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Unions hope a $30 million grant to electrify tractors in a Long Beach, California, port terminal’s final push to become the world’s first zero-emissions facility will serve as a bulwark against lost jobs in an era of energy transition and increasing automation. The money from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration for Long Beach Container Terminal’s…

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Unions for pilots and flight attendants, as well as former Rep. Peter DeFazio, on Tuesday, made an 11th-hour pitch urging DOT to reject a proposal from SkyWest Airlines to operate charter flights under less stringent FAA regulations that would allow their pilots to fly with less than 1,500 hours of training. Former House Transportation Chair…

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Norfolk Southern became the first major North American freight railroad with deals to provide paid sick time to all of its workers Monday, but the other railroads are making progress, with nearly 65% of all rail workers securing this basic benefit since the start of the year. All of the major freight railroads have said…

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Beleaguered transit agencies will keep access to unspent pandemic aid even as billions in other federal relief funding was pulled back in the debt ceiling deal, a special reprieve that reflects the deep problems still facing the nation’s bus and train networks. A push by House Republicans to drain dozens of federal accounts of unused…

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Last week, U.S. Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., brought out a proposal “to further protect the health of air travelers and aviation industry workers.” Cherfilus-McCormick is championing the “Healthy Air Travel Act” with U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., as the main co-sponsor. Other backers include U.S. Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Eleanor Holmes…

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In the wake of the pandemic and its devastating impacts on public transportation both on ridership and revenue, transit systems across the country are facing a funding crisis that could have decades-long impacts on workers and the riders who are dependent on public transportation. While ridership has steadily improved since 2020, budget shortfalls coupled with…

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Nearly 9,000 people joined us in telling the FHWA to discontinue the agency’s general waiver of Buy America for manufactured products, which dates back to 1983. The Alliance for American Manufacturing on Monday officially delivered comments to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on the general waiver of Buy America for manufactured products, urging the agency…

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