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August 21, 2025

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Transportation Department Quietly Disbands Advisory Committees

Reported by James Baratta for The American Prospect. Like many federal agencies, the Department of Transportation (DOT) uses advisory committees, primarily to help draft safety regulations for the freight rail, passenger rail, and trucking industries. The panels are composed of experts in the field and key stakeholders for both industry and its workers. And now…
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August 15, 2025

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Transportation Labor Statement on DOT Advisory Committee Member Terminations

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation (DOT) sent termination notices on Wednesday to members serving on federal advisory committees: “As America’s largest transportation labor federation, representing 39 unions and millions of skilled workers, we are…
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July 30, 2025

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TTD Supports Legislation to Transform U.S. Rail Network

Washington (July 29, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Representative Chris Deluzio (PA-17), member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today reintroduced the All Aboard Act, legislation that would dedicate $200 billion over five years to build high-speed rail, expand existing passenger rail service,…
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July 29, 2025

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Transportation Labor Hosts 2025 Convention in New York City to Highlight 35-Year Anniversary & Adopt Policy Goals

WASHINGTON – On July 26, 2025, more than 75 transportation labor leaders, advocates and workers gathered in New York City at the Transportation Trades Department (TTD)’s 2025 Convention and Executive Committee Meeting. As America’s largest transportation labor federation, TTD has fought for pro-worker policies on the federal level for 35 years. Photos from the convention can…
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June 26, 2025

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Federal judge orders US Labor Department to keep Job Corps running during lawsuit

Reported by Cathy Bussewitz for AP News. A federal judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a lawsuit against the move is resolved. The injunction bolsters a temporary restraining order U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter issued earlier…
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June 26, 2025

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Transportation Labor Opposes WMATA’s Automation Scheme

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in opposition to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority’s (WMATA) plans to fully automate trains without a human operator: “As the nation’s largest transportation labor federation, representing 38 unions and thousands of transit operators…
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June 25, 2025

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Transportation Labor Applauds Court Decision to Block Shutdown of Job Corps Program

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor (DOL) from shutting down the Job Corps program: “The court’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction is welcome news as it prevents any…
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June 25, 2025

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Trump Kills Youth Jobs

Reported by James Baratta for The American Prospect. Hours after federal agents arrested New York City Comptroller Brad Lander for attempting to escort a defendant out of immigration court, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held a hearing across the street to consider extending a temporary restraining order to delay…
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June 24, 2025

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Rail unions warn DOT rollbacks could jeopardize train safety

Reported by John Gallagher for Freight Waves. Rail unions are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to roll back protections for federal inspectors and investigators put in place in 2021 that they say could increase safety risks in the rail industry. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued in May, the U.S. Department…
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June 20, 2025

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Bipartisan ‘Reliable Rail Service Act’ Returns

Reported by Marybeth Luczak for Railway Age. U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) on June 18 reintroduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to clarify the railroads’ common carrier obligation and to establish specific criteria for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider when evaluating whether that obligation is being met. They said…
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