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May 16, 2025

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

Transportation Labor Supports Bipartisan Public Transit Bill

On the final day of Infrastructure Week, Rep. Hank Johnson introduces legislation to invest $80B in public transit across large cities, small towns, and rural communities to better serve constituents and working families WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the final day of Infrastructure Week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure…
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May 14, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

America’s Transportation Labor Federation Welcomes 38th Affiliated Union

WASHINGTON – The Operative Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ International Association (OPCMIA) became the 38th affiliated union of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO. As America’s largest transportation labor federation, TTD represents millions of workers across the country in aviation, rail, maritime, transit, manufacturing, construction, school transportation, public safety, and other industries. Organized in…
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May 8, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Modern Skies Coalition Strongly Supports Secretary Duffy’s Air Traffic Control Modernization Plan

WASHINGTON – Today, a broad coalition of aviation stakeholders released the statement below supporting Secretary Duffy’s Air Traffic Control modernization plan: “We strongly support Secretary Duffy’s plan to rebuild our nation’s air traffic control system. Recent issues—especially those at DCA and EWR—remind us of the urgent need for a sharp focus on the safety and…
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April 8, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Statement on Supreme Court Order to Pause Rehiring of Probationary Federal Workers

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling, pausing a lower court’s order for the Trump Administration to rehire 16,000 probationary federal workers: “As America’s largest transportation labor federation representing thousands of federal workers, we…
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March 28, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Statement on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order ending collective bargaining rights for approximately 700,000 federal workers: “As America’s largest transportation labor federation representing thousands of federal workers, we condemn this blatant attack on…
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March 14, 2025

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports “American Cargo for American Ships Act”

Today, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Chair Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the bipartisan “American Cargo for American Ships Act” to strengthen U.S. Cargo preference laws and promote American economic growth. The legislation aims to reduce the ongoing decline of U.S. flagged ships. In 2022, the Maritime Administration (MARAD)…
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March 12, 2025

Letters to the Administration, News and Media, Policy

Rail Labor Urges DOT to Maintain Staffing at FRA

March 11, 2025 The Honorable Sean DuffySecretaryU.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave., SEWashington, DC 20590 RE: Protecting FRA Staffing to Safeguard Rail Workers and Public Safety Dear Secretary Duffy, On behalf of the undersigned rail labor organizations, we write to express our deep concern regarding the February 26th memorandum issued by the U.S. Office…
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March 10, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

TTD Congratulates Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on Senate Confirmation

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued this statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the next Secretary of Labor: “During her time in Congress, Ms. Chavez-DeRemer showed a willingness to work across the aisle, engage with labor unions, and…
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March 7, 2025

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

DHS Order Ending Union Rights for TSA Workers Will Threaten Aviation Security & Efficiency

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued this statement in response to Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem’s announcement ending collective bargaining for more than 40,000 Transportation Security Officers employed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): “This is a reckless move by the Homeland Secretary and…
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March 5, 2025

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports an Increase for Air Traffic Controller Funding

Congresswoman Dina Titus today sent a letter to House leadership urging them to include funding in Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations to hire and train air traffic controllers to address current shortages. “On January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) collided…
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