agency Office of the Administrator, 1101A 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Regan, Thanks to unprecedented investments from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act in clean energy and mobility, the Environmental Protection Agency is now responsible for managing billions […]

June 13, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and the totality of rail labor as represented by our affiliated unions, I write to reaffirm our strong support for […]