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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in observance of Labor Day 2008: “As Americans celebrate Labor Day this year, it is important to reflect on the meaning of the day and the current state of working America. In the past eight years, transportation […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in reaction to the Department of Transportation’s extension of the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico: “It is outrageous that the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a two-year extension to its cross-border trucking pilot program. It’s bad […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Anticipating Senate deliberation over S. 3335 and following the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 6532, the below statement is offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO: “Now is not the time to let the Highway Trust Fund run dry. Allowing transportation projects across the country to grind to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, anticipating a second stimulus bill to spur the nation’s economy: “Economic stimulus spending on our nation’s aging transportation system is a win-win. Not only would it go a long way to spur our stumbling economy by creating […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 3999, the National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act, the below statement is offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO: “For years, our nation’s transportation infrastructure has suffered from an appalling lack of investment. The Minneapolis bridge collapse last summer should […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Senate passage of HR 3985, a bill that requires federal regulators to revoke licenses of commercial bus companies that fail to live up to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the below statement is offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO: “For too long, many “curbside” bus […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With one-third of commercial aircraft maintenance and repair work outsourced abroad, transportation unions today endorsed legislation to improve the safety, security and oversight of foreign repair work. The SAFE AIR Act of 2008 was introduced today by Senators Claire McCaskill (Mo.) and Arlen Specter (Pa.). “For too long, this Administration has ignored […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in reaction to the results of the Delta Air Lines flight attendants’ election to form a union: “Delta Air Lines flight attendants have been denied a fair opportunity to join a union. We call on the National […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, following the House of Representatives’ vote to approve the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 2744): “Congress never intended to exclude pilots and flight attendants from employment protections that are guaranteed by the Family and Medical […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was offered by Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, concerning the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill: “Now that Senators Rockefeller and Baucus have reached an agreement on how to fund aviation modernization and improvements, it is now up to the full Senate to advance a badly […]