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May 15, 2024

TTD on the Hill, News and Media

TTD Supports Push for Railroads to Address Staffing Shortages that Compromise Safety and Service for Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the six Class I railroads to address severe staffing shortages that are endangering workers, increasing the risk of derailments and accidents, and raising costs for Wisconsin farmers, businesses, and consumers. In letters to Union Pacific Railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation,…
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May 14, 2024

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Nation’s Labor Leaders Call for Expeditious Passage of FAA Reauthorization

WASHINGTON — Ahead of a key vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, the nation’s top labor leaders voiced their support for swift action by the chamber of the U.S. Congress to pass the FAA reauthorization legislation and send it to the president’s desk for signature. “It is imperative that the House of Representatives pass…
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May 14, 2024

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Transportation Labor Unions Applaud Federal Investigations into Waymo and Zoox

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched federal investigations into Waymo and Zoox this week, nearly six months after dozens of transportation labor unions called for a federal investigation of this kind: “Six months after…
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May 14, 2024

TTD on the Hill, News and Media

TTD Supports Legislation to Bolster Public Transit Service Across the Country

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) announced their introduction of legislation to boost federal funding for state and local transit agencies to improve service, safety, and reliability for riders. The Moving Transit Forward Act creates a new federal funding program under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration…
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May 9, 2024

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TTD Statement on Norfolk Southern Proxy Vote

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued the following statement after Norfolk Southern announced that Shareholders voted to elect 10 of the railroad’s 13 leadership nominees, including CEO Alan Shaw: “In an industry that is nearly wall-to-wall unionized, the voice of rail workers and their unions is…
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May 7, 2024

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Transportation Labor Urges No Amendments to FAA Reauthorization Bill

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued the following statement as Congress works to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): “As the largest transportation labor federation in the country, representing hundreds of thousands of aviation workers, we urge Congress to pass the current FAA Reauthorization Bill without…
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May 6, 2024

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TTD Statement on Ron Batory’s Nomination for Amtrak Board of Directors

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement after President Biden announced his intent to nominate Ron Batory as a member of the Amtrak Board of Directors: “As the largest transportation labor federation in the country, representing thousands of unionized rail workers, we have a…
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May 1, 2024

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Transportation Labor Supports 2024 FAA Reauthorization Deal

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement in response to Congress reaching a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): “As the largest transportation labor federation in the country, representing hundreds of thousands of aviation workers, TTD applauds the agreement reached by…
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April 25, 2024

TTD on the Hill, News and Media

TTD Supports More than 100 House Members Urging Democratic Leadership to Reject Raising Pilot Retirement Age

WASHINGTON, DC — Last night, Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led a letter joined by 121 Members of Congress urging House Democratic leadership to reject any changes to the pilot retirement age in a final version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill. As it stands…
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April 9, 2024

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TTD Applauds Federal Rule to Protect Transit Workers From Assault

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement in response to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement of a final rule outlining changes to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans to better protect frontline transit workers: “For years, transit workers and unions…
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