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April 19, 2023

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Transportation Labor Reaffirms Support for Pilot Training Rules

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), released this statement as the House Aviation Subcommittee holds a hearing on “FAA Reauthorization: Examining the Current and Future Challenges Facing the Aerospace Workforce“: “Today, the nation’s largest transportation labor federation, representing 37 unions and millions of workers…
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April 14, 2023

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AWO Advocates For Saliva Drug Testing Option

Amid reported difficulty recruiting employees who can pass drug tests, the American Waterways Operators (AWO) is one of the organizations hoping a new testing method gains approval for transportation workers. Oral fluid testing was approved as scientifically valid by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Science in 2019 and is under consideration by the…
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April 10, 2023

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Unions Report Key Membership Gains in 2022, Filings Show

Reported by Ian Kullgren for Bloomberg Law. Several large US unions saw double-digit growth in 2022 at the same time employers were weathering a tight labor market and a wave of worker dissatisfaction, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis of new federal filings from the previous calendar year. Annual union disclosures to the US Department…
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March 30, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD SUPPORTS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO GROUND UNRULY PASSENGERS

WASHINGTON, DC – Nobody wants to experience a nightmare at 30,000 feet, trapped in close quarters aboard an aircraft with a violent passenger who is brawling their way into the ‘air rage passenger hall of shame.’ But sky-high levels of disgraceful violence directed at flight crews and fellow passengers has become rampant. Now, a bipartisan group of…
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March 30, 2023

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TTD Supports Bipartisan Push to Ground Unruly Passengers

WASHINGTON, DC – Nobody wants to experience a nightmare at 30,000 feet, trapped in close quarters aboard an aircraft with a violent passenger who is brawling their way into the ‘air rage passenger hall of shame.’ But sky-high levels of disgraceful violence directed at flight crews and fellow passengers has become rampant. Now, a bipartisan group of…
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March 27, 2023

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RAIL INDUSTRY FACING MORE SCRUTINY FOLLOWING EAST PALESTINE DERAILMENT

America’s Workforce Podcast. Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO joined the America’s Work Force Union and provided updates following the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. He also discussed the impact the derailment is having on the entire rail industry and problems with the Federal Aviation Administration that…
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March 27, 2023

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Ted Cruz helped kill Biden’s FAA nominee. Now he has thoughts about a replacement.

Reported by Alex Daugherty for Politico. The collapse of President Joe Biden’s effort to fill the top job at the Federal Aviation Administration leaves the administration starting from scratch with an agency that has lacked a Senate-confirmed leader for nearly a year. But a Republican lawmaker who helped sink Biden’s nominee says the president has…
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March 23, 2023

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High-speed rail projects will get a ‘streamlined process’ for federal grants, regulators say

Reported by Dan Zukowski for SmartCitiesDive. To encourage the development of high-speed rail systems, the Federal Railroad Administration wants to establish a “streamlined process” for federal reviews of grant funding applications, according to a notice posted Wednesday in the Federal Register. The Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program is making $4.6 billion available…
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March 22, 2023

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

Transportation Labor Applauds Introduction of Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) today introduced the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation establishes a global safety standard for American aircraft repairs and removes the incentive to offshore aircraft maintenance jobs. Rep. Molinaro introduced this bill alongside U.S. Reps. Julie Brownley (D-CA-26), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11), John Garamendi (D-CA-8) and 22 other Members…
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March 22, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Bipartisan Bill to Establish Global Safety Standard for Aircraft Repairs & Protect Domestic Maintenance Jobs

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) today introduced the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation establishes a global safety standard for American aircraft repairs and removes the incentive to offshore aircraft maintenance jobs. Rep. Molinaro introduced this bill alongside U.S. Reps. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11), John Garamendi (D-CA-8) and 22 other Members of…
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